Second District Representative Melvin “Mitch” Turnbull is sounding the alarm over what he describes as a troubling pattern of financial abuse targeting the territory’s senior citizens. Turnbull accused the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) of charging persons aged 65 and […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has given the assurance that the BVI will do whatever is possible to help the people of Jamaica following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Hurricane Melissa caused widespread destruction in Jamaica earlier this week and was […]

BVI News understands that three men have been taken into police custody on suspicion of unlawful possession of a firearm following a late-night police operation that ended in Baughers Bay earlier this week. According to reports reaching our newsroom, the […]

Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer announced that the government has approved the business case for expanding the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport, marking a key milestone in efforts to modernise the territory’s aviation infrastructure. Rymer told the House of […]

House Speaker Corine George-Massicotte has urged the Virgin Islands to strengthen its laws and policies to address technology-facilitated violence, saying the territory has not yet taken a proactive stance on the growing threat of digital abuse. Speaking during the October […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has shed new light on the powerful advocacy mounted by regional leaders in defence of the BVI during the aftermath of the 2022 Commission of Inquiry (COI) report. The COI report triggered an Order in Council […]

At-Large Representative Stacy “Budda” Mather has  called on the government to move swiftly on legislating a freedom of information (FOI) law, stressing that he has no aspirations of becoming a “veteran politician” and expects the reforms to be implemented long […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has stepped up patrols across the Territory after the escape of two inmates from His Majesty’s Prison and a shooting in Purcell Estate that left one man seriously injured. Acting Commissioner of Police […]

Five young Virgin Islanders are representing the Territory at the 2025 FIRST Global Challenge in Panama City, marking the Virgin Islands’ third consecutive appearance at the international robotics event. The team — Eleazar Brooks, Keyara Smith, Jayron Gibson, Judiah Case […]

The Opposition has accused the Dr Natalio Wheatley–led government of continuing a pattern of victimisation against civil servants and citizens who express dissenting views. Speaking at a recent press conference, Opposition Leader Myron Walwyn said freedom of speech in the […]