Music Fest will not be held this time round, but Cane Garden Bay will nonetheless come alive this weekend with some of the biggest local and international artistes. Headliners for Music On The Beach at Quito’s Gazebo include two Reggae veterans out of Jamaica – Freddie ‘The Captain’ McGregor and Marcia Griffiths. McGregor is known......
Jamaica Gleaner - The University of West Indies (UWI) has terminated the contract of Professor Brendan Bain as the director of the Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training (CHART) Network. In a statement issued Tuesday afternoon, the UWI said it had become increasingly evident that Bain has lost the confidence and support of a significant sector of......
(Press Release) Residents on Virgin Gorda were given a detailed presentation on the rehabilitation of roads and drains along Lee Road, Virgin Gorda. The presentation, which focused on the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) loan funded project in the area, was made last evening, May 21, by Engineering Consultant Mr. Dwayne Monrose of FDL Consult Inc......
Less than a month after the police implicated Glenville Callwood in two cases including burglary, the 18-year-old has been slapped with another charge in a third incident. This time, Callwood has been charged with being armed with an offensive weapon, according to the police’s weekly published Arrest Blotter. Law enforcers did not give details regarding......
Businessman Earl ‘Bob’ Hodge who has been linked to an alleged drug ring has changed Orion Law firm which was acting on his behalf in a legal battle to reclaim over $400,000 in cash that was forfeited by the State during a police raid in August 2011. Hodge parted ways with the law firm inside......
The government has issued an alert, advising members of the public that a ‘coin’ claiming to be issued in the name of the British Virgin Islands has been offered for sale to the general public especially coin dealers. It allegedly commemorates the visit of Pope Francis to Brazil and bears an image of Her Majesty......
A burglary victim twice within the last few weeks, businessman and President of the BVI Olympic Committee Ephraim Penn has appealed for criminals to make an extra effort to turn their lives around, adding that the future of the British Virgin Islands is in jeopardy as most offences are seemingly being committed by youths. He......
High Court Judge Vicki Ann Ellis appeared to have been in disbelief on Tuesday when an alleged thief told her that lawyers were charging him an initial $15,000 deposit before they could take up his case. The accused man Sylvan Penn told the court he was unable to secure legal representation because of his inability......
Carvin Malone will seek a return to the presidency of the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) during internal elections on May 28, but he will have to fend off a challenge from at least one person – Julian Willock. This will be the first political clash for Willock, a media boss who in 2012 was......
Kevin Sprauve has admitted to kidnapping a Sea Cow’s Bay woman who was later left for dead along the roadway in the community on December 4 last year. The Long Look resident this morning pleaded guilty to kidnapping, aggravated burglary and causing grievous bodily harm. Before he made the plea, the prosecution replaced the previous......
Tim Dailey who recently confessed to robbing Brewley’s Suprette at Purcell Estate on Tortola rendered a moving apology to his victims on Thursday and claimed that family troubles led him down a desperate path where he felt compelled to turn to crime. He stated that, on the day he committed the offence last year, he......
The Department of Education has announced that it will no longer suspend classes at public primary and secondary schools on Thursday (May 22). It said the change of plans followed the postponement of the Professional Development Day for teachers that was initially set for Thursday. The event has been pushed back in an effort to......
The Road Town Parade Committee will be having a second meeting for persons/troupes entering this year’s parade on Wednesday 28th May at The Central Administration Complex, Conference Room 8 (West Atrium) at 6pm....
The Francis Lettsome Primary School will be having their annual Family Fun Day Fundraiser on Saturday 31st May, 2014 at the School Grounds in Greenland from 10:00am to 6:00pm. Performances by: JAD Squad, the Grasshoppers, Mocko Jumbies, F.L.P.S. Dance Group, and Modeling Segment. Karaoke, dunking booth, lime and spoon races, sack races, tug or war,......
CARIBBEAN NEWS NOW – Craig Cannonier resigned as premier of Bermuda on Monday after a long-standing political controversy finally came to a head over the weekend. Deputy Premier Michael Dunkley was sworn in as the new premier on Tuesday morning by Governor George Fergusson during a ceremony at Government House. Cannonier issued a statement on......
Two women have been implicated in a burglary at the Trellis Bay Market which is partly owned by President of the BVI Olympic Committee Ephraim Penn. Those charged include 22-year-old Liliana Baltimore of Sea Cows Bay, Tortola. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), in its weekly Arrest Blotter, said Baltimore was charged on May......
The Health Ministry will not be stepping up surveillance measures at ports of entry as efforts continue to control the Chikungunya virus in the territory. Chikungunya is a viral disease transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes. It carries symptoms similar to Dengue Fever. Chief Medical Officer Irad Potter said he would not support increased......
While signing a contract valued at just over $1.3 million for another round of sewerage works in a section of Road Town, Works Minister Mark Vanterpool on Tuesday declared that the National Democratic Party (NDP) government has been doing much to rectify the issue of raw sewage running in the streets, as well as the......
Announcing a spike in the number of thefts committed in the territory over the last week, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said it is now offering rewards to persons who help to nab the culprits or to recover stolen items including two scooters and four license plates. The RVIPF, while not naming the......
Defense attorney Stephen Daniels felt the wrath of his client Natraj Frett in the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday when Frett threatened to have him sacked after he stated an intention to tender the findings of a psychiatric evaluation into evidence. Frett has been charged with common assault and disorderly conduct following an incident in which......