Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has expressed concern about the escalating crime in the territory following the murder of a 20-year-old man earlier this week. In an interview with ZBVI News, he acknowledged the societal challenges leading to crime and called […]

The Director of the Central Statistics Office (CSO), Raymond Phillip, has announced a new deadline of June 2025 for completing the territory’s long-overdue census. Speaking with our news center, Phillip acknowledged that while a recently enacted law imposing penalties for […]

The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) has issued a call for consultancy services to design and manage the construction of a new Immigration Detention Centre at Balsam Ghut in Tortola. The new centre will enhance the territory’s immigration […]

Tortola, British Virgin Islands – Dr. Stephanie Vanterpool, a native of the British Virgin Islands and a visiting pain management consultant at the Bougainvillea Clinic on Tortola, is proud to announce the premiere of the documentary Targeted Pain Treatment – […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has revealed that a dozen of its officers are currently interdicted, primarily in connection with breaches of trust. Acting Commissioner of Police Jacqueline Vanterpool disclosed this information during a press conference held on […]

Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Kenrick Davis has revealed that 2024 marked the first time the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) encountered organised property crime in the territory. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, January 15, following a spate […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is cracking down on corruption within its ranks to rebuild public trust and ensure accountability. “We will not tolerate or accept any officers who are corrupted in any way to remain in the […]

The National Security Council (NSC) is calling on the public to assist in preventing and detecting crime following recent incidents in Tortola. At its weekly meeting held on Wednesday, the NSC received updates from the Acting Commissioner of Police about […]

Repairs to the damaged Pockwood Pond incinerator have been described as “like pulling teeth” by Health Minister Vincent Wheatley, who recently acknowledged long-standing challenges in addressing waste management in the BVI. Despite these struggles, he assured residents that progress was […]

Authorities have acted swiftly to clear an illicit dumpsite following negative press regarding a pile of solid waste left by the roadside in Sea Cow’s Bay for the last few weeks. Just hours after BVI News published a photo of […]