St. Thomian Gets 1 Year In Prison For Bringing In East Indian Illegals
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man who admitted to trafficking illegal aliens from India was given one year in prison today. Steven Lewis, 57, of St. Thomas, was sentenced…
Despite Hurricanes, British Virgin Islands Successfully Tests Tsunami Early Warning System
[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola – Training Officer, at the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) Carishma Hicks said that CARIBE WAVE 18 provided an opportunity for the…
USGS: Two ‘Minor’ Earthquakes Strike Near British Virgin Islands Early This Morning
[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- The British Virgin Islands has experienced six earthquakes in the last 24 hours; 12 earthquakes in the past seven days; 34…
HAVING A ‘SWELL’ TIME IN PARADISE: Thirty Foot High Waves Hit Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — Waves nearly 30 feet high from a U.S. winter storm slammed into Puerto Rico today, forcing authorities to evacuate dozens of families and…
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: Minor Earthquake Rattles British Virgin Islands on Friday Morning
[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- A minor earthquake was recorded about 16 miles southeast of the British Virgin Islands on Friday morning, authorities said. The quake,…
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT: British Virgin Islands’ and Anguilla’s ‘Financial Skulduggery’ Allows North Korea To Avoid U.S. Sanctions
[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- A prominent British politician has accused Her Majesty's overseas territories of undermining the security services by helping North Korea dodge U.S.…
Minor Earthquake Felt in Tortola Was One of Nine Quakes Around BVI, St. Thomas and Puerto Rico on Sunday
[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- A minor earthquake took place about 24 miles off the coast of the British Virgin Islands on Sunday afternoon. The U.S.…
Some 1,074 People Get Disaster Aid In British Virgin Islands From Red Cross And Other Relief Organizations
[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- One thousand and seventy four households have benefited from the financial assistance program led by the BVI Red Cross and Caritas…
Trinidadian Survivor of Hurricane Irma Dies On Jost Van Dyke When Brakes Fail On Truck
DIED IN ACCIDENT: Samuel Don Ramtool. He was 61. [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI -- A Trinidadian truck driver was killed in a freak accident in…
BVI Earthquake Monitoring Equipment Is Back Up and Working Thanks To University of Puerto Rico
[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI -- The impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on the strong motion and seismic network throughout the BVI is being examined…