Members of the parliamentary opposition staged a walkout from the House of Assembly today after the Dr Natalio Wheatley-led government postponed the scheduled question-and-answer segment, during which opposition members pose questions to the government. According to Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton, […]

Talk show host Violet Gaul has suggested that the Labour Department flag persons coming into the territory to work as barmaids, arguing that they often end up in the treacherous hands of abusers once they arrive. Gaul shared that view […]

BVI News has been reliably informed that a large bag containing bricks of cocaine was found floating near Nanny Cay, just two days before a similar discovery was made in waters in Road Town. The bag was reportedly found by […]

Third District Representative Julian Fraser suggested that residents were dissatisfied in the past when lawmakers still had the power to distribute assistance grant funding directly to them. This was before the Commission of Inquiry recommended that aid be rerouted through […]

Second District Representative Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull has posited that BVIslanders have become afraid to shape the narrative on residency and belongership in a way that benefits them and preserves their culture. Turnbull likened the backseat taken by BVIslanders to those […]

Fifteen-year-old Chloe Fontaine who was reported missing over the weekend has been found. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said in an update Monday afternoon that Chloe is safe and is now in the company of family members, The […]

Days after several elected officials complained about the high cost of electricity in the territory, General Manager of the BVI Electricity Corporation Neil Smith explained that the electricity company has not been realising increased profits off the backs of its […]

As the debate over the relevance of the Trade Commission continues, Eighth District Representative Marlon Penn said trade licences that were approved or disapproved in recent months, may not be valid. Penn said this is because Trade Minister Lorna Smith […]

Anger erupted at the Long Bay, Beef Island Beach last Thursday after authorities from the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) cut the power supply that vendors depend on to ply their trade. The vendors have been on that beach since 2017, […]

Police arrested and charged a 28-year-old man from Brandywine Bay who is suspected of being involved in the distribution of cocaine after they conducted a search operation in that area on October 28. A report from the Royal Virgin Islands […]