By Davion Smith, BVI News Staff The United Kingdom government has withdrawn a piece of legislation that would have revoked the three-year extension given to British Overseas Territories (OTs) to implement what is known as public registers of company beneficial […]

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has extended a proverbial olive branch to the new Andrew Fahie-led government, stating that the Opposition will not arbitrarily oppose the ruling party’s plans if those plans are determined to be in the best interest of […]

The British Virgin Islands is being promoted to expect a massive boost in tourism during the upcoming Father’s Day weekend in June when reggae icon Buju Banton performs in the territory. Buju, who spent the last eight years in a […]

Former legislator Myron Walwyn wants fresh anti-defamation laws to be drafted for the British Virgin Islands. “It is a matter that has to be looked at, and it would require us to revisit our defamation laws taking into account the […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has called on residents to be courageous and ‘dream big’ like the late Chief Minister, Hamilton Lavity Stoutt. Fahie made the call at the 24th annual H Lavity Stoutt memorial celebration and 19th Wreath-laying Ceremony at the […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor The Virgin Islands General Election of February 2019 — despite beliefs that independent candidates and new parties would drive a new political culture — the two main political parties in the Virgin Islands remain dominant in […]

Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Myron Walwyn believes his party’s chances of being re-elected as the government would have been considerably higher if the party remained united and if the hurricanes had not affected the territory. Walwyn gave […]

Despite a home track advantage, local racehorses were not able best their counterparts in the neighbouring US Virgin Islands (USVI), which outperformed the BVI to emerge as overall victors in Sunday’s horseracing event at the Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea […]

Persons using local airports to travel internationally will now have to pay $50 in fees to the Government of the Virgin Islands. A breakdown of this fee — which largely has not sat well with residents — shows that persons […]

The new slate of ministers under the Premier Andrew Fahie-led administration has been warned that their ministerial roles could be revoked if they are not transparent. Premier Fahie gave that warning during the new government ministers’ swearing-in ceremony at the […]