The court learned today that DNA evidence found on the collar of a black tee-shirt matched accused robber Kareem Durante, so much so that it would take one in 360 trillion individuals to have the same DNA sample.
The tee-shirt was sent by the police to a privately-owned DNA laboratory in Miami.Director of the DNA Labs International, Kevin Noppinger, in his testimony on Monday morning said he received several pieces of evidence including DNA swabs and hair samples from George Mason of the Scenes of... Full story »
The BVI Football Association last week took a major step forward in developing not only Football in the territory, but sport as a whole as they played host to representatives from Football’s world governing body – FIFA, in a specially structured “Com-Unity” workshop. ... Full story »
Monday, February 8 – The Draft Labour Code, 2009 will receive its second and third readings when the fourth sitting of the third session of the first House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands convenes on Tuesday, 9 February at 10 a.m. ... Full story »
Tuesday, October 20 – The British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) releases fourth issue of its quarterly publication The Pulse.... Full story »
Islanders Football Club and BVI Masters Football Club Teamed up for the Haiti Relief Charity Match on Sunday February 7, 2010, at the A.O Shirley Recreation Grounds. ... Full story
LOS ANGELES, CMC – The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office on Monday charged Grenadian-born Dr. Conrad Murray with involuntary manslaughter in the death of the American pop star, Michael Jackson last year. ... Full story
The death of Professor Ralston Milton ‘Rex’ Nettleford, Vice Chancellor Emeritus of the UWI on February 2, 2010 has resulted in an irreparable void for the University of the West Indies (UWI) and the people of the extended Caribbean region. ... Full story
H. Lavity Stoutt Community College will host a live, call-in panel discussion aimed at creating greater awareness of the situation in Haiti on Thursday 11 February at the Paraquita Bay Atrium, commencing at 7:00 p.m. ... Full story
Monday, February 8th, 2010 – Kingston, Jamaica: As part of Digicel’s relief efforts in Haiti, the country’s largest mobile operator has donated an assortment of generators, phones and credit to 15 radio stations in Port-au-Prince to help them get back in contact with their listeners after the earthquake on January 12th. ... Full story
05/02/10: Rangers defeated Mets 19-2. Rangers had 19 runs, 12 hits, three errors and left two runners on base. Mets had two runs four hits, 14 errors and left six runners on base. The winning pitcher was Jelisa Potter and the loser was Shaika Jeffers. Darea Malone of Rangers was three-four with a triple, a home run,three runs scored and four runs batted in. ... Full story
Eighteen-year-old Vernon Bernard, one of the individuals fingered in a break-in at the Road Town Police station, will return to the High Court on March 2 where his case is set for report. ... Full story
Monday, February 8 – Postmaster of the BVI Post, Mr. Kevin Smith, has announced plans for the impending move of the general post office on Main Street to an interim facility in early March. ... Full story
Monday, February 8 – Fifteen officers from the Fire and Rescue Services Department are participating in a Leadership for Changing Times Course offered by the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College as part of efforts to build capacity within the department. ... Full story
Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Omar Hodge is optimistic that in the not too distant future the formation of a BVI Coast Guard will protect the porous borders of the Territory from guns, drug smuggling and human trafficking. ... Full story
Convicted murderer Andrew ‘Ratty’ Milton is in solitary confinement at the Territory’s prison after stabbing accused robber Kareem Durante multiple times in his torso area, BVI News was informed. ... Full story
On day two of the Bat Cave robbery the court learned of a disparity in the time that accused robber Kareem Durante gave to the police and the time recorded on his cell phone. ... Full story
Five individuals jointly charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm and robbery have had their case set for mention on March 2, 2010 at the High Court. ... Full story
Kareem Durante, arrested three days after the Bat Cave Baugher’s Bay restaurant was robbed in September 2007, said he was with friends and watched a movie on the evening of the robbery. ... Full story
A bail application for Dominican Ovel Matthew, accused of attempting to murder his girlfriend, was turned down by Judge Rita Joseph-Olivetti on Wednesday afternoon. ... Full story
The man with the silky voice and giver of countless hits and popular love songs Brian McKnight is rumored to be one of the headliners of the tenth BVI Music Festival. ... Full story
It was standing room only at the Catholic Community Centre in Virgin Gorda on Saturday 30th of January as Ophelia Johnson, Shelly Harley, Maria Samuel and Tesan Gunzelle competed for the title of Miss Bold & Beautiful 2010. After four segments of competition, Ms. Tesan Gunzelle won the crown with Ms. Ophelia Johnson capturing the 1st runner up spot. ... Full story
Piano bar entertainer Jim Hitte has returned to the British Virgin Islands to perform in Sam's Piano Bar at The Rock Café on Virgin Gorda through the end of February. He performs nightly, except Sundays, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. ... Full story
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts –Infamus Music is proud to report that Grammy award winning Haitian artiste Wyclef Jean has shown his support towards rising Kittitian star, Infamus. ... Full story
Tuesday, January 26 – The Elmore Stoutt High School Drama Society received overwhelming support and extraordinary reviews from the public for its presentation of the play 'Marah'. ... Full story
Road Town, Tortola, February 3 – Chairman of the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board, Myron Walwyn is encouraging the Territory to work with the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) to help to deter criminal activity in the BVI. ... Full story
Road Town, Tortola, February 2 – The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board is encouraging residents to take part in the Virgin Islands Search and Rescue’s (VISAR), Gourmet Gathering this coming Friday, February 5. ... Full story
BVI has been recognized in several categories among the ‘Top 100 Caribbean/Atlantic’ diving destination in the SCUBA Diving Magazine 2010 Reader’s Choice Awards. The article was published on traveldailynews. com last week. ... Full story
Acting Director of the BVI Tourist Board Hadassah Ward says potential promoters of events in the Territory will have to outline how they intend to sponsor events in detail before the BVITB can consider providing financial assistance. ... Full story
Road Town, Tortola, January 27 – Commissioner of the British Virgin Islands Film Commission, Rhodni Skelton, recently completed the Film Masters course Leadership for Film Commissioners. Skelton successfully finished in the top ranking of the class that was made up of a cadre of international film commissioners. ... Full story
Dear Bella: I live with my boyfriend and our two-year-old son. We have had our issues but managed, somehow, to get over them. But there is one thing. He has a woman calling him every night at 11 p.m. ... Full story
Dear Bella: I have a problem, I’m a 23-year-old male and I’m in love with four women. One might agree that at my age I’m to young to be settling down with all the other options available to me but personally I hate playing games… I’m tired of chasing women that are of no benefit to me in the long run. ... Full story
Dear Bella: A wife saw a text on her husband’s phone with a younger woman asking ‘do you still love me? do you really love me?” He was confronted by his wife and he said that he has nothing with the young woman. She believes that her husband is being untruthful. Should she believe him? Do you think she will be able to trust him again? ... Full story
Dear Bella: After being in love with a guy for six years I'm still not sure what's going on. I love him I must confest but I think I'm addicted to sex! ... Full story
Highlights from the third and final night of the Carrot Bay Festival, which brought the curtains down on Emancipation activities. * Photos by Andre 'Shadow' Dawson.
HEISINMY POCKET won the Premier's Cup at the August Tuesday races. Here are photo highlights of the entire day's event at the Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cow's Bay. * Photo by Andre 'Shadow' Dawson. ... Full story
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