Despite public concern about rising gun crime in the territory, Junior Minister for Tourism and Culture Luce Hodge Smith has assured residents and visitors that the Virgin Islands remains a safe destination, especially during the upcoming August Emancipation Festival. Speaking […]

In the wake of the fatal shooting of Nyron Erickson over the weekend and a string of recent armed robberies, members of the three-member Alliance in the House of Assembly are calling for tougher gun laws in the British Virgin […]

BVI News understands that a 24-year-old man was arrested earlier this week after allegedly attacking a police officer at an establishment in the Cane Garden Bay area. According to reports, the suspect approached the officer and began hurling insults and […]

Acting Police Commissioner Jacqueline Vanterpool has indicated that there are a number of police officers who remain uncomfortable with the new vetting process that all current and future members of Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) must now undergo. Police […]

Police have launched an investigation into an armed robbery at a popular bar in Sea Cows Bay, the second such incident in less than a month. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) stated that the robbery occurred late on […]

Dr Karl Dawson has now been appointed as the new Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, replacing Stacy Mather following a government-backed motion. Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley led the motion to remove Mather during a recent sitting, describing his […]

The government has taken a major step towards boosting local food production with the signing of a $224,639.60 contract for the design and construction management of the long-awaited Farmers’ Reservoir at Paraquita Bay. The Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) executed […]

As countries brace for the United States to finalise its stance on global tariffs, the British Virgin Islands is exploring alternative trading partners that could help reduce the cost of imports into the territory. The US continues to revise its […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has signalled that the government has taken some steps to properly define the BVI’s marine borders, including areas within which fisherfolk should legally ply their trade. The issue of the territory’s fishing boundary was raised by […]

The vetting of officers in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) was done without the input of the National Security Council or the Police Service Commission, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley revealed during a government press conference on Friday. Premier […]