A grand jury indictment has charged former Premier Andrew Fahie and his co-accused Oleanvine Maynard — the former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority, with Interstate and Foreign Travel in Aid of Racketeering. The racketeering charge was added in […]

As the world continues to grapple with rising fuel prices partly due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, BVIEC has indicated that it is waiting for global fuel prices to stabilise before it moves to sign longer term contracts with fuel […]

Works Minister Kye Rymer has expressed hope that a proposed runway expansion for the Terrance B Lettsome airport could get underway soon. Consecutive governments have acknowledged that the runway needs to be expanded to accommodate airlift but despite the plans […]

Local attorney Jamal Smith has questioned the motives behind former Deputy Premier Dr Kedrick Pickering’s political campaign and his attempt at a reset.  Dr Pickering lost his Seventh District post at the 2019 elections after 20 consecutive years to current […]

Territorial At-Large Representative Carvin Malone said if BVIslanders aren’t careful, the next version of the constitution may not reflect their ideas and hopes for the territory’s future. To ensure this doesn’t happen, Malone is urging residents to submit their views […]

BVI News understands that the police recently arrested and charged two persons for their roles in separate incidents involving minors. In the first incident, our news centre understands that a 16-year-old boy was charged for having sexual intercourse with a […]

As the government takes steps to develop a new policy to govern residency and belongership, one social commentator has suggested that a ‘fast track’ residency pathway for expat teachers would help the territory retain more of these professionals. Teacher retention […]

Amid concerns that the BVI has lost some yachts to neighboring jurisdictions, local stakeholders are taking steps to recapture sailors as the global yachting sector continues to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. A recent delegation from the territory sought to […]

Local attorney Jamal Smith has frowned on a new arrangement whereby Territorial At-Large Representative Neville ’Sheep’ Smith has been assigned to serve as the provisional representative for the First District in the absence of former Premier Andrew Fahie.  Fahie, who is the […]

Education Minister Sharie de Castro has revealed that the BVI does not currently have a national maintenance plan in place for schools in the territory. The issue of the maintenance of schools has been brought to the forefront recently after […]