From a tender, Virgin Islander Murcella Gordan says she always enjoyed reading, writing and everything about school. However, English was and still is her favorite subject. Today, Murcella’s passion for reading and writing has grown tremendously. She also enjoys, playing soccer and was a member of the BVI’s National Women’s Team for several years. Murcella … Continued
Police have arrested and charged Delroy Matthias Sr., 50, of Pleasant Valley, for Sexual Intercourse with a girl under the age of 13 years. An arrest blotter from the Royal Virgin Islands Police force said Matthias was granted bail in the sum of $5,000 with one signed surety and will be appearing before the Magistrate’s … Continued
Virgin Islands model Shenique Erickson made her debut at New York Fashion Week (NYFW), walking the runway in designer Edwing D’Angelo’s Fall/Winter 2022 Presentation. She turned heads at the Cesar Galindo show and was the subject of attention for a number of photographers. Shenique attended Coco Rocha’s Modeling Camp (CRMC) which helped to boost her self-confidence … Continued
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force has this evening February 24th confirmed the death of a male, who was fatally shot around 10pm in the Huntums Ghut area on Tortola BVI. The victim was pronounced dead on arrival at Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital. 284 Media has confirmed the identity of the victim, however same will … Continued
The government has revealed plans to introduce a Voter Registration and Election Management System into the territory. This was confirmed in a government commissioned media release which invited suitably qualified individuals to apply for the provisioning of the system by submitting proposals to qualify for the tender process. “Proposals should be expandable and scalable to … Continued
Radio talk show host Claude ‘Skelton’ Cline has labelled the continuous hosting of the House of Assembly at the Energy Centre in Duffs Bottom Tortola as a national disgrace. Cline made the comment during a recent airing of his Honestly Speaking radio programme. He called out the government for not having the House of Assembly … Continued
Residents of the Virgin Islands are now eligible to receive an International Student Scholarship to study Bachelor and Master Programmes from the University of Macau based in Hong Kong. Virgin Islands residents are free to choose from over 130 Bachelor and Master’s Degree Programmes currently provided by the university and scholarships will be awarded to … Continued
The Royal Virgin Islands police force say they are seeing a rise in reports of incidents involving persons with mental illness or those displaying similar behavior in the Virgin Islands. In a recent statement the RVIPF officials said that on February 22nd, 2022 a Long Bush female resident reported that she responded to a knock … Continued
In a recent statement 2nd District Representative Hon. Melvin Mitch Turnbull penned a tribute in memory of the late Hilda E. Stoutt, the first, first lady of the Virgin Islands, wife of first Chief Minister Hon. H. Lavity Stoutt. Turnbull wrote, “I pause today to pay heartfelt tribute to an outstanding Virgin Islands stalwart. Mrs. … Continued
The BVI Women’s National Football team delivered a much better all-round performance in their second game of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying, but lost 0-4 to host Honduras. Playing at the Estadio General Francisco Morazan stadium, the BVI girls displayed discipline and determination to reach the halftime stage at just one goal down to their … Continued
