Police have confiscated seven illegal firearms and ‘several’ rounds of ammunition since the start of the year, according to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), which also declared that it is engaging the community in a territory-wide crackdown to […]

Leader of the Opposition Andrew Fahie has lamented that the premier has used his mid-term address to boast about the health of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) economy, adding that everyone else in the territory knows the local economy is […]

Two natives of the United States have been called before the Magistrate’s Court to answer to several charges following a 2015 boat collision that left one of the accused men nursing injuries. Those charged are 55-year-old boat captain John Magnaldi, […]

Premier Dr D Orlando Smith is away from the territory attending meetings in the United Kingdom (UK), where he will discuss Brexit, which is the UK’s impending exit from the European Union (EU). Brexit will directly affect the British Virgin […]

A 26-year-old native of Jamaica and resident of Lower Estate on Tortola, Nickail Chambers, has been charged with unlawful possession of a firearm with intent to injure. The charge stems from an incident in which shots were fired at Fort […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said gunmen have attacked two businessmen in separate incidents in the territory over the past few days. It did not divulge much information regarding the attacks, in which no one was injured. The […]

A 23-foot vessel valued at nearly $30,000 has been added to the British Virgin Islands government’s fleet. The government acquired the vessel through a forfeiture order made by Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards this morning, July 11. The vessel once belonged […]

Government Information Service – The Town and Country Planning Department, in collaboration with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour, is inviting the British Virgin Islands community to a series of Territory-wide “EnVIsion 2040” Smart Land Use Planning meetings, under […]

While declaring that the improper disposal of garbage is now being treated with utmost seriousness, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has proposed the establishment of an ‘anonymous tipline’ where residents can file reports when they witness illegal dumping. He said […]

It was a day filled with clean fun, good food and music, and competition. The 2017 Soapbox Derby, which was hosted by Caribbean Insurers Limited on Sunday July 9, did not only see children racing their go-carts along the makeshift […]