In the midst of harsh criticism from free-speech advocates about a cybercrime amendment that took effect last Wednesday, the House of Assembly is now considering another proposed law that has …
February 17, 2020
February 17, 2020
Emergency workers trained in new 911 system
More than 60 public officers are being trained to use the territory’s new 911 system, which is designed to efficiently dispatch emergency calls among various agencies, according to Government Information …
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February 14, 2020
Virgin Islands repped at United Nations ocean meeting
Island states’ important role in marine conservation should be reflected in the Ocean Declaration set to be adopted in June at the second United Nations Oceans Conference in Portugal, a …
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February 14, 2020
Police report about death of swimmer now online
Police remain tightlipped about the death of a swimmer allegedly killed by a powerboat near Guana Island, but new information has been posted on social media. On Jan. 30, Jean-yves …
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February 14, 2020
Music under the Moon takes flight
A full moon peered out between the clouds over Road Town on Saturday night, and visitors to the J.R. O’Neal Botanic Gardens were carried away by a mingling of music …
February 14, 2020
Jury trials resume in High Court
High Court resumed jury trials on Jan. 29, almost seven months after it halted them in July due to a judge’s ruling that the list from which the court’s registrar …
February 14, 2020
Recovery and Development Agency acquires new tech to explore VI oceans
Standing on a boat in the waters off Cane Garden Bay last summer, Atoya George, a government lab technician, peered into a screen displaying a video feed from a camera …
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February 13, 2020
Police seek info on 2018 double murder
Clevaughn Sweeney and Michael Stevens, then 25 and 26, were driving between Tobacco Wharf and Station Avenue early in the morning on Feb. 10, 2018, when their vehicle came under …
February 13, 2020
Man arrested on bail sent to prison for pot charge
A Purcell Estate man has spent more than two years in prison awaiting trial for a gun charge after his bail was revoked following his 2017 arrest for 17 grams …
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February 13, 2020
Betting on the animals: Gaming Night nets $55k for Humane Society
Crowds squeezed in around the hermit crab races so tightly that people in the back had to stand on their tiptoes and hold their phones high in the air to …
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February 10, 2020
Vulnerable Sea Cows Bay plans for safety
Sea Cows Bay is the target of renewed disaster-preparation efforts spurred by a report from the BVI Red Cross, which aims to help residents identify what risks they face and …
February 10, 2020
Info about Peter Island Resort and Spa trickles out
Two agreements between the government and Peter Island Resort and Spa still haven’t been published, but more details of the development plans emerged in recent days. A newly released summary …
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February 7, 2020
RDA plans more work at recreation grounds
C.W. General Maintenance and Caribbean Environmental Restoration Limited — two companies owned by Cliff Williams, a coach and former athlete in the Virgin Islands — were awarded contracts totaling more …
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February 7, 2020
‘In-transit lounge’ opens at airport
The BVI Airports Authority officially launched its “In-Transit Lounge” at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Saturday. The facility will serve air passengers transiting through the airport to catch …
February 7, 2020
Dance raises $19k for domestic violence shelter
Currently, victims of domestic violence can stay no longer than five days in the Family Support Network’s shelter programme, which lacks a designated facility to house them. But with plans …
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February 7, 2020
12th African Remembrance Wreath Laying Ceremony held
Behind Crafts Alive Village on Sunday afternoon, four men knelt in a circle and chanted as they poured libations. It was one of many traditions the Afrikan Studies Klub performed …
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February 7, 2020
Students mark 5th annual Maths Week
Althea Scatliffe Primary School students found the fun in equations as they designed board games and participated in math Jeopardy during last week’s fifth annual Mathematics Week. Principal Kesia King …
February 6, 2020
Territory wary as Brexit arrives
“The UK is now outside the European Union,” Governor Gus Jaspert said during a Monday press conference. “But there are some important messages for people in the BVI in terms …
February 6, 2020
VI prepares for coronavirus strain
Authorities at seaports, airports and health facilities are taking precautions in case the dangerous new strand of coronavirus arrives in the territory amid an outbreak that originated in China, Deputy …
February 6, 2020
Facing uncertainty, VI leaders looking ahead
Delegates from here and the United States Virgin Islands gathered at Maria’s by the Sea Tuesday for a meeting of the Inter-Virgin Islands Council, a day of deliberations on the …
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February 6, 2020
1 dead 1 wounded in weekend wrecks
One man was killed and another seriously injured in two separate wrecks over the weekend on Tortola, police said. At about 3 a.m. Saturday, Reon Stephens, a 25-year-old Guyana national …
February 6, 2020
Teacher accused of making student gargle Pine Sol
Speaking last Thursday to JTV broadcaster Cathy Richards about allegations that a teacher at Ivan Dawson Primary School in Cane Garden Bay instructed a student to gargle Pine Sol as …
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February 6, 2020
Tortola resident wanted after gun seizure
Police are seeking information from the public regarding the whereabouts of a Johnsons Ghut resident after the Armed Response Unit seized a semi-automatic weapon and ammunition at about 3:30 p.m. …
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February 6, 2020
Cops to get financial and cybercrime training
A team from the United Kingdom will help train Virgin Islands police in building financial investigation skills, Governor Gus Jaspert told reporters Monday during his latest press conference. As part …
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February 4, 2020
In new book, Virgin Gorda children share their Irma stories
After Hurricane Irma, Virgin Gorda author Jacky Silvers noticed something missing from the community’s narrative about the storm. “I realised that the adults wanted to tell their stories, but the …
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