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 …
Biwater ‘conditions precedent’ met
Seventeen months after government signed a water purchase agreement with a United Kingdom company to provide water and sewerage infrastructure
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 …
Youths get up close and personal with sea life
If you’re ever getting bitten by a hawksbill sea turtle, pinch its nostrils shut.
Man pleads guilty in restaurant burglary
Merlin Ceasor, 28, pleaded guilty to burglary and criminal damage in Magistrates’
Man accused of raping preteen daughter
A 43-year-old Virgin Islander appeared in Magistrates’ Court last week charged with indecently assaulting,
VI artist to build sculpture in China
The design is set and the materials are ready.
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 …
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.
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.
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,
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 …
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.
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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39 graduate from BFEC
Five years at the Bregado Flax Educational Centre Secondary Division was hard work, but it was not all about studying, according to several of this year’s graduates.
Alleged robber gets 6 months for wounding cop
Michael Stevens, the 19-year-old accused last week of being a driver in the January MoneyGram robbery, appeared in Magistrates’ Court yesterday for sentencing, after previously pleading guilty to assaulting and …
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Man accused of raping preteen daughter
A 43-year-old Virgin Islander appeared in Magistrates’ Court last week charged with indecently assaulting, raping and sodomising his daughter. He has denied the allegations, according to prosecutors.
Man who shot roommate ordered deported
Wilbur Cupid, who pleaded guilty last year to several charges after accidentally
Guilty plea in underage sex case
Nichail Chambers appeared in High Court Tuesday, where he pleaded not guilty to rape but guilty to one count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of …
Salt Island reunion draws 400
Luella Smith was born in a grass hut on Salt Island in 1937.
Election candidates turn to tech
Health care, sewage, water availability and economic improvements: Many of the key issues for the 2011 campaign are the same ones that were discussed back in 2007.
Fishermen brave rough seas
The sea was not in favour of fishermen who left their homes early Friday morning to compete in the annual Fishermen’s Day tournament.
44 graduate private high schools
Three private secondary schools awarded diplomas to 44 students in recent days.
2 more charged in MoneyGram robbery
Michael Stevens and Leonard Sprauve Jr. appeared in Magistrates’ Court Tuesday, accused of participating in the Jan. 21 MoneyGram robbery that sent one employee of the money-transfer service to the …
Human rights in the spotlight
The Commonwealth Foundation is spearheading workshops around the territory this week to educate residents about human rights.