Junior Minister for Financial Services, Trade and Economic Development Lorna Smith has posited that there is no unity among members of the Opposition, saying that’s the reason she chose to form a coalition with the VIP government after the 2023 […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has defended the BVI’s efforts to tackle illicit finance, arguing that UK criticism was “not necessarily a balanced perspective”. The Premier’s comments followed an engagement in London with the UK’s Overseas Territories Minister, Stephen Doughty. While […]

Education Minister Sharie deCastro has defended the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government’s record, insisting that the territory will continue to prosper under its leadership. She accused the opposition of failing to follow through on their own calls for debate after […]

Junior Minister for Financial Services Lorna Smith has strongly criticised Opposition Leader Myron Walwyn for appealing to Governor Daniel Pruce over the Bank of Asia investigation, calling the move a “show” and urging respect for existing local processes. Speaking during […]

Education Minister Sharie deCastro has hit back at Opposition Leader Myron Walwyn after he criticised ministers for skipping House of Assembly sittings to attend school graduations, calling the narrative a political distortion of her ministerial responsibility. Speaking in the House […]

At-Large Representative Stacy “Budda” Mather has called for a referendum on greater self-determination for the territory, stating that the people should be allowed to decide on the matter amid ongoing government advocacy. Like his predecessor, former Premier Andrew Fahie, Premier […]

Colour, culture, and community pride filled the streets of East End/Long Look as the annual Emancipation Parade rolled out on August 6. From vibrant troupes to steel pan and other music, the celebration honoured freedom, heritage, and culture in the […]

Amid calls for the BVI to ramp up local food production, new research has confirmed that nearly 3.2 million people in the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean are food insecure. According to the latest Food Security and Livelihoods Survey by the […]

Scores of revellers took to the streets on the eastern end of Tortola early Wednesday morning for the East End J’ouvert — a vibrant display of music, movement, and emancipation pride. The annual event, part of the Virgin Islands’ Emancipation […]

Eswort Barnwell has been sentenced to just over 17 years in prison after slashing his stepdaughter across the face and repeatedly striking his wife with a machete during a violent drunken episode at their Diamond Estate home in Tortola. The […]