A new system for taxpayers to facilitate the administration of all taxes and licenses is expected to be introduced in the coming weeks. The government, in a recent press release, announced that the Inland Revenue Department (IRD), in collaboration with […]

The government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United Kingdom-based University of Southampton (UoS) — a leader in marine and maritime research — to formalise what the Premier’s Office described as a “mutually beneficial partnership between the […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has reported that 44-year-old businessman Gabriel James has been charged with rape. He was charged on four counts of that offence. James has also been charged with one count of Assault Occasioning Actual […]

Just hours after a vehicular collision that claimed the life of a scooter rider in Fort Hill, Tortola, there has been another fatality on the territory’s roads. This latest incident took place on Jost Van Dyke this morning where a […]

The Cabinet has reviewed and approved a two-year Medium Term Fiscal Plan (MTFP) which will help to keep the territory in compliance with the Public Finance Management Act of 2012. A Cabinet post-meeting statement released yesterday, January 19, noted that […]

An investigation has been launched into the circumstances that led a fatal crash of a male rider on Fort Hill, Tortola last night. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force said in a media release Friday morning that a male scooter […]

The government has earmarked a little under a half-a-million dollars to construct two new social homes in the British Virgin Islands. The social homes will be constructed on Jost Van Dyke (JVD) and on the main island of Tortola. A […]

Just days after coming under fire for allegedly being involved in human trafficking, embattled former Speaker of the House of Assembly (HOA) Julian Willock has hit back at the United Kingdom (UK) which he accused of targeting him. According to […]

The government in conjunction with the Recovery & Development Agency has broken ground for the construction of a Joint Marine Shore Base Building which will see the development of a 5,656-square-foot facility and boat storage platform in Road Reef, Tortola. […]

Financial difficulties and staffing challenges are affecting the state-owned entity responsible for local parks and protected areas. Director of the National Parks Trust (NPT) Dr Cassander Titley-O’Neal told the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) recently that she has an ageing staff […]