The British Virgin Islands men’s national team lost their final game of the CONCACAF Nations League tournament 3-1 on Thursday, playing against Group D leaders Puerto Rico at the A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground. The home boys opened the scoring in the 36th minute after BVI was awarded a penalty which was converted by Tyla Forbes. … Continued
At least one major airline is set to commence regional flights to and from the BVI from August 2023. This was confirmed by the Managing Director of the BVI Airports Authority Mr. Kurt Menal in a recent interview with 284Media. While not being able to disclose the name of the airline at the time, Mr. … Continued
Former Director of Tourism Allen O’Neal believes that the National Democratic Party Administration had good intentions with the failed $7.2 million BVI Airways initiative. O’Neal who will be contesting the upcoming general election as an At-Large candidate under the NDP said during a recent campaign launch, that having a local airline in the territory would … Continued
Leader of the National Democratic Party Marlon Penn says if elected his government will seek to renegotiate the existing contract with BiWater and introduce a road maintenance unit to thoroughly repair the infrastructure of the BVI’s roadways. Penn made the announcement last weekend during his party’s launch of candidates for the upcoming general election. He … Continued
A male was arrested and later released by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force on Tuesday pending further investigations on suspicion of fraud at His Majesty’s Customs. This was confirmed in a media release from the RVIPF which said several irregularities were detected within the Customs Department which have resulted in the arrest of three … Continued
The boat owner charged in relation to the October 2021 deadly boating accident that resulted in the death of local Frandie Martin Jr. has been revealed as British Millionaire Graham Stanton. The identity of Stanton was revealed in a newspaper article by British media, The Mirror, on Monday, March 20. According to the article, Stanton, … Continued
Local basketball rising star D’Moi Hodge has bid farewell to a successful college career following the exit of his Missouri Tigers in the second round of the NCAA tournament against Princeton over the weekend. Playing in a must win game against the number 15 ranked Princeton Tigers, Hodge’s Missouri Tigers fell 78-63 after trailing at … Continued
Sixth District candidate Myron Walwyn says that the Retiring Allowances (Legislative Service) (Amendment) Act, 2021 needs to be partially repealed as he pointed to a number concerns relating to the Act. Walwyn at the time was addressing the public at the National Democratic Party’s launch of political candidates for the upcoming general election. He labelled … Continued
A 25-member men’s national training squad was announced this morning for the upcoming CONCACAF Nations League match against Puerto Rico on Thursday, March 23. President of the BVI Football Association Mr. Andy Bickerton announced the team during a press conference on Monday, stating that a solid eleven players will be selected from the pool of … Continued
Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Marlon Penn has claimed that the acceptance of the National Unity Government by the United Kingdom was solely because of his credibility and the credibility of Second District Representative Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull. Penn made the claim over the weekend during the launch of NDP’s candidates for the upcoming … Continued
