USVI’s Aliyah Boston added another accolade to her basketball career after being named the unanimous WNBA Rookie of the Year following an impressive 2023 season. The Indiana Fever’s number 1 draft pick is the 2nd player from the franchise to receive the award and the 5th in WNBA history to be awarded unanimously. Boston started … Continued
Governor His Excellency John Rankin has debunked the recent claims that the security of His Majesty’s Prison at Balsam Ghut was compromised on Thursday, September 21, during an alleged lockdown of the facility. Following reports that the prison was under lockdown, it was reported that a prisoner was almost let out of the facility. During … Continued
Great Britain are silver medallists of the 2023 Baseball European Championship after falling 11-2 to Spain in the final on Sunday. Entering the final undefeated, Great Britain thanks to the reinforcement of BVIslanders Kennard Dawson, Rayondre Mercer, Nateshon Thomas, Shamoy Christopher and Demoi Hodge, came out victorious against Sweden, Hungary, and, for the first time, … Continued
Great Britain are heading to their first Baseball European Championship final since 2007 after defeating Germany 8-4 in the semi-finals on Friday. BVIslanders Kennard Dawson (1 run & 2 hits), Rayondre Mercer (1 hit), Nateshon Thomas (1 run), and Shamoy Christopher contributed to the victory. Despite not playing in the semi-finals, local Demoi Hodge played … Continued
The sport of volleyball will be returning to schools across the territory as part of the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports (DYAS) After School Grassroots Sports Programme. The initiative is a joint partnership between DYAS and the Virgin Islands Volleyball Association. Minister for Education, Sports and Youth Affairs, Hon. Sharie De Castro, made the … Continued
The BVI Football Association (BVIFA) is aiming to have over 500 students registered for this year’s BDO Schools Football League which is set to kick-off on Wednesday, October 11. League Coordinator Cassandra “Coach Cass” Gregg made the announcement at a press conference on Tuesday, September 26, which was held to officially launch the 2023-2024 BDO … Continued
One Love FC is the first team to make the inaugural Emmett Caines Knockout Cup final after securing a bye following their 5-0 victory against Positive FC in the semi-final. Among the scoresheet for One Love in the preseason competition were Jahari Lacey, Jhon Samuel, Shayne Prince, Alcise Savery and Brent Bowman. “We dominated most … Continued
With the Caribbean classified as being one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change, Premier and Minister responsible for Climate Change, Dr. the Hon. Natalio Wheatley has called for world leaders to recognise the phenomenon as an existential threat to the planet and to be proactive in its reversal. Premier Wheatley made the comment … Continued
The British Virgin Islands team which recently secured a bronze medal at the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball (ECVA) U23 Women’s Championships in Dominica, was greeted with a celebratory ceremony at the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport on Tuesday following their arrival into the territory. The team defeated host Dominica in three straight sets to secure bronze … Continued
A total of twenty charges were laid before the Magistrate’s Court on Monday, September 25, against Nyron Erickson of West End, Tortola, jointly charging the 31-year-old with criminal offences stemming from a major drug and firearms bust in 2021. Erickson appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards virtually, where he was jointly charged with Jose Almestica, Jennifer … Continued
