Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has warned that proposals to add recall provisions to the Virgin Islands constitution could harm governance and political stability. Recall provisions are legal mechanisms that allow voters to remove underperforming politicians from office before their term […]

Legislators must stop avoiding the issue of same-sex marriage and make a clear decision, Territorial At-Large Representative Stacy ‘Buddha’ Mather has urged. Speaking during the House of Assembly debate on the Constitutional Review Commission report, Mather argued that the territory […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has called for the Deputy Governor’s post to be scrapped in the next constitution and replaced with a Cabinet secretary who reports to the Premier, a move seen as part of a wider push to strengthen […]

Junior Minister for Culture and Tourism Luce Hodge-Smith has pushed back against a key recommendation from the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) that all hearings and meetings of the House of Assembly (HOA) should be held in public. During the ongoing […]

BVI News understands that a 23-year-old East End resident has been arrested and charged in connection with a domestic assault that left his girlfriend nursing facial injuries. The incident, which occurred last Saturday, has once again drawn attention to the […]

Bishop John Cline has accused the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) of wasting public funds on failed cases and appeals, calling for an end to what he described as “witch hunt” prosecutions that keep people off the […]

Government services in the Virgin Islands are being delivered at a sluggish pace because the civil service falls under the remit of the Governor’s Office rather than an elected representative, Junior Minister for Financial Services, Trade and Economic Development Lorna […]

Governor Daniel Pruce has warned Acting Commissioner of Police Jacqueline Vanterpool that he will initiate disciplinary proceedings if she does not correct a message she sent about the police vetting programme, according to a letter published by the BVI Beacon. […]

Opposition Leader Myron Walwyn has accused the government of “arrogance” in the way it is handling discussions on greater self-determination for the Virgin Islands, warning that leaders cannot haul the public “full speed” toward independence without first earning their trust […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has debunked social media rumours of a fatal hit-and-run and said a two-vehicle crash in East End this weekend left one person with non-life-threatening injuries. The injured person was taken to Dr Orlando […]