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Captured in this photograph are the latest of a group of Dominican Republic natives who have been  found with fake BVI visas.

Hispanic trio with fake visas gets 10 months at HMP, fined

The three Hispanic men who were recently held with fake British Virgin Islands visas have been sentenced to 10 months at Her Majesty’s Prison. Twenty-one-year-old Wilbin Encarnacion Rodriquez, 31-year-old Carlos Manuel Ventura Done, and 21-year-old Junior Manuel Mejia Aquino were […]

by / on November 15, 2018 at 6:03 AM /
King gets 12 months jail time, ordered to pay nearly $9K for jeep

King gets 12 months jail time, ordered to pay nearly $9K for jeep

Shaun ‘Kimbo’ King of Lower Estate will spend 12 months at Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut for taking a vehicle without authority. He was also ordered to pay $8,856 compensation to the complainant within six months of being released […]

by / on November 14, 2018 at 2:20 PM /
Education Minister Myron Walwyn (left) and Unite BVI  representative Sir Richard Branson unveil Bregado Flax Educational Centre's 'reconstruction project' sign to mark the start of the repairs to teh school.

Repairs to BFEC start, to be complete in 4 months

Work on building one of the Bregado Flax Education Centre/Secondary Division on Virgin Gorda has officially commenced and is expected to be completed in about four months. The 150 feet long by 40 feet wide, two-level structure will receive a […]

by / on November 14, 2018 at 8:15 AM /
Not the belt mentioned in the story.

Father hits 6yo in eye for defacing wall, court hears

A father has been hauled before the Magistrate’s Court after he allegedly caused his six-year-old daughter to lose sight in her left eye while disciplining her for defacing the walls of their home. The Spooner’s Estate resident is facing charges […]

by / on November 14, 2018 at 8:07 AM /
Facts about the so-called Skelton political party

Facts about the so-called Skelton political party

Heavy speculation has surrounded one of the territory’s newest political organisations which, according to reports, is under the leadership of the Minister of Health in the Smith administration, Ronnie Skelton. While news about the party is few and far between, […]

by / on November 14, 2018 at 7:30 AM /
The fire started late Tuesday night.

VIDEO: Fire consumes bar in Brandywine Bay

A relatively major fire has gutted a bar in Brandywine Bay on Tortola. The blaze reportedly started several minutes before midnight on November 13, BVI News understands. The business establishment has been destroyed. It is not clear how the fire […]

by / on November 14, 2018 at 7:16 AM /
File Photo of a flood in a section of Tortola on November 6, 2017. Contributed photo

BVI put under flash flood watch till 2pm

A flash flood watch has been issued for the British Virgin Islands until 2 pm on Wednesday, November 14. The Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services issued the watch stating that the BVI can expect a high chance of showers with […]

by / on November 14, 2018 at 6:52 AM /
Junior Minister of Tourism Archibald Christian. File photo

Founding party member Archie Christian leaves NDP

Founding member of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Archibald Christian has resigned from the seemingly embattled political organisation. He tendered his resignation on Tuesday, November 13, following the resignation of two other party members Shaina Smith and NDP Vice-president, Michael […]

by / on November 13, 2018 at 9:38 PM /
Minister of Education Myron Walwyn. File photo

They know why they left, party more united for it — Walwyn

Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Myron Walwyn has suggested that persons who have and are resigning from the party are doing so for less genuine reasons than they are letting on. NDP vice-president Michael Turnbull and former political […]

by / on November 13, 2018 at 4:24 PM /
Magistrate threatens to jail prosecutor, police for gross misconduct

Magistrate threatens to jail prosecutor, police for gross misconduct

Magistrate Shawn Innocent has threatened to imprison members of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) as well as attorneys from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for what can be described as malpractice and a gross […]

by / on November 13, 2018 at 10:16 AM /