The Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) said it is very confident the construction of new school buildings at the Elmore Stoutt High School in Lower Estate campus will be completed by the beginning of the new academic year in September. […]

The government will be looking to introduce and amend at least five pieces of legislation to improve the security and justice system within the territory this year. According to Governor John Rankin who outlined the government’s upcoming legislative agenda during […]

Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley has expressed regret for making statements about another legislator recently that he termed as ‘unflattering’. “Last year I referred to a contribution of a member in an unflattering way. And upon reflection, I decided to […]

Third District Representative Julian Fraser has come out against the delivery of the traditional Speech from the Throne delivered by the Governor. Speaking during the First Sitting of the Fourth Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HOA), the veteran […]

A wooden structure and a car parked outside were destroyed in a fire at Princess Quarters adjacent to Copper Mine Road on Virgin Gorda last night. According to Chief Fire Officer (CFO) Zebalon McLean, everything in the building was destroyed. […]

Minister for Immigration & Labour, Vincent Wheatley has defended the protracted period often taken by the Labour Department to process work permits.  “What we see happening in the BVI now on a broad scale, is no one expected the BVI […]

Political commentator and former government consultant Pastor Claude Skelton Cline has hit out against the reported hiring of a St Lucian as Managing Director of the BVI Airports Authority. “How is it that we have once again employed a gentleman […]

Residents can look forward to new legislation to tackle the problems faced when trying to call the territory’s primary emergency number — 911. The government is seeking to introduce the Emergency Call Handling Bill to increase its compatibility with modern […]

The government has proposed several regulations in the upcoming year to improve one of the territory’s main economic pillars—the financial services sector. In yesterday’s Speech from the Throne address, Governor John Rankin announced that the government has proposed amendments to […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Much of humanity has not woken up to the reality of a more complex, much more interconnected, and digitally-driven era. When men and women began to get ill with the COVID-19 virus in early 2020, little […]