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Following an almost week-long search for 50-year-old Junior Peters, who disappeared late last month, police on Friday discovered what they believe to be his deceased body in Horse Path, where …
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For years, the Public Works Department on Jost Van Dyke has dumped dirt and other waste on the shores of the salt pond at White Bay, according to Wendell Callwood, …
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Junior Peters, 50, of Carrot Bay, who has been missing since June 27, when he was last seen at Horse Path at …
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Responding to a tip from the public, a joint police task force last week arrested ten Haitian migrants and a Dominica national who was charged with being engaged in illegal smuggling …
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With the fast-spreading and highly lethal stony coral tissue loss disease recently reaching Virgin Islands reefs, government, non-profit organisations and businesses have begun meeting weekly to track the disease’s progress …
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In the coming weeks, the Public Works Department will begin patching up potholes and other road defects in East End and Long Look that “need immediate attention,” Transportation, Works and …
As police investigate a string of burglaries at Virgin Gorda businesses, they are asking anyone who can to provide relevant information and help bring the perpetrators to justice, according to …
Police found an illegal gun during one traffic stop this month and illegal drugs during another, according to a June 16 press release. During a routine traffic stop on June …
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As part of a series of pleas to the public about unsolved killings in the territory, police last week asked for help in learning who killed 20-year-old Anderson Thomas of …
Continue reading “Police seek help in 2007 Road Town killing”
Due to reduced activity at Virgin Islands ports as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, work hours for non-salaried employees of the BVI Ports Authority have been reduced from 40 …
At the start of the new school year, students likely will resume their education with a curriculum that combines in-person teaching with online activities under a shift system designed to …
On June 13, a United States NASA satellite captured images of a massive plume of dust swirling up from the Sahara Desert. The particulate cloud eventually began travelling west across …
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Last Thursday, 14 police recruits became constables following six months of training provided in the territory with the help of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, according to a Saturday …
The House of Assembly on June 23 passed a motion approving the revised Recovery to Development Plan, which was tabled in the House last October, and establishing a supplementary borrowing …
Continue reading “House of Assembly approves downsized recovery plan”
After a short car chase through Road Town Saturday afternoon, one man was apprehended and arrested following the discovery of suspected marijuana, cocaine and crack cocaine, Police Information Officer Akia …
A 43-year-old Vincentian, Maryann Johnson, was pronounced dead at the Dr. Orlando Smith Hospital on the morning of June 8, Police Information Officer Akia Thomas said on June 10. At …
Kelvin Hodge, a 37-year public officer who also owns Kelly’s Hardware store in West End, has been appointed by Cabinet to chair the BVI Ports Authority board for three years …
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For years, successive government administrations have pledged to fix the traffic clogging Road Town streets. On Monday, leaders launched a new system that they say will get the job done. …
Though the parade normally held to honour the birthday of Queen Elizabeth II was cancelled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the customary Medal Ceremony for Years of Service …
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Martin “Tony” Alphonso, a well-known Guyanese businessman, was injured in a vehicular accident in Fish Bay last Thursday afternoon, according to multiple news outlets and information provided by police. A …
After launching a formal investigation in April 2019 into the construction of the incomplete perimeter wall around Elmore Stoutt High School, police passed their findings earlier this year to Director …
Continue reading “ESHS wall probe now in Director of Public Prosecution’s hands”
On May 29, the BVI Ports Authority released a statement announcing that Operations Director Dean Fahie would act as managing director of the agency. Within three days, however, the BVIPA …
Continue reading “Top post at BVI Ports Authority not yet confirmed”
As part of his duties in maintaining the Bitter End Yacht Club’s mooring fields, Ben Williams, the owner of Sunchaser Scuba, has to replace the mooring lines every five or …
Continue reading “Divers turn old mooring rope into new scuba dive attraction”
Long-awaited changes to Road Town’s traffic patterns will take effect Monday morning, following one final simulation on Sunday to prepare drivers for a new system that leaders say will ease …
Police renewed calls last week for the public’s assistance in identifying the perpetrators in the 2011 murder of Cardinal Roberto Fahie and the 2017 murder of Jefferson Mark Joseph, according …
Continue reading “Police promise confidentiality in requesting help for unsolved murders”