News
DR man overstayed in VI to escape abusive wife- Court hears
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Through an interpreter, Dominican Republic national Felix Rodriguez said he remained illegally in the Virgin Islands because his wife, who lives in his home country, was abusive to him.
UPDATE: VI demolished by ‘Hurricane’ Bahamas
BASSETERRE, St Kitts & Nevis- While parts of the Bahamas remain devastated following the passage of Hurricane Dorian early in September 2019, its senior national football team has been storming through the 2019/20 CONCACAF Nations League. The latest victim was the [British] Virgin Islands.
Magnitude 4.14 earthquake occurs near VG
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- On Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 11:45pm, the Puerto Rico Seismic Network, recorded an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 4.14 Md.
HMP inmate assaults 3 prison officers; Police investigating
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- Reports reaching our newsroom are that on Sunday October 6, 2019 an inmate at Her Majesty's Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut, Tortola, reportedly assaulted three prison officers.
BVIOC hosting free sports clinic
ROAF TOWN, Tortola, VI - The BVI Olympic Committee has organized a free sports clinic that will take place on Saturday, October 12th from 9.00 am – 1.00 pm at the Multipurpose Complex and A.O. Shirley Recreation Grounds.
VI Hurricane Recovery Framework for next 'convenient' HoA Sitting
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Cabinet, having established a Borrowing Committee to oversee loans taken under the United Kingdom (UK) Loan Guarantee, will be moving to make public the territory's revised Recovery to Development Plan for 2019-2023, which will serve as the framework to guide the territory’s recovery to development.
Lizard in bread: ‘Josh Bakery’ says it is being framed
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Ordered temporarily closed following a recent allegation of a lizard found in a bread roll by a customer, part owner of Central Bakery, Myrtle L. Stoutt-Fraites says just like other business establishments in the territory they too face the challenges of flies, rats and roaches.
UPDATE: GoFundMe launched for severely burnt 3-year-old
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Less than 24 hours after Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) reported on the plight of the Charles family, a GoFundMe account has been created in aid of 3-year-old Micheal A. Charles, who suffered second-degree burns in a kitchen accident at the family's Virgin Gorda home on Sunday, October 6, 2019, and must be air-lifted to Trinidad and Tobago for treatment.
Husband accuses expat wife of kidnapping & extortion
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Jamaican national Shakesha O'Neal has accused her husband Carlton O'Neal of offering her money after he abused her.
$40K bail for man who allegedly had sex with minor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A young West End man has found himself in hot water as he has been charged for Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with a Girl Under the Age of 16 Years.
.jpg)
-(240-x-360)-Rotation-Vertical7.gif)
.gif)
