CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A BVI national was arrested on December 28, 2021, in St. Thomas on a criminal charge related to his failure to stop his vessel when ordered to do so…
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BVI Commission of Inquiry Has Until April To Complete Report, Governor Says
Last January my predecessor launched the Commission of Inquiry into increasing concerns about poor governance, potential corruption and alleged serious dishonesty. Since then the Commission of Inquiry team, led by Sir Gary…
British Virgin Islands Ranks 68th In The World In COVID-19 Deaths
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — The British Virgin Islands gained another dubious note of distinction when it moved into 68th place in COVID-19 deaths this week. A 71-year-old male with multiple underlying conditions…
Rower Who Stopped In The BVI Gets An Audience With Pope Francis In Italy
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — Don Victor Mooney of Queens, New York was invited to attend Pope Francis General Audience on World AIDS Day this month. Mooney was joined by his family when…
Woman In Paradise Wins 2 Tickets To Space Via Virgin Galactic Raffle
SAINT JOHN’S — A health coach from Antigua and Barbuda has won two tickets worth almost $1 million to be among Virgin Galactic’s first space tourists, the company said. Keisha Schahaff, 44,…
Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Charges 3 With Harboring Escaped USVI Prisoner
ROAD TOWN, Tortoa — BVI police arrested three people for their suspected roles in helping a U.S. Virgin Islands native who escaped from prison after Hurricane Irma. The two women and one…
Branson Takes More Money From Delta Air Lines To Keep His Floundering Airline Aloft
LONDON — Virgin Atlantic has raised $530 million in fresh funding from shareholders Virgin Group and Delta Air Lines as a new bout of gloom descends on the aviation sector. Founded by Richard…
BVI Boat Captain Who Threw Cell Phone Off Boat To Avoid Illegal Alien Smuggling Charge Gets No Jail Time
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A BVI boat captain who was caught smuggling illegal aliens into the U.S. Virgin Islands has been given no jail time by a federal judge after pleading guilty to…
‘Offshore’ Banks Can Be Tucked Away Anywhere These Days … Even On Shore
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — A mention of “tax havens” usually conjures up images of sun-soaked Caribbean escapes like the Cayman Islands or the British Virgin Islands, maybe the buttoned-down banks of…
Côte d’Azur Apartment Gift Docs For Putin’s Baby Mama Hidden In The BVI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — A group of news organizations has released the following main findings after reviewing what it describes as a massive leak of confidential financial records revealing assets held offshore by…