Junior Minister of Trade Marlon Penn said the British Virgin Islands intends to push the concept of ‘smart communities’, but there are a number of challenges, including the relatively high cost of internet that does not function as fast as […]

While defending the ‘no cellular phone’ policy in the Magistrate’s Court, Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards today put attorneys on blast for being among the prime offenders. She accused some lawyers of playing games on their phones while they sit at […]

Dear Editor, In a recent article in the BVI press, our premier Dr D Orlando Smith called for more local medical professionals to staff Peebles Hospital. This seems like the boy who cried wolf. Often, politicians say things in the […]

A man who is accused of badly beating his girlfriend for her to disclose her cellular phone password has appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards. Tifern Henley, 35, pleaded not guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The prosecution alleged […]

Less than a month after he reportedly was rescued during an incident at sea, Lower Estate resident Trumayne Daway is being accused of committing a number of offences on land. He has been charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, unlicensed […]

The man at the helm of the territory’s Town and Country Planning Department, Gregory Adams, is among persons raising fresh concern about the wanton disregard for laws in virtually all aspects of life throughout the British Virgin Islands (BVI). He […]

After hearing that Fat Hog’s Bay resident Keshawn Baronville has completed his drug rehab sessions successfully, Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards fined him $300 for marijuana possession. She ordered the offender to pay the sum or serve 30 days at Her […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has released photos of two persons on a motor scooter, adding that they are being sought in relation to a theft that unfolded in Road Town shortly after mid-day on Monday. CCTV cameras […]

Six years after it almost filed for bankruptcy, one of the airlines that serves the British Virgin Islands and other countries in the region has announced net profit of $3.89 million, adding that its employees contributed significantly to the turn-around. […]

Two vehicles collided Tuesday evening in the vicinity of the Red Cross headquarters on Tortola, resulting in persons being injured. Reports are that at least two persons were taken to Peebles Hospital. Their medical condition, as well as the cause […]