While declining to comment on the candidates who so far have been nominated to vie for leadership of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP), Chairman of the political organization Ralph T. O’Neal has given the clearest indication yet that he may not seek re-election on Wednesday, May 28. Though advance nominations closed last week, persons may......
A total of 22 officers from the police, fire and prison services are to be honoured for long service on Saturday (June 14) during a grand parade to mark the official birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Participants in the event at the Festival Grounds in Road Town will include uniformed bodies, youth organisations,......
The Department of Education invites the public to the grand opening ceremony and the open house activities in celebration of Early Childhood Awareness Week 2014. A toddler fashion show, dramatisations, poetry and singing performances will highlight the opening ceremony on Sunday, May 25 at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall at 3:00 p.m. Then on Wednesday,......
The Department of Education invites the public to the grand parade in celebration of Early Childhood Awareness Week on Friday, May 30th. The parade begins at 10:00 a.m. at the Festival Grounds and ends at the Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park. Pre-schoolers, kindergarden and first grade students will take part in this event following......
The Government of the Virgin Islands invites the public to an auction on used furniture that will be sold as is. The auction will take place at the Central Administration Complex Breeze Way, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands on Friday, June 20, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. Potential bidders are asked to note that registration......
The Ministry of Communications and Works is hereby informing the public that road works to include drainage improvement, upgrading of the water mains, installation of sewerage pipelines and resurfacing of the roads from Queen Elizabeth II Bridge to Parham Town will begin Monday, May 26. In an effort to ensure public safety the ministry hereby......
The Department of Education is informing residents of Virgin Gorda that representatives will be on the island to collect application forms for new students who wish to enter the primary division of the Virgin Islands public school system. Parents and guardians are reminded that the centralised registration process is now in effect therefore new and......
The Government of the Virgin Islands is encouraging all Public Officers to maintain and enhance their health and wellness through participation in several physical exercise activities, on Friday, May 30 at 4:15 p.m. as a part of the Department of Human Resources’ Motivate Officers to Value Exercise (M.O.V.E.) campaign. Public Officers will be allowed to......
The Ministry of Communications and Works is inviting all residents in East End/ Long Look area and surrounding areas to an important community meeting on Thursday, May 29 at East End/ Long Look Community Centre at 6:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting to discuss drainage improvement works, upgrading of the water mains, installation of......
At age 21, BVI Seventh Day High School graduate Amal Taylor is on par to break new grounds in the field of Science where he is already making amazing strides. A Science student at Oakwood University at Huntsville in Alabama, Taylor recently rose in prestige among his peers following a research programme in South Africa,......
Huntums Ghut resident Leslie McKenzie has pleaded guilty to two of three charges which stemmed from an incident in which he is accused of kicking a police officer in the groin several times. McKenzie has admitted to the charges of disorderly conduct and one count of assault on a police officer. He however maintained his......
A relatively brief downpour at the beginning of the show did not stop several music lovers from streaming into Quito’s Gazebo on Saturday night for what proved to be one of the richest servings of authentic Reggae Music. Marcia Griffiths, the Queen of Reggae who appeared on stage in purple African garb, whipped many into......
OPINION: The most crucial decision facing the GRAND OLE PARTY in decades will be made on May 28, 2014. The fact that this is turning out to be a very competitive race is good for democracy. The critical task the party presently faces is choosing the RIGHT LEADER to take it into an election war in......
When he made his first appearance before the Tortola-based Magistrate’s Court to answer to a charge of manslaughter on Friday morning, Dion Stevens was granted bail in the sum of $85,000. The 33-year-old Scatliffe Alley resident was slapped with the charge yesterday, months after a boating incident that claimed the life of 63-year-old local fisherman......
Police constable Starcy Huggins who is accused of assisting two suspects in eluding a police party pleaded not guilty on Friday to a charge of breach of trust when she was brought before the Magistrate’s Court. Huggins was granted $60,000 bail by Magistrate Iyana Baptiste-DaBreo, and is booked to stand trial on July 15. The......
BVI FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION - As the Under-7 and Under-9 Divisions clashed this week in the knockout stages of the BVIFA/BDO Primary School Leagues, players experienced the emotional high and lows of “Cup” football with many games decided on penalty shoot outs. In the Under 7 Divisional play offs Montessori School were the first to suffer......
Drew Farrel who is before the court for allegedly attempting to choke his girlfriend was warned on Thursday that he could end up spending life in prison. He was also urged to get a lawyer to fight his case in the High Court. Justice Vicki Ann Ellis cautioned the accused when he appeared before her......
Claiming that natives of the BVI were ridiculed decades ago when they travelled to the neighbouring US Virgin Islands to work, a BVI resident said the people of that neighbouring territory now have a reason to be far more welcoming. Resurrecting a long-standing debate, he stated that BVIslanders who shop in the US Virgin Islands,......
Dion Stevens has been charged with manslaughter following a February 10 boating incident that claimed the life of 63-year-old local fisherman Jose Angel Titley, according to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Stevens, a 33-year-old resident of Scatliffe Alley, was slapped with the charge yesterday. The police, in a release, indicated that he will......
While imploring the judge to impose consecutive custodial sentences on a father who confessed to sexually abusing his underage daughter, senior prosecutor Valston Graham called for the laws in the BVI to be amended so that future offenders stand a chance of being sent to prison for life. Graham made the comments on Thursday while......