A Puerto Rican man was allegedly caught attempting to leave the territory via the TB Lettsome International Airport on March 6 with $39,800. Charged with failing to declare monies to Customs is 45-year-old businessman Alexis Perez. He did not enter […]

Local non-profit organisation, the Reaching Out Foundation, has launched a district stop-and-pledge fundraiser initiative which is geared towards benefitting schools across the British Virgin Islands. According to a media release from the foundation, the initiative will take place across each […]

The Caribbean country of Jamaica has confirmed its first imported case of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) to the island. Jamaican Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton made that public announcement on Tuesday, March 10. Dr Tufton said the patient is a […]

The Ministry of Education & Sports has announced new plans for the pavilion at the AO Shirley Recreation Grounds, which was scheduled to undergo a number of repairs.  The restoration project which is managed by the ministry and overseen by […]

The Ministry of Education is planning to introduce its first-ever student Junior Minister of Education in the British Virgin Islands. Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley told BVI News that the initiative, which is still being finalised, will give a selected […]

Plans are well underway for a land swap between the Magistrate’s Court in John’s Hole and a local special needs school on Tortola, Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley has said. The minister said the decision to swap the lands followed […]

A reformed education system which is to include the activation of advisory boards and special committees is being introduced to the British Virgin Islands. Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley gave that indication while speaking at the opening ceremony of Education […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVPF) has kicked off its annual Police Week celebrations that comprises a year-long series of activities for 2020. This year’s celebrations commenced with a church service last month and will be moving into a […]

The Association of Reef Keepers will be hosting an awareness initiative on Saturday, March 7, on the growing issue of the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) which is nearing the British Virgin Islands. According to the International Coral Reef […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor With the coronavirus outbreak, the best countries can do for now is to expect the worst, but hope for the best. OK. Corona has wiped $2.5 trillion from the value of global stocks. This is despite […]