After receiving reports of gunshots in Spring Ghut shortly after 1:30 p.m. today, police responded to the scene, where they found a man dead after apparently being shot, according to …
To avoid layoffs, National Parks Trust asks employees to use vacation time during lockdowns
Following media reports of a letter to National Parks Trust employees stating that they will not be paid during any further lockdowns this year, NPT Director Dr. Cassander Titley-O’Neal issued …
Beefed up border patrol nabs boat
Six days after government announced a new border control task force composed of immigration, customs and police officers, the unit on Sunday tracked and intercepted a vessel that had entered …
Man remanded after illegal entry charge
Aubrey Daniels, a 59-year-old belonger who was arrested Monday following an anonymous tip and charged with illegal entry and providing false information to the police, pleaded not guilty to all …
Man allegedly shot dead
George Burrows, of Purcell Estate, was found dead Wednesday night following an alleged shooting by an unknown assailant who fled on foot, according to a police press release Thursday. After …
Inside government’s pandemic strategy (FULL PLAN)
As new Covid-19 cases spike across the Virgin Islands and strict controls on movement are reinstated, residents have asked whether government leaders have been using a plan to guide their …
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Border patrols heightened amid new coronavirus outbreak
In the midst of a new coronavirus outbreak and reports of people illegally entering the territory from abroad, the Customs and Immigration departments have teamed up to increase surveillance of …
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United States fisherman denied bail in closed court
United States fisherman Michael Foy, who has been imprisoned in the territory since June, lost an appeal for bail last week in closed court, but his sister is continuing to …
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National Parks Trust faces threat of closures, layoffs
The loss of revenue from tourists visiting the Virgin Islands has put the National Parks Trust in a position that Director Dr. Cassander Titley-O’Neal never thought possible. Facing a $450,000 …
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‘Blended system’ for new school year
Government has circulated a batch of surveys that ask students, teachers, parents and employers about their experience during the past school year in order to help education officials prepare as …
Sister islands get free shuttle service
The free shuttle service that since June has ferried residents through Road Town streets has been expanded to two sister islands, government announced Monday. Starting Monday, Virgin Gorda residents can …
Pair charged with illegal entry, breach of curfew
Two belongers were arrested on August 11 for illegal entry and breach of curfew, according to a police press release issued the same day. Police said they spotted a small …
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Virgin Giordian wins Gen Y gold
Since the Gen Y Factor singing contest began in 2016, no sister island resident had ever won it. That changed on Saturday night at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, when …
Man charged for string of burglaries
Oshane Daley, a 20-year-old Jamaican residing in Purcell Estate, was remanded to prison after being charged with three counts of burglary and damaging property in relation to burglaries at Rite …
Officials cut ribbon on solar tree
Beneath a cloudless sky and bright sun on Monday, government ministers, energy professionals and non-profit leaders cut the ribbon on the territory’s first solar-powered “tree,” which they hope will be …
H. Lavity Stoutt Community College gets $362k for solar tech training
On July 29, Unite BVI provided a $362,000 grant to H. Lavity Stoutt Community College to provide scholarships for students to participate in a planned solar technician training programme, according …
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A virtual twist for Festival 2020
The 66th August Emancipation Festival was unlike any other before it. Rather than packing into the Festival Village to dance to soca and calypso, residents logged onto the Virgin Islands …
At Pier Park, a celebration of culinary culture
When Dr. Nikki Rubaine pulled up to the food fair at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park on Friday, she knew exactly what she wanted to eat: gooseberry stew, …
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As ten-year deadline approaches, Virgin Islands lags on renewable energy goals
Ever since the Virgin Islands government began supplying public electricity in the 1950s, the territory has been powered almost exclusively by diesel fuel even as other countries around the globe …
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A socially distanced festival begins
Once, while abroad in Canada, somebody asked Jadienne Webb where she came from. Leaning into her identity and her accent, Ms. Webb said, “I live where you vacay, you escape …
Man arrested for string of burglaries
Oshane Daley, 20, a Jamaican residing in Purcell Estate, is in prison after being charged with three counts of burglary and damaging property in relation to burglaries at Rite Way …
Former BVIEC official calls foul over solar contract
In October, Henry Creque’s company Creque’s Engineering Services partnered with three other firms to submit a bid to build a hybrid solar microgrid on Anegada — the first project of …
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After criticism, Director of Public Prosecutions defends case against United States fisherman
Following allegations from abroad that United States fisherman Michael Foy has been unfairly treated while in custody on Tortola, Director of Public Prosecutions Tiffany Scatliffe-Esprit issued a circular on Friday …
United States firm gets contract for Anegada solar array
Power52, a solar installation company based in Baltimore, has been awarded a contract to construct a four-and-a-half-acre hybrid solar and battery system on Anegada as part of the government’s larger …
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Police still searching for wanted men
Police are again urging the public to help locate two men after previously issuing arrest warrants and pleas for assistance earlier in the year, according to two July 8 press …