Health officials are said to be examining factors that might have caused a reported surge in coronavirus cases from passengers travelling through the Road Town Ferry Dock. This is according to National Epidemiologist, Harmony Massiah, who spoke as part of […]

The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) is permitting an additional ferry service to operate between the BVI and US Virgin Islands (USVI) each day. Currently, only one round trip ferry operates between the two territory’s daily — departing the BVI at […]

Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley has denounced the practice of persons misleading others about the rebuilding project being done for Elmore Stoutt High School’s (ESHS) main campus in Road Town. “There are some persons out there who are genuinely frustrated […]

The man reportedly stabbed during a dispute with his son yesterday is in stable condition. The police gave that update in a media release Friday morning; adding that the son is in custody for allegedly perpetrating the wounding. The stabbing […]

Public consultations on the government’s proposed Police Act commences next Monday, May 31 and is scheduled to run until June 9. The legislation, which has been the subject of some controversy, seeks to repeal the Police Act Cap. 165 and […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is investigating a shooting that happened on Tortola during the early-morning hours of Thursday, May 27. The RVIPF’s Information Unit told our news centre that police received reports of a shooting in Fort […]

Amid heightened public scrutiny on the government’s economic stimulus payouts — particularly to local fishers and farmers, recipients are being reminded to provide evidence on how they spent their grant monies. Premier Andrew Fahie issued that reminder on Wednesday during […]

As of May 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has issued significantly relaxed guidelines to include whereby fully vaccinated persons no longer need to wear masks — whether indoors or outdoors, in most circumstances. When asked […]

As much as a quarter dozen medical schools are being expected to establish offices in the BVI, with some currently going through the process even now. This was the latest update Premier Andrew Fahie gave during a media conference Wednesday […]

As local authorities prepare for the reopening of the cruise industry, there will be a live trial exercise of the isolation area within which cruise passengers will be confined when they visit the territory in the next few weeks. The […]