House Speaker Julian Willock was chastised on Monday after being absent and neglecting to respond to a summons for him to appear before the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI). Through attorney Richard Rowe, Willock was told he was in breach […]

Former Acting Chief Immigration Officer and Deputy Secretary in the Premier’s Office, Geraldine Ritter-Freeman has been appointed to sit on the board of the Recovery & Development Agency (RDA). Ritter-Freeman was appointed to serve as the Governor’s Representative. This is […]

Unvaccinated residents now only have less than a month to get their jabs before the current batch of AstraZeneca vaccines in the territory expires and loses its viability. The BVI has an overall capacity to vaccinate 17,000 persons but up […]

After seeing an unsolicited offer for radar platforms from EZ Shipping’s owner, Clyde Chalwell, former Police Commissioner Michael Matthews had suggested for government to allow others to present bids. Government had hired the shipping company to host radar equipment to […]

Health & Social Development Minister Carvin Malone has promised to investigate a complaint regarding a woman that was allegedly separated from her infant child after being asked to leave the BVI to change employers recently. The issue which was first raised […]

A protest motorcade initially staged in response to the House of Assembly’s (HOA) proposed special insurance plan for active and retired legislators, has been met with greater support in its second bid. In the near three-hour long motorcade that wound […]

The British Virgin Islands is experiencing an increase in Ciguatera Fish Poisoning (CFP). According to National Epidemiologist, Harmony Massiah CFP is not uncommon in tropical and sub-tropical areas and is mainly associated with the consumption of big coral reef fish […]

A total of 27 persons were recently naturalised as British Overseas Territories Citizens (BOTC) of the Virgin Islands. Below is a media release from the Office of the Governor on the naturalisation ceremony to welcome these newest citizens. His Excellency […]

Talk show host Claude Skelton Cline has alleged that the mother of a six-month-old baby was separated from her child recently after being made to leave the BVI to change employers. The host lambasted the Immigration Department and its policy […]

A number of past and present members of the House of Assembly (HOA) have been summoned to appear before the Commission of Inquiry (COI) and are scheduled to give evidence throughout next week, starting Monday, June 14. Those who have […]