Two British Virgin Islands citizens who stole roughly $29 worth of alcohol from a Fine Foods store have been fined a combined total of $1,700 in the Magistrate’s Court. However, one of the offenders who apparently did not like the […]
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Give police some of Tourist Board money -Willock
The government is being urged to divert a portion of the BVI Tourist Board’s budget into crime fighting. Businessman and member of the Opposition Virgin Islands Party Julian Willock has thrown out the proposal at a time when Government is […]
Show sensitivity to the ‘challenged child’
By Dickson Igwe (Contributor) Mental illness among youth in the United Kingdom (UK) is a useful model for the British Virgin Islands Is there a lack of sensitivity by Joe Public to the suffering caused by mental illness, especially among […]
Too many white-collar criminals getting away!
Businessman Julian Willock has lamented the rate at which white-collar crime has been going unpunished in the British Virgin Islands, adding that this category of crime appears to also be on the rise locally. White-collar crime is a non-violent offence […]
Politics: Too many hiding ‘behind banana tree’
The immediate past president of the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP), Carvin Malone, has lamented that too many capable natives of the British Virgin Islands have been ‘hiding behind the banana tree’ instead of seeking elected office to improve the […]
Commish on video: I fully support the police
While noting that he is encouraged by the support expressed through comments in the online media and otherwise, Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews has declared that cops will not be intimidated by unruly motorists and residents trying to obstruct law […]
Biker slapped with 6 charges after street brawl
The motorcyclist at the center of a videotaped standoff involving residents and police officers in the Long Bush area of Tortola last week has been slapped with six charges. Ashemba Frett, who cops said is a resident of Belle Vue, […]
Fraser not surprised: JIPA suing NHI over contract
Leader of the Opposition Julian Fraser has indicated that he is not surprised there is now a major dispute involving operators of the state-owned National Health Insurance (NHI) and the Florida-based JIPA Network. Under a contract signed in October 2015, […]
Teachers fleeing schools; I don’t blame them!
Former teacher at Elmore Stoutt High School Sharie DeCastro has claimed that teachers in the territory are leaving public schools now more than ever, adding that the exodus is for plausible reasons including low salaries, lack of consultation regarding curriculum, […]
Fraser: VIP lacks trust; deceit used to remove me
Leader of the Opposition Julian Fraser is this afternoon claiming that there is a ‘serious issue of trust’ within the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP), adding that deception was used to unseat him last November as Chairman of the political […]
