Calden James and Mya Walwyn made history inside the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall in Road Town last night when they were crowned the first Mister and Miss Elmore Stoutt High School. The two crowd favourites are twelfth graders – the […]
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Eight vie for high school crowns: Who will win?
Five females and three male students from Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) are set to compete in the Mister and Miss ESHS pageant today, January 21. The pageant – previously known as Mister and Miss Fifth Form – will see […]
President Donald Trump the populist
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Donald Trump’s speech on January 20, 2017, was anti-globalist, anti-internationalist, and anti-elitist: however Trump will be good for these British Virgin Islands Donald Trump confirmed his populist credentials in his fiery inaugural speech of January 20. […]
45-year-old charged for sex with child
BVI News Online has confirmed that police have charged a 45-year-old resident of Purcell Estate on Tortola after he allegedly had sex with a girl below the age of consent. The man is charged with two counts of unlawful sexual […]
Far more patients; Gov’t needs revenue from abroad
While noting that his government is targeting foreigners to help cover the operational costs at Peebles Hospital, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith this week disclosed that there has been a ‘significant increase’ in the number of people seeking medical attention […]
Motorist faces several charges in Supa Cop hit
A Spanish-speaking man was hauled before the Magistrate’s Court this week on several traffic-related charges. Dominican Republic native Julio Adams has been charged with – among other things – fraudulently using a licence sticker. He pleaded not guilty to that […]
Woman fined, turned over to immigration officers
After spending two nights on remand at Her Magistrate’s Prison for staying in the British Virgin Islands without a valid permit, Fior Feliciano changed her plea to guilty when she returned to court for trial yesterday, January 19. Magistrate Ayanna […]
Gov’t to provide housing for new small businesses
Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said his government will this year improve the mechanism in place to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), adding that temporary housing will be provided to start-ups that are promising. “We will introduce a business […]
Man fined for dislocating girlfriend’s finger
A man accused of dislocating his lover’s finger during a quarrel was fined $750 in the Magistrate’s Court today. Germaine Stevens pleaded guilty to the offence. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste DaBreo ordered the Free Bottom resident to pay the fine by […]
It’s official: President Donald Trump
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) – President Donald Trump has painted a bleak picture of a broken country after being sworn in as US president. He decried abandoned factories, crime and a failed education system as problems of the past, pledging […]
