A 65-year-old German woman visiting Jost Van Dyke received “severe leg injuries” after a dinghy in which she was riding collided with a ferry Tuesday evening, police said.
July 20, 2011
July 19, 2011
1st fish fry held at park
Fellowship, fun and fish. These three set the atmosphere at the Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park on Friday during the BVI Fishing Complex’s Fish Roast, Grill and Fry.
July 19, 2011
Armed robbery reported in Free Bottom
A man was robbed of cash and his car keys at gunpoint at about 1:30 a.m. on July 12 near the junction of the Purcell Estate and Free Bottom roads, …
July 19, 2011
46 granted belonger status
Some have married into the family that is the Virgin Islands; others have been adopted in by virtue of living and working here 20 years or more, but 46 residents …
July 18, 2011
Prince and Princess crowned
John Gomez and Rheneya Marry will represent the territory at August Emancipation Festival events in the coming days, after winning the titles of Prince and Princess 2011 at the Multi-purpose …
July 18, 2011
Gov’t hosts apprentices
Students in the territory for the season are currently getting a taste of the working life through the Department of Human Resources’ annual Summer Apprenticeship Programme.
July 18, 2011
NDP launches full lineup for general elections
The “new” National Democratic Party lineup is complete as the party launched its final two candidates on Saturday night: Pastor Claude Cline and former legislator Ronnie Skelton. The party has …
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July 15, 2011
New citizens recognised
Thirty-eight people received certificates of naturalisation as British overseas territory citizens and five were registered as British citizens at a joint ceremony held yesterday at Government House.
July 15, 2011
Crown drops charges in phone theft case
Charges were dropped in High Court Friday against a former CCT Global Communications employee
July 15, 2011
Police investigate shooting, stabbing
Police are investigating what led to a man receiving a gunshot wound early Friday morning and also seeking a suspect in a separate Wednesday afternoon stabbing, the Police Information Office …
July 14, 2011
Maduro sentenced to 5 years in prison
Justice Rita Joseph-Olivetti sentenced Verna Maduro, the former BVI Tourist Board financial comptroller who pleaded guilty last month to breach of trust and furnishing false information, to five years in …
July 14, 2011
House votes to accept $15.6m CDB loan
In a split vote, the House of Assembly approved accepting a $15.7 million loan from the Caribbean Development Bank today. The CDB approved the loan last month for the territory …
July 13, 2011
Biwater ‘conditions precedent’ met
Seventeen months after government signed a water purchase agreement with a United Kingdom company to provide water and sewerage infrastructure
July 13, 2011
People’s Patriotic Alliance launches
There was a mix of nostalgia for the Virgin Islands’ idyllic past and a desire to see the territory’s politics move into the 21st Century at the launch of the …
July 13, 2011
Youths get up close and personal with sea life
If you’re ever getting bitten by a hawksbill sea turtle, pinch its nostrils shut.
July 13, 2011
Man pleads guilty in restaurant burglary
Merlin Ceasor, 28, pleaded guilty to burglary and criminal damage in Magistrates’
July 13, 2011
Man accused of raping preteen daughter
A 43-year-old Virgin Islander appeared in Magistrates’ Court last week charged with indecently assaulting,
July 13, 2011
VI artist to build sculpture in China
The design is set and the materials are ready.
July 13, 2011
Fish fry to be held in RT
In hopes of encouraging the territory to eat more local seafood, the BVI Fishing Complex will hold a Fish Roast, Grill and Fry at the Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement …
July 12, 2011
CTO holds media workshop here
Many reporters around the region need to be better equipped to do their job, according to Johnson Johnrose, communications officer for the Caribbean Tourism Organisation.
July 12, 2011
HOA to quick-pass two finance amendments
In a rare but not unheard of decision, legislators bypassed their usual multiple-sessions protocol to pass two amendments on the same day they were introduced today.
July 12, 2011
Former clerk jailed for stealing from bank
Kevin Sweeney, a former VP Bank clerk who pleaded guilty last Thursday to 10 counts of theft and eight counts of acquisition,
July 11, 2011
Gospel show mixes it up
Dancehall, reggae, calypso, R&B, hip hop and soca were among the styles of gospel music that had more than 200 people jumping and dancing during the Hope Festival at the …
July 11, 2011
Youths to get outdoors
Students will be exploring their environment this summer as part of the Conservation and Fisheries Department’s annual Environmental Summer Programme.
July 11, 2011
NDP D-8 candidate pledges to focus on youth
With such a large percentage of the territory’s population residing there, the Eighth District should be the focus of economic development, but in recent years, the district has been neglected, …
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