A Tread Falls man was fined $1,200 at the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled drug. Twenty-two-year-old Akeem Headley was reportedly found with 16 grams of the substance on January 18, 2017. He has […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor The implacable and unbridgeable divisions created by Brexit in the UK means the whole Brexit mess will only be solved by a Second people’s vote — a second referendum. But even if the British voted to […]

Twenty-nine candidates sat the February 2019 Virgin Islands High School Certificate Programme (VIHCP) exams but only two managed to pass. One of those successful candidates is an inmate at Her Majesty’s Prison. That inmate is young Omarie Winter whose inspiring […]

By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff The Peebles Hospital is seeking global accreditation in an effort to, among other things, propel the territory on its quest to tap into the medical tourism market. CEO of the BVI Health Services Authority […]

Anguillan hotelier Kirk Hughes has been deported from the British Virgin Islands after serving time at Her Majesty’s Prison for Immigration and financial-related crimes in the territory. In a deportation order dated February 22, Hughes was described as “a person […]

The Civil Registry & Passport Office has recorded a spike in the number of applications for citizenship in the territory. According to Registrar General Stephanie Benn, the “upsurge” began after the 2017 hurricanes. The Registrar General did not specify the […]

The British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has launched a project to move towards a more effective method of managing its health information. CEO of the BVIHSA Dr Ronald Georges said the first phase of this project, which has […]

Governor Jaspert has declared that there will be no by-election for the Fourth Electoral District. In a media statement Wednesday afternoon, Governor Augustus Jaspert sided with the representative-elect for the Fourth District, Mark Vanterpool, on the basis of law. He […]

Eighty expatriates living in the British Virgin Islands for varying number of years are now naturalised Overseas Territory citizens. The naturalisation ceremony took place at Government House on Tuesday. “It feels very good,” said Jamaica-born Otis McKenzie, who has been […]

The Speaker of the House of Assembly, Julian Willock’s, impartiality is being questioned based on his refusal to swear in NDP member Mark Vanterpool as the territory’s Fourth District Representative. In a statement on public radio on Monday, Opposition Leader […]