The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has seized a significant quantity of cocaine during an operation on the eastern end of Tortola. The police did not specify the exact quantity but it said the operation was carried out on […]

Unlike what was seen with his immediate predecessor, Governor John Rankin has now said he is open to having Premier Andrew Fahie chair Cabinet in his absence. During an appearance before the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI) yesterday, Governor Rankin […]

Governor John Rankin has concluded that no constitutional breach arises from him not giving assent to the government’s Disaster Management Act. The Act was passed in the House of Assembly (HOA) in January 2021 but both Rankin and his immediate […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is struggling to serve court summonses to people who are charged with breaches of the law. According to Inspector Dervent Murray, the police is facing an inadequacy with regards to gathering specific information […]

Minister of Education, Culture, & Youth Affairs, Dr Natalio Wheatley is asking for more displays of kindness in the territory as a strategy to combat bullying in schools. Speaking at the opening ceremony for the celebration of Anti-Bullying Week, Dr […]

Information reaching our news centre is that the brother of a prominent businessman — who is also a high-ranking member of a government statutory body — has been arrested. BVI News understands that the man in question is in custody […]

The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Officers of the RVIPF Marine Branch are continuing their investigations in Saturday’s boating accident that took the life of one man. Initial investigations indicate that sometime […]

The government’s Internal Auditor, Dorea Corea, has suggested there was a likely breakdown in the Premier’s Office with regards to its stewardship of the public purse. Corea made that statement in response to potential criticisms put to her when she […]

Auditor General (AG), Sonia Webster, has suggested that her office is under no obligation to include feedback from relevant government ministries or departments when issuing her audit reports. The AG gave that indication when she appeared before the Commission of […]

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)) of the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park, Vance Lewis has indicated that his team did not cause cruise passengers to bypass shops at the park when the new cruise season opened last Wednesday. In fact, […]