The four teams for the Virgin Islands Softball and Baseball Association’s Inaugural All-Stars event have been selected following the team draft extravaganza on Wednesday. In the first of its kind, players were selected for the East and West teams in both the men’s and women’s divisions. In the men’s division, the captains selected for the … Continued
The skeleton remains which were found in a ghut leading to Brewers Bay in December 2021 have been positively identified as 83-year-old Walter Todman, who was reported missing in 2018. This was confirmed by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force on Thursday, July 21. The police revealed that forensic results proved that the DNA samples … Continued
Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Marlon Penn has expressed that this is not the time for members of the House of Assembly to be arbitrary in their discourse surrounding the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report. Penn noted that in order to move the territory back on to the trajectory that its forefathers had … Continued
Temporary work permit applications for vendors operating within the Festival Grounds for the Emancipation Festival will be processed within a 2 to 3-day period. This is according to the Minister for Labour Honourable Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull who made the disclosure during a recent interview with 284News. The minister sought to encourage those employers with temporary … Continued
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak have been named the two final contenders in the race to succeed Boris Johnson as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The two emerged from a fifth round of voting among Conservative members of parliament on Wednesday, during which Penny Morduant, who … Continued
“Hasta la vista, Baby!” was the unexpected last words of United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he addressed the parliament for the final time in this capacity. Johnson, who received a standing ovation from the attending Members of Parliament, used his final speech to review his leadership over the past few years, which he … Continued
The Royal Virgin Islands are seeking the public’s assistance in locating two missing men who were reportedly last seen boarding a vessel. They are Keevin Walker and Cleofoster Williams Jr. who according to their families, have not been seen since Sunday, July 17. The police said they received separate reports that both men boarded a … Continued
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, together with the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association, is launching an initiative dubbed Family Fridays in hopes of generating some excitement for family time around the dinner table. Beginning Festival Friday, August 5, and the first Friday of every subsequent month, the occasion is intended to create … Continued
Registering his objection to the implementation of Recommendation A1 of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) Report on Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition Honourable Julian Fraser told the House of Assembly (HOA) that he found the document to be laced in contradictions. Recommendation A1 calls for the dissolution of the House of Assembly, the cessation of … Continued
Opposition Leader Honourable Julian Fraser is of the opinion that the system within the territory has failed the mentally ill. His comment came during a recent sitting of the House of Assembly, where he called on the relevant government ministries to get their act together. Fraser referenced several recent acts which occurred in the territory … Continued
