An 18-year-old Mount Healthy male has been slapped with three gun-related charges relating to the recent shooting incident which occurred outside a Long Bush bar on July 30, that left one female bystander with injuries. This was confirmed by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force on Friday, August 5, which revealed the young man as … Continued
Minister for Education Honourable Sharie de Castro has congratulated students who have emerged successfully from their studies despite the challenges experienced throughout the 2021-2022 school year. The minister noted that despite several shocks dealt to the education sector over the past few years, teachers and students in the British Virgin Islands “have continued to demonstrate … Continued
The Bernard “Yampie” Nibbs Festiville has been given a high rating following the large turnout by residents on a nightly basis in the Festival Village. Vice Chair of the Festival and Fairs Committee Birch Lettsome shared those sentiments during an interview with 284News. He firstly thanked all the residents and tourists who came out to … Continued
Today, Friday August 5th, 2022 the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force together with the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association marks its first observance of Family Fridays. This Friday, August 5th and every first Friday of the month, the families and extended families are being encouraged to reconnect around the dinner table whether in … Continued
Last evening gunshots were heard through the East End Area. This morning, the body of a male was found lifeless on the Greenland Basketball court, next to the Greenland Cricket field. In an official statement the RVIPF said, “Police can confirm that one male is dead following a shooting incident in the Greenland area. Further … Continued
Adeline Vanterpool, Ayana Glasgow and Organ Baronville are the winners of the early bird draws and second grand prize of the Rotary Club of Tortola’s 20\20 Grand Cash Raffle. The Club confirmed the winners on Thursday stating that both Vanterpool and Glasgow were the recipients of $1,000 each while Baronville won the second grand prize … Continued
Beyonce Defreitas is through to the semi-finals of the Women’s 200-Meter event after finishing second in round one of heat 6 this morning at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games. Running out of lane four, Defreitas qualified for the semi-finals after stopping the clock at 23.99 seconds to finish behind Canada’s Natasha McDonald who won the … Continued
Students attending the Althea Scatliffe Primary School will be reassigned to other schools across the territory after it was determined that the school’s structure was unsafe for a resumption of activities in the coming school year. The Althea Scatliffe Primary School was closed in June following an assessment commissioned by the Ministry of Education that … Continued
The British Virgin Island Fraternity of Health Practitioners has welcomed 11 newly graduated Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) and Advanced Emergency Medical Technicians to join the territory’s artillery of emergency care professionals. The new graduates emerged from the second cohort of trainees to pursue this course of education provided through a joint collaboration between the BVI Health … Continued
The OneMart Superstore in Fat Hog’s Bay is open and ready to serve residents of the East End/Long Look Community, and the wider Virgin Islands with the promise of upholding and improving on the good name of service that the OneMart name has built in the territory. The Superstore is the second of its kind … Continued
