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Opposition Leader to move No Confidence Motion against Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “We must take a step against saving our finances,” Leader of the Opposition Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has said in relation to a planned Motion of No Confidence against Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL).
CIL makes donation of proceeds from Soap Box Derby
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Caribbean Insurers Limited has announced that with proceeds raised from its annual Soap Box Derby, two local non-profit organisations and one educational institution are in a better place to achieve their objectives.
‘Pick up after yourself’- Concerned CGB resident
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr The Honourable Orlando D. Smith, OBE recently called on residents to stop the improper dumping of garbage and keep the environment clean.
Rental car abandoned on Little Dix Hill following accident!
LITTLE DIX HILL, Tortola, VI- It was about 1:30 PM today July 24, 2017 while our roving camera was passing the area of Little Dix Hill on the eastern side of Tortola, heading to the airport, that we observed a rental car, RT 2587, which appeared to have been involved in an accident and close to going over the embankment.
Military exercise in VI?
WEST END, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands News Online’s roving camera around 9:00 A.M. today, July 24, 2017 captured a military helicopter doing some surveillance work on the western end of Tortola.
Rumble in ‘The Ghetto’: Brawl among women caught on camera
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At least two videos have been circulating on social media of a brawl involving at least six women in the area of Road Town known as Crabbe Lot or ‘The Ghetto’.
‘Know who you jump into bed with’- Cromwell Smith to NDP Gov’t
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - "We need a consortium of BVIslanders who have money to invest in the airline because it has got to get off the ground," Mr Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka said on his recent talk show episode of Spotlight on JTV Channel 55.
Pemberton & Rhymer crowned 2017 Prince & Princess
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – It was a night filled with talent and intelligence, July 23, 2017, and a date that Lyriq Rhymer and Jabari Pemberton will not soon forget, as they were crowned this year’s Virgin Islands Prince and Princess.
Power Outage & That’s Ya Problem are Softball Champions!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The 2017 Harriette Skelton Fast Pitch Softball Championships were concluded in the early hours of Saturday July 22, 2017 with wins for Power Outage and That’s Ya Problem.
Kevin R. Gordon is Digicel’s new Virgin Islands boss
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The telecommunications giant Digicel BVI announced late Friday July 21, 2017 that its Head of Business Operations, Mr Kevin R. Gordon has been named its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Virgin Islands (VI) branch.
Mini track meet concludes successful Kids Athletics Camp
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Kids Athletics Summer Camp, organised by the BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA) and held at Capoons Bay Playfield, closed out on Saturday July 22, 2017 with a fun filled action packed mini track meet.
$7.2M to BVI Airways is 'not a big deal'- Hon Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While many critics of the National Democratic Party (NDP) and the decision to give BVI Airways $7.2M for direct flights from Miami International Airport in the United States of America to Terrance B. International Airport on Beef Island have been up in arms over the pay-out, former Leader of the Opposition and former Minister for Communications and Works Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) is making no big deal about it.
Another successful Summer Sizzle BVI in the bag!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Summer Sizzle BVI 2017, in its ninth year, certainly lived up to its name when organisers transformed the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town into a New York City style runway arena, yesterday, Saturday, July 22, 2017.
UPDATE: VI crush St Kitts in Battle of Fittest B/Ball in St Maarten
PHILIPSBURG, St Maarten, WI- The greatest collection of basketball talent in the Eastern Caribbean converged in Philipsburg, Dutch St Maarten from July 16, 2017 to July 22, 2017 in the fourth annual Battle of the Fittest Basketball Tournament.
BVI Swim heats up stage @ Summer Sizzle BVI 2017
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A night of creative designs, trendy fashion and appealing models, took the stage for the ninth annual Summer Sizzle BVI 2017 which started on Friday, July 21, 2017 at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town, with the first ever BVI Swim and Resort runway show.
Sistah Joyce out of calypso show; Snubbed as guest artiste
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - 4-time Calypso Queen Joycelyn Searles aka Sistah Joyce will surprisingly not defend her title at this year's Calypso Competition held as part of Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival. Now the artiste is upset that she has been snubbed as a guest performer for the show on August 2, 2017.
Gumbs wins VI's 1st ever Commonwealth Games medal
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands continues to break new grounds in athletics, with the latest being 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games bronze in the Bahamas.
2017 Festival shaping up or out of shape?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 2017 Virgin Islands Emancipation celebration on Tortola to many is shaping up; however, to others it is out of shape.
Crime & Virgin Islands Society
Dickson Igwe
Fighting crime in the Virgin Islands without factoring in the cultural and social element will end in complete failure.
