Sixty-five persons received certificates of naturalisation as British Overseas Territory Citizens at a naturalisation ceremony held at Government House on Tuesday, May 6. Governor Boyd McCleary, delivering brief remarks at the ceremony after he distributed the certificates, stated that both the recipients and the territory have gained from the process. “This is a highly enriching......
In a highly unusual move, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has released a video and photographs of two masked men carrying out a robbery at a Long Bush grocery store last week Monday. It also announced that police Commissioner David Morris is offering an undisclosed reward for valuable information. (See link to video below)......
Noting the likelihood of marriages being wrecked by relatives of those who have exchanged vows, Reverend Dr. Melvin Turnbull has encouraged married couples to place their partners above all in-laws. Adding that in-laws may become over-protective of a biological relative involved in the marriage, the senior pastor said such approach is dangerous, adding that God......
As the BVI Ports Authority gears up for Thursday’s official ground-breaking ceremony for the multi-million dollar cruise pier/park development project in Road Town, the Authority’s Managing Director Claude Skelton-Cline has declared that things are going according to plan. One indication of that, he said, is a meeting held on Monday between teams involved in the......
An off-duty female police officer testified on Monday how she was dealt the wrath of defendant Damion Morgan who allegedly choked her after warning her about his girlfriend. Officer Ashley Hodge, who was off duty at the time of the incident, gave evidence as one of the female complainants when the trial got underway in......
JUST IN, Police Press Release - Police are investigating an aggravated burglary early Sunday morning where two masked gunmen forcibly entered a home and took cash and several electronic items. At that time of the burglary the property was occupied by a lone male who reported that the assailants, one described as light in complex,......
The long anticipated trial of former legislator Andre Penn, which was set to get underway during the May Criminal Assizes in the High Court, has been traversed to the October session. The ruling was made Tuesday morning by Justice Vick Ann Ellis during the opening of the May Criminal Assizes in Road Town, Tortola. The......
Digicel BVI has won the Market Of The Year Award for the Caribbean and Central America at the Digicel Awards Ceremony held on April 28 at Sofitel Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The annual awards ceremony celebrates the accomplishments of Digicel staff from 32 markets across the globe. Digicel BVI topped the Caribbean and Central......
The Ministry of Communications and Works is informing the public that works on the Sir Walter Francis Drake Highway from Big Brothers Gas Station to the Roundabout in Road Town will take place on Wednesday, May 7 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In an effort to ensure public safety the Ministry hereby requests that......
The Ministry of Communications and Works is informing the public that works on the Ridge Road from Little Dix Hill to the Sky World in Meyers Estate will take place on Wednesday, May 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In an effort to ensure public safety the Ministry hereby requests that the public adhere......
The Minister for Education and Culture, the Honourable Myron V. Walwyn, is inviting residents of Anegada to a community meeting on Friday, May 9 from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the Emile Dunlop Community Centre. The Anegada community is encouraged to come out and share their views and concerns....
The Labour Department is advising/ all persons who have been approved for exemption from work permits to contact the Department to make appointments to take the necessary photographs to complete the processing of individual exemption cards. Please be advised that /photos will be taken on Thursdays and Fridays only. Therefore, work permit exempt individuals are......
Impressive cash prizes and great boats create a must attend event for boat lovers PRESS RELEASE – Boaters from the British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are putting the final touches on their vessels, in preparation for the inaugural BVI Exquisite Boat Show to be held on Saturday, 24th May, 2014 at......
Local preacher Danny Rogers on Sunday took aim at some Christian expats in the BVI, accusing them of losing their zeal for worshipping God once they start achieving material gains such as motor vehicles. The fiery preacher, who was apparently on a quest to leave no stones unturned, also fired at some pastors across the......
An eight-member delegation from Disney Cruise Line (DCL) will be in the territory from June 2 to 6 partly to explore opportunities, said Minister of Communications and Works Mark Vanterpool. DCL, along with Norwegian Cruise Line, in January entered into a 15-year berthing agreement with the government, promising to take more than 425,000 passengers into......
The Principal, faculty, staff and students of the Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre invite the public to their open house and exhibition on Tuesday, May 6 at 10:00 a.m. Interested persons are asked to visit the school’s compound, meet the staff, interact with students and view their work. Additionally, parents are reminded of the Trinity......
A police officer and a customs officer who fell from a boat moments before a high speed chase at sea gave evidence on Monday in the trial of 21-year-old Nyron Erickson, who has been facing a slew of charges in relation to the incident last year. Erickson is being tried for allegedly landing without leave......
August Festival is Upon Us. So Let’s Get Ready to Dance Like A Jumbie! Practice for the B.V.I. Elite Sky Dancers will be held from Monday – Friday at 4:30pm commencing Monday 5th May, 2014. The practices will be conducted at the Enis Scatliffe Primary School Grounds (At the back). All interested persons are welcomed......
EXPRESS NEWSPAPER - Trinidad and Tobago trembled and the region reeled from the assassination early yesterday of Dana Seetahal, well-respected senior counsel (SC), an outspoken independent senator during her time in Parliament, and well-read Express columnist. Jurists all up the Caribbean were texting Trinidadians to find out if it was true and the Trinidad and......
The absence of fathers from their children’s lives has been contributing to indiscipline in some of the territory’s schools, according to neighbourhood police officer Constable Clyde Potter. The officer, who is assigned to the Fat Hogs Bay and East End/Long Look communities, stated that he has to be called in to some schools on the......