The body that represents the interests and welfare of government workers is being re-established after years of dormancy. The Virgin Islands Civil Service Association (VICSA) will have its first meeting on September 11 to start the revival process. “The re-launch […]

The installation process has begun for the new weather stations that are being erected across the territory and local technicians are being trained on how to install. The technicians being trained are from the Department of Disaster Management and the BVI […]

The following is a message from Premier Dr Daniel Orlando Smith on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Irma — the category-five disaster that ravaged the British Virgin Islands on September 6, 2017. Certain events in our lives are so momentous […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is reporting nine arrests between August 19 and September 1. The accused persons were implicated for a number of charges ranging from murder and drug offences to robbery, among other things. In its […]

By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff After years of being exposed to unfiltered smoke emissions in their community, residents of Pockwood Pond have said they are now in fear for their lives and the wellbeing of their families. During a […]

Bringing key legislation such as Freedom of Information or Consumer Protection before parliament now will be nothing more than a political play from the NDP government, Opposition Leader Andrew Fahie has said. He told BVI News the appointed hour to […]

More weather systems have developed and are now lurking in the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center in the United States has advised. One of those systems is the Category 3 Hurricane Florence, which forecasters say is no threat to the […]

  Following a number of open fires at local waste sites over the last year, Health Minister Ronnie Skelton said plans are ongoing to implement a long-term solution to alleviate the territory’s solid waste concerns. “The solution to our garbage […]

Government will decide whether to transform Isabella Morris Primary into a junior high school during the course of this new academic year. Premier Dr D Orlando Smith made the announcement in a media conference on Tuesday, September 4. “That is […]

PRESS RELEASE: CCT’s Back to School campaign, held territory-wide, wrapped up on Friday, August 31 on Jost Van Dyke. The two-week long Back-to-School campaign hosted a distribution drive on Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke along with presentations […]