Four pulled from water after yacht sinks
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Four persons were rescued by a passing vessel after their yacht sank in Virgin Islands waters this morning, July 21, 2017.
Islanders to face Sugar Boys in Terry Evans Cup Final
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The final of the Terry Evans Cup is all set for Sunday July 23, 2017 with the Islanders facing arch rivals Sugar Boys on the A.O. Shirley Recreation Grounds at 7:00 P.M.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Garrel Jean-Pierre
There are many things persons set out to do as a career in the hope that one day they will become wealthy and able to fund a project that can ‘make a cow fly over the moon’.
Two USVI men shot dead
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - Two men were shot dead in St. Thomas in the wee hours of Friday morning in Smith Bay, in the vicinity of Lake’s Chicken Fry, Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD), Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has announced.
Hon Fraser will not be allowed to paralyse VIP- Hon Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Party (VIP) has said it is looking to move forward with its agenda and even though there is a place for former Chairman Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3), it will not paralyse the party by waiting for a response from Hon Fraser as to whether he is still with the party or not.
Guests of Summer Sizzle BVI get a delicious taste of Territory
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- The weekend of fashion and style began with a true island hospitality style; food. A Taste of VI was the theme of the welcome party held on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Myett’s in Cane Garden Bay.
16 teams register for 2017 Hon Julian Fraser B/ball League
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Some 16 teams will clash in the 5th edition of the Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed National Basketball League, which tips off on August 19, 2017 at the Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff’s Bottom.
‘Expect lots of energy @ 2017 Summer Sizzle BVI’- Alva L. Page
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The stage is set and the models and designers are ready for the runway as they prepare to put on a show like never seen before.
Lorna G. Smith Out! Elise Donovan In! as new BVI Finance Boss
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It has taken almost over a year and months to find a new Director for BVI Finance, a statutory body funded by both the Government and the private sector.
One injured as Jeep plunges off road in Belmont Estate
BELMONT ESTATE, Tortola, VI- A woman was rushed to Peebles Hospital with injuries following a lone vehicle accident at Belmont Estate on the western end of Tortola today, July 20, 2017.
'Everybody bussing off' around festival - Hon Alvera Maduro-Caines
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - At this time of the year many discussions, opinions, recommendations and even criticisms are a norm when it comes to the celebration of Emancipation in the Virgin Islands (UK).
2 days later Premier fires back @ BVI Airways; ‘We did our part’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The public embarrassment and war between the bankrupt BVI Airways and the Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL) Administration continues.
Softball announces VI Squad for Pan American C/ships
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A team of qualified female athletes have been selected to represent the Virgin Islands in the IX Women’s Pan American Softball Championship from August 4 through August 13, 2017, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Internet service in VI ‘is no good’- residents
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Several residents in the Virgin Islands have expressed their dissatisfaction with the internet service in the Virgin Islands, saying that all carriers need to do better, especially for the ordinary man.
The Scooter is still King to get around in VI [See video]
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Scooter riders in the Virgin Islands are always getting bashed for their riding skills or lack thereof, not wearing helmets, and when you hear about a scooter it's most often about an accident.
Struiken strides to Ceres 10K win on Beef Island
BEEF ISLAND, VI- Cliff Struiken dominated Saturday’s (July 15, 2017) Ceres Juices 10K Series race, dubbed the ‘Beefathon Beach Sizzler’ that started and ended on Long Bay Beach, Beef Island, with a quarter mile finish running on the sand at the water’s edge.
Dinghy thefts on the rise- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Police are reminding boat and dinghy owners to consistently lock and secure these vessels to docks and yachts as theft of these items are beginning to rise. Charters boat companies are also urged to instruct visitors and guests to do the same.
Winners & losers of work permit fee increases
Alred C. Frett
Replacing Reality with Fantasy and Democracy with Dictatorship: We are all different and yet we are all the same because as the pinnacle of Homo sapiens we share more in common than we differ...
USVI woman killed in hit & run
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI - Police are in search of a black Toyota Corolla that struck and killed a 47-year-old woman on the Melvin Evans Highway in St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) on Tuesday night, July 18, 2017 according to Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer, Glen Dratte.
Governor has ‘nothing further to add’ to past criticisms of NDP Gov’t
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With his point already made, Governor John S. Duncan OBE has nothing further to add to the criticism of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government of Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL), who recently attempted to put a spin on the way his administration has been running the country.
'What start wrong can only end wrong'- Caller on BVI Airways fiasco
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – During the radio programme, ‘Speak Out BVI’ on ZBVI 780 AM on Tuesday July 18, 2017, callers took to the show and voiced their frustration on the controversy between BVI Airways and the government of the National Democratic Party (NDP).
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