For the first time since Hurricane Irma devastated Marina Cay in 2017, the eight-acre island near Trellis Bay reopened on June 30 with a bar and grill that will be …
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For the first time since Hurricane Irma devastated Marina Cay in 2017, the eight-acre island near Trellis Bay reopened on June 30 with a bar and grill that will be …
Continue reading “Marina Cay opens for first time since Irma”
Unprecedented political turmoil has plagued the United Kingdom’s ruling Conservative Party since 2015, when then-Prime Minister David Cameron announced a referendum on whether Britain should exit the European Union. After …
For the fourth time in less than two years, a United Kingdom overseas territories minister has stepped down amid ongoing political turmoil at the highest levels of the UK government. …
A career diplomat with 34 years of experience will replace Governor John Rankin in January, the Governor’s Office announced on Friday. Daniel Pruce will take over at a fraught time …
Shots were fired but no injuries were reported following an armed robbery at about 2 p.m. July 1 at the House of Luxury at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier …
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A Miami federal court bumped ex-premier Andrew Fahie’s trial for the third time on June 23 after he requested more time to prepare while he seeks the identity of the …
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Police believe they know the identity of the body found in a burned house last week, but they are awaiting DNA verification before releasing a name, according to Police Information …
Delegates from 10 United Nations agencies visited the Virgin Islands last week to meet with leaders about how they can help the territory meet its pledge to achieve the UN …
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Ex-Premier Andrew Fahie asked a Miami court on June 20 to delay his July trial date to November as his attorney seeks information about the confidential source who allegedly recorded …
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Less than two months after then-Premier Andrew Fahie’s Virgin Islands Party government came to power in February 2019, the Cabinet unlawfully revoked the membership of the VI Climate Change Trust …
A body was uncovered under several layers of debris inside a home gutted by fire Sunday night in the Red Bay area of East End, police said Monday afternoon. The …
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Four days after government hosted a workshop to train public officers how to handle sargassum, the seaweed caused a widespread power outage on Sunday as the territory was affected by …
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A fourth suspect has been charged in connection with four firearms seized during a May 25 search of two residences in Spooners Estate, police said. Akiba Joseph, a Trinidad native …
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Two men were wounded in separate shootings over the past eight days, police said. The first shooting occurred in the Harrigan Estate area on May 31, police announced the same …
Ex-Premier Andrew Fahie is now facing trial alone after former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard joined her son in signalling that she plans to plead guilty in the …
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Police arrested five people on May 25 after searching two homes in Spooners Estate and allegedly finding four guns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. Three of the five detainees …
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Two shootings over the weekend left one man dead and another wounded, police said. Vicardo “Scar” Farrell, a 33-year-old resident of Major Bay, was shot early Saturday morning in the …
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As the territory prepared for the launch today of daily direct flights between Beef Island and Miami, a test flight that landed on May 25 was dubbed a success. When …
Last September, Purcell Estate resident Selroy Hanley was arrested and accused of stabbing Trevon Elliott repeatedly with an ice pick on Aug. 30 at the Purcell Estate basketball court. At …
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The day after American Airlines tested its direct service between here and Miami, all the territory’s airports closed suddenly at 1 p.m. on May 26 because the Beef Island control …
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As ex-Premier Andrew Fahie and former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard prepare for their Florida trial in July, their co-accused has decided to change his previous not-guilty plea, …
Seven days before the general election, Dr. Karl Dawson stood outside the House of Assembly to protest burning at the Pockwood Pond dump that had been sending clouds of acrid …
Continue reading “At dumpsite, ministers promise better, but incinerator still down”
The Virgin Islands Party won six of 13 seats in the House of Assembly on Polling Day, falling one shy of the majority needed to form a government, election officials …
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Reynold “King Paido” Phillips wouldn’t have missed the calypso competition on Sunday night at the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival. After all, he had a title to defend. Because of the …
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The end of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School building in Road Town came all too soon for many graduates, who gathered on its lawn on April 1 to share their …
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