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16-y-o student reportedly mixed up in iSmart burglary

16-y-o student reportedly mixed up in iSmart burglary

A 16-year-old has been implicated in the April 2018 burglary of iSmart in Road Town. Following investigations, police reportedly charged the Elmore Stoutt High School student with burglary. Information to our news centre is that police suspect the teen was […]

by / on June 12, 2018 at 7:40 AM /
3 nabbed, charged in connection to BVI burglaries

3 nabbed, charged in connection to BVI burglaries

Police have arrested three men in connection with the series of burglaries that have been happening in the British Virgin Islands. Charged are are Road Town resident Michael Ashby, 36-year-old Huntums Ghut resident Reynoldo Hewlett, and 24-year-old Belle Vue resident, […]

by / on May 17, 2018 at 7:47 AM /
Walwyn responds: ‘Fahie has tenuous relationship with truth’

Walwyn responds: ‘Fahie has tenuous relationship with truth’

Education Minister Myron Walwyn has labelled Opposition Leader Andrew Fahie as a dishonest politician who has used ‘school children’ to score political points. “It’s unfortunate that after all these years Honourable Fahie still has a tenuous relationship with the truth,” […]

by / on April 27, 2018 at 7:58 AM /
Farmers, fisherfolk earning more at temporary market

Farmers, fisherfolk earning more at temporary market

Local farmers and fisherfolk are earning more at their new temporary venue at Sir Olva Georges Plaza on Waterfront Drive in Road Town. That is according to a member of the Farmers and Fishermen Network, Aragon Dick-Read. In an interview with […]

by / on April 11, 2018 at 7:15 AM /
Give each sister island its own representative — Wheatley

Give each sister island its own representative — Wheatley

There are calls for the Virgin Islands Constitution to be amended to include at least two additional legislators in the House of Assembly. Sister Islands Coordinator Vincent Wheatley is suggesting that Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke should each […]

by / on April 4, 2018 at 9:07 AM /
Do what UK says, borrowing locally 5 times more expensive

Do what UK says, borrowing locally 5 times more expensive

By Davion Smith, BVI News Journalist The British Virgin Islands will spend five times as much on loan repayments if it refuses the United Kingdom’s £300 million loan guarantee and borrows from the BVI Social Security Board (SSB). That is […]

by / on March 26, 2018 at 7:23 AM /
Bring back locals living abroad to help rebuild

Bring back locals living abroad to help rebuild

Opposition member Julian Fraser has called on government to bring back educated British Virgin Islanders living abroad to help rebuild the hurricane-ravaged territory. Speaking Wednesday night at a public meeting at St Mary’s Church Hall on Virgin Gorda, Fraser said […]

by / on March 8, 2018 at 6:48 AM /
Apple Bay residents willing to swap land for new road

Apple Bay residents willing to swap land for new road

Some landowners in the Apple Bay area of Tortola are seeking to ink a deal with the government which could see them swapping portions of their land to allow for the construction of a new road further inland. Hurricane Irma, […]

by / on November 6, 2017 at 7:05 AM /
Twice the price -Telecom firms making life harder

Twice the price -Telecom firms making life harder

By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist Telecommunication providers in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) have refused to use interconnection arrangements in the territory that could make internet cheaper and faster for their customers, said Internet Strategist and Advisor to […]

by / on August 28, 2017 at 10:47 AM /
I am ashamed of myself, other women

I am ashamed of myself, other women

A woman who noted that she is a grandmother has come forward to beg for peace after she and about five other females were involved in a nasty fight late last week in the Crabbe Lot area of Tortola, which […]

by / on July 25, 2017 at 9:47 AM /