The Sea Cow’s Bay Basketball Club received a grant of $18,000 from the BVI Olympic Committee (BVIOC) to assist with the development of the club’s new 3×3 basketball programme. The programme was launched at the Sea Cow’s Bay basketball court on Tuesday, July 25 and is available to boys and girls across the territory who … Continued
The BVI national team returned to territory on Tuesday after collecting 4 medals at the NACAC Under 18 and Under 23 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica. The BVI finished the championships with one gold, one silver and two bronze medals, thanks to Jah’Kyla Morton, Beyonce Defreitas and Kimberly Smith. A welcoming ceremony was held … Continued
The British Virgin Islands prevented the Dominican Republic from completing a three-peat by defeating the defending champions 78-77 on Saturday, to be crowned the new champions of the 2023 Battle of the Fittest basketball tournament. The BVI team was sent to the tournament in Saint Maarten by the local club, Skillful Ballers Basketball Club, which … Continued
D’Moi Hodge was presented with the “Key to the Bay” on Sunday, July 23, making him the first person ever to be bestowed with such an honour. Hodge was presented with the key by Second District Representative Hon. Melvin “Mitch” Turnbull during a church service at the Cane Garden Bay Baptist Church. D’Moi thanked all … Continued
BVIslander D’Moi Hodge received a celebratory homecoming after returning to the territory for the first time in more than two years and he was awarded by the BVI Government as the territory’s first VI Bassador. Kamal Haynes has the story.
The trio of Jah’Kyla Morton, Beyonce Defreitas and Kimberly Smith delivered for the British Virgin Islands on the final day of the NACAC Under 18 and Under 23 Championships in San Jose, Costa Rica, after collecting gold, silver and bronze medals in their respective events. Competing in the Under 18 Girls High Jump event, Morton … Continued
Beyonce Defreitas collected the British Virgin Islands’ first medal of the 2023 NACAC Under 18 and Under 23 Championship in Costa Rica after placing third in the Women’s 100-meter finals. Running out of lane six, Defreitas finished strongly to clock a time of 11.41 seconds to claim the bronze medal. The race was won by … Continued
The BVI athletes who recently competed at the IV NACAC Under 13 and Under 15 Championships in the Dominican Republic received a warm welcome when they returned to the territory this week. Kamal Haynes has the story.
400-meter hurdler Kyron McMaster set a new meet record after placing first with a seasons best time of 47.26 seconds at the 2023 P-T-S World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meeting in Slovakia today. The time comfortably surpassed the previous meet record of 48.24 seconds and places Kyron third in the season’s top list. David Kendziera … Continued
The BVI team dropped both matches in the doubles category of the Junior Caribbean Squash Championships in St. Vincent on Tuesday. The mixed duo of Darci Reich and Zevieh Abraham (BVI) fell to Barbados’ Joanna Atkins and Dominic Wilson 11-4, 11-7. In the Boys’ Doubles, Alex Stewart and Aidan Parris of Barbados defeated Oliver Henderson … Continued
