By Davion Smith, BVI News Journalist Government wants local financial service providers who temporarily relocated to other jurisdictions after the September 2017 hurricanes to return to the British Virgin Islands by the end of this month. These financial service providers […]

David Archer, Jr has been sworn in as the new Deputy Governor. He was officially sworn in at Government House in Road Town on Thursday, March 1. Archer, who served as Acting Deputy Governor between June 2 and July 31 […]

Despite the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria and the recent decrease in employment opportunities for many residents, the Ministry of Education and Culture is announcing the successful employment of 15 young people through its Youth Employment Services (YES) Programme […]

The sound of explosions believed to be gunfire has been heard in the vicinity of Road Town on Tortola. Residents told our news centre they heard multiple explosions around 10 o’clock Thursday night. There have been no reports of injury. […]

Mothers are being told to alert the police if they suspect their sons are in possession of guns or if they are involved in criminal activity. President of the BVI Christian Council, Bishop John Cline made the call today, amid […]

The body of a woman was flung miles from her grave when Hurricane Irma impacted the territory last September. According to family members, the body was buried late July on their private property on Salt Island. BVI News understands that […]

  Nicklin Joseph, the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) employee who was caught stealing on camera, has been handed an eight-month suspended sentence. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste DaBreo suspended the sentence for one year. That effectively means that Joseph will only serve […]

Government is not ruling out the possibility of reimplementing a curfew on Tortola. Premier Dr D Orlando gave that indication on Wednesday afternoon following a murder in Brandywine Bay on the main island. “It (a curfew) is something that we […]

The British Virgin Islands has ranked at the top of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) for having the most students to sit five or more subjects in the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) exams last year. Education Minister Myron […]

A limited amount of claims adjusters in the territory was one of the biggest hurdles local insurance companies faced in the aftermath of last year’s hurricanes. That is according to President of the Insurance Company of the West Indies (ICWI), […]