A new report published by a United Nations body has highlighted major issues plaguing the Caribbean and Latin America, and has called for governments to plan with these issues in mind to ensure economic growth in 2023. The report is […]

The senior citizen programmes in several communities across the territory have come in for scrutiny by Opposition Leader Julian Fraser, owing to their glaring absence at a critical time. Fraser disclosed that senior centres in the East End, Carrot Bay, […]

There is a call for road networks to be improved across the territory to change the culture of unsafe practices among motorists. That position was put forward by hosts of the Talking Points radio show, Violet Gaul and Damion Grange […]

The concern over public officers being arrested and charged in the execution of their duties has heightened with legislators now calling for something be done to abate those fears. Health Minister Marlon Penn made those calls in the wake of […]

Before the month ends, the public should know whether social commentator Cindy Rosan will contest the next general election that is constitutionally due by May 2023. “I will make a final announcement at the end of the year. I’m observing […]

Despite the resentment that many locals may feel when expatriates get top jobs within government, former Police Commissioner Michael Matthews said residents should remember that BVIslanders are the ones who choose these individuals. Speaking on the Talking Points radio show […]

The JY Harbour View Marina in East End, Tortola has announced that it will reopen for business today following Monday’s fatal shooting in its parking lot. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has launched an investigation into the shooting […]

Health Minister Marlon Penn has suggested that the time has long passed for excuses about fixes to the roads in the East End/Long Look community. The government promised in the past that road repairs in the community would be addressed […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has posited that many residents are afraid of changing the BVI’s status as a territory because they fear losing fundamental benefits they believe the country gets from the United Kingdom (UK). The Premier said efforts need […]

Former legislator Ronnie Skelton has argued that some tensions remain between the elected government and United Kingdom-appointed governors in the territory after revisions made to the 2007 constitution resulted in the removal of previously held powers by the Governor’s Office. […]