Government’s series of public meetings on National Health Insurance is to continue next week.
February 22, 2013
February 22, 2013
HMP officials creating strategic plan
Prison officials and stakeholders began meeting last Thursday to work on a strategic plan for Her Majesty’s Prison at Balsam Ghut.
February 20, 2013
VI residents attend St. Croix’s Agrifest
Dorea Maduro-Corea’s 8-year-old twins liked the snake, the rabbits and the pigs. But it was the two Senepol bulls raised by the United States Virgin Islands Department of Corrections that …
February 20, 2013
Contractor agrees to pay back gov’t
Allen Wheatley, who owns Gemini Import and Export, entered into an agreement with government to supply two thousand pounds of seafood, along with two walk-in freezers, to the BVI Fishing …
February 20, 2013
Delta to appeal ruling in customs seizure (full judgment)
“Fuel Tank No. 7” stands behind the Delta gas station in Pockwood Pond, next to another 250,000-gallon tank and several smaller tanks near the water’s edge.
February 20, 2013
Gov’t not supporting same-sex marriage
Will same-sex marriage be legalised in the Virgin Islands?
February 19, 2013
First CM to be honoured at college
For the first time this year, the ceremony honouring the territory’s first chief minister will kick off at the college that bears his name.
February 19, 2013
Police Week adds new events
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force will host its 46th celebration of Police Week this year with new events designed to appeal to the various cultures that make up the …
February 19, 2013
Dental, audiology clinics back open
The dental and audiology units in Road Town resumed operations on Monday after a prolonged closure, health officials said this week.
February 18, 2013
Man cleared of burglary charges
A nine-member High Court jury on Friday found Jazz Freeman not guilty of burglarising a Diamond Estate home in March 2011.
February 18, 2013
EE man gets 20 years for Crabbe Lot shooting
Wakima Lettsome, after being found guilty of a 2011 shooting in the Crabbe Lot area in November, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday morning.
February 15, 2013
Students meet with college reps
About 20 colleges and universities from the Caribbean and United States reached out to the territory’s high school seniors on Thursday at the Multi-purpose Sport Complex.
February 15, 2013
Opposition leader’s land leased for VG farming station
During Tuesday’s House of Assembly sitting, Opposition Leader Ralph O’Neal (R-D9) was granted an exemption from a rule that calls for lawmakers doing business with government to vacate their seats.
February 15, 2013
Updates given on East End/Long Look projects
The Red Bay dock, the Willard Wheatley Primary School and Greenland sewerage works
February 13, 2013
Premier: Smaller airlines to pick up AE’s slack
American Eagle Airlines is still scheduled to stop flying to the territory on April 1,
February 13, 2013
MEC plans stronger partnership with UK county
The territory is well on its way to getting help from Hertfordshire County,
February 13, 2013
WE port project in the works
The government is planning a revamped West End port of entry,
February 13, 2013
Man pleads not guilty to threatening witness
Kevin Solomon denied threatening a High Court witness when he appeared in Magistrates’ Court last Thursday, and also pleaded not guilty to unrelated charges.
February 13, 2013
PTA happy with cleaning at school
After missing two days of school last week due to a rodent infestation, students of Enid Scatliffe Pre-primary School returned to class last Thursday.
February 13, 2013
Nat’l Bank cleared of negligence in 2007 robbery
The National Bank of the Virgin Islands shouldn’t be held liable for injuries received by two customers who were shot during a 2007 robbery, a High Court judge ruled last …
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February 13, 2013
HOA introduces CCTV framework
A year after police announced they had signed a $308,682 contract to create
February 12, 2013
Ministers give infrastructure updates
Officials gave updates on major infrastructure projects in the territory during a Tuesday House of Assembly meeting.
February 12, 2013
‘Yellowman’ found not guilty of break-in
“I’d like to say thank you to the jury and the court for finding me not guilty,” Chris Smith said, standing up in the defendant’s dock after the unanimous verdict …
February 11, 2013
Truck takes out power lines near Road Reef
A large truck collided with overhead power lines near Road Reef Monday afternoon, leaving a mess of wires and a snapped utility pole lying in the street.
February 11, 2013
Horse Path man gets 12 months for gun possession
When police found a loaded gun in Loren Walwyn’s home, he said he purchased it to protect himself after being threatened, according to prosecutors.