The European Union (EU) this week updated its tax haven blacklist and the BVI has not been named among the worst offenders. This means that the BVI has managed to avoid that list for one year as it was upgraded […]
Archive for February, 2021
Penn calls for gov’t to provide another COVID-19 stimulus package
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn is calling on the government to disperse a second round of economic stimulus to further support residents and businesses still reeling from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Just last May, the government rolled out a […]
Governor aims to give police extra resources to probe recent murders
Governor John Rankin has said he aims to provide the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) with “any extra resource necessary” to investigate the murders that have happened in the territory since the start of 2021. The BVI has experienced […]
Nearly half of BVI’s 16 vaccination centres to be ready this week
Seven of the 16 COVID-19 vaccination centres the Ministry of Health is looking to set up in the British Virgin Islands are expected to be ready this week. The respective locations from where these centres will operate are the Jost […]
Reckless driver arrested after engaging cops in vehicular chase
BVI News understands that a man was last week arrested after engaging police in a vehicular chase in West End, Tortola. It is understood that police officers were on mobile patrol when they saw a car moving suspiciously along the […]
Residents urged to increase quake, tsunami response at Caribe Wave
BVI residents are invited to improve their readiness for earthquake and tsunami events by joining the regional Caribe Wave exercise taking place on Thursday, March 11. Caribe Wave is organised by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the United […]
Four injured in vehicular accident on VG
Four persons have been injured in a vehicular accident that happened on Virgin Gorda this morning. Police indicated that two of those individuals were seriously injured. None of the victims’ medical condition is known to BVI News at this time […]
Why is UK inviting volunteers to be infected with the coronavirus?
The United Kingdom will again make history in the fight against coronavirus as the country gets ready to infect healthy, young volunteers with coronavirus in the world’s first COVID-19 “human challenge” study. The historic human challenge is set to begin […]
Inquiry Response Unit established to cooperate with COI
(Press Release from the Office of the Premier): Following the decision of the former Governor, His Excellency Augustus J U Jaspert, to institute a Commission of Inquiry (the “Inquiry“), the Government of the Virgin Islands established the Inquiry Response Unit […]
Gov’t moves to strengthen anti-money laundering, terrorism laws
Amid a number of international financial reports that have accused the BVI’s financial services industry of aiding money launderers in recent times, the Cabinet is moving to pass new laws to tackle tax evasion and money laundering. The EU, the […]
