Former Premier Andrew Fahie has filed a motion before a Florida court to receive more flexible bond conditions ahead of his trial. The former premier is facing charges of drug smuggling and money laundering along with his co-accused — former […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed the death of a nine-month-old in the territory. In a brief media statement moments ago, the police described the infant’s death as “sudden”. “[The] cause of death is still to be […]

Governor John Rankin has threatened to publish a number of reviews arising out of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) that the current government has withheld from the public for months.  The governor stated at a press conference yesterday, April 6, […]

Health Minister Marlon Penn is in agreement that successive governments have continued to balance the territory’s budget on the backs of public servants. Penn, the incumbent Eighth District Representative and Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP), was speaking at […]

As the territory moves deeper into the 2023 tourism season, the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) is projecting for the BVI to receive just under 800,000 cruise passenger arrivals this year. If realised, this projection would effectively triple the number of […]

Businessman and Fifth District candidate for the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM), Marvin ‘MB’ Blyden, has come out swinging against incumbent D5 Representative Kye Rymer; taking shots at Rymer over what he perceived as the legislator’s failings as a government […]

It might not be till a little more than one year’s time before the United Kingdom (UK) lifts the feared Order in Council that is currently being held in reserve in the UK parliament. The Order in Council facilitates for […]

Former legislator Myron Walwyn has expressed dismay at Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley’s belated admission that the contentious ‘greedy bill’ passed by his Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government was a mistake. The so-called ‘greedy bill’ is a reference to the Retiring Allowances […]

Virgin Islands Party (VIP) candidate, Kevin ‘OJ’ Smith, has accused incumbent Third District Representative, Julian Fraser, of attempting to mislead the public when he referenced Smith’s work with now-disgraced former premier, Andrew Fahie. Fahie is currently awaiting trial in the […]

Territorial At-Large candidate for the National Democratic Party (NDP), Lorna Smith has slammed the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government for being oblivious in its approach to issues facing the local tourism industry. Pointing to several ATM machines in the Second […]