The music that blared through loudspeakers at the Festival Village Grounds on Saturday night had dancehall, rap and even soca beats.
April 11, 2011
April 11, 2011
Health insurance meetings slated
Meetings to discuss the government’s new health insurance policy resumed today at the Road Town Senior Citizen’s Centre.
April 11, 2011
VG Festival honouree dies while fishing
George Tyson, for whom this year’s Virgin Gorda Festival Village is to be named,
April 8, 2011
Gov’t speaks out against child abuse
The Social Development Department is currently observing Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month.
April 8, 2011
Sentences given for sex crimes, burglary
A man convicted of sex crimes against two young girls was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison Friday.
April 7, 2011
Gov’t retirees’ insurance rates set
Retirees from the public service will pay the same health insurance
April 7, 2011
Judge postpones BVITB theft case
The oldest case on the criminal Assizes list will have to wait a few more months.
April 7, 2011
NDP: Guv’s response to petition missed the mark
When the National Democratic Party wrote to Governor Boyd McCleary
April 7, 2011
Explosion prompt warnings
A recent house explosion has prompted the BVI Fire and Rescue Services Department
April 7, 2011
Commission to regulate taxi industry
Cabinet has approved the establishment of a Taxi and Livery Commission to oversee the taxi industry
April 7, 2011
Coke smuggling trial continues
The Crown continued to present witnesses last week in the case against seven men accused of cocaine-smuggling crimes.
April 7, 2011
FCO letter probe complete
At least a dozen people had access to a letter from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to Premier Ralph O’Neal, and the letter “could have been leaked to a member …
April 7, 2011
Spring Regatta ends with a bang
The BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival came to an end as fireworks lit up the sky above Nanny Cay Sunday evening.
April 7, 2011
Songz to headline music festival in CGB
From May 27-29 Cane Garden Bay will become the centre of entertainment in the Virgin Islands.
April 7, 2011
Lionfish spread fast in VI waters
On March 4, 2010, the Conservation and Fisheries Department confirmed the first sighting of a lionfish in Virgin Islands waters.
April 7, 2011
‘Junior scientists’ to study beach
Fifteen “junior scientists” will be spending their Easter vacation on the beach — studying it.
April 7, 2011
3 charged in killing
Three men appeared yesterday in Magistrates’ Court, charged with the March 16 murder of Keri Harrigan
April 7, 2011
FCO letter probe complete
At least a dozen people had access to a letter from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to Premier Ralph O’Neal,
April 5, 2011
BVITB promises marketing initiative
BVI Tourist Board Chairman Neil Blyden stood before his fellow board members, government officials and the media today and told them that the BVITB is working hard to market the …
April 5, 2011
California man dies on VG
Charles Sloan, 71, of Los Angeles, died Monday afternoon while swimming at the Mango Bay Resort on Virgin Gorda, police said.
April 5, 2011
Man gets 20 years for nightclub killing
A man who fired four shots at a crowded nightclub on March 1, 2009 and killed a security guard was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday.
April 4, 2011
NY trio entertains at HLSCC
Attired in long evening dresses, the members of the Eroica Trio took their audience on a ride through the history of classical music on Friday during the H. Lavity Stoutt …
April 4, 2011
Penn gets 12 years, Paddy 8
Two men found guilty of serious crimes were sentenced to prison time last week in High Court.
April 4, 2011
2 at-large campaigns launched
Two First District men announced last week that they will run for territorial at-large seats in this year’s general election.
March 31, 2011
JVD gets kids involved in preservation
Between cultural traditions, historical sites, and endangered plants and animals, preservation work spans a wide range of activities: from teaching children to trapping pests.