The Social Security Board (SSB), in collaboration with the International Social Security Association (ISSA), successfully hosted the ISSA Technical Seminar, “Extending Social Security Coverage to Self-Employed and Informally Employed Workers in the Caribbean,” from 13 to 15 July 2026 in […]

Commentator Claude Skelton Cline has accused politicians of attempting to manipulate residents of Jost Van Dyke through what he described as political pandering, arguing that the territory’s real challenge lies in the structure of government rather than creating additional electoral […]

The Virgin Islands’ first Entrepreneurial Zone is moving closer to full operation, with the Department of Trade, Investment Promotion and Consumer Affairs unveiling the first completed building that will provide affordable commercial space and business support for start-up and emerging […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has dismissed suggestions that a cabinet reshuffle would improve his government’s performance, arguing instead that the British Virgin Islands’ governance structure is the real obstacle to delivering on the administration’s agenda. Earlier this week on the […]

Political commentator Cindy Rosan has argued that the H Lavity Stoutt Community College’s (HLSCC) main building should not be renamed after veteran educator Dr Charles Wheatley, contending that such a move would diminish the legacy of the institution’s founder, the […]

The Virgin Islands government has moved to transform the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) into a permanent statutory body with an expanded mandate to oversee nationally significant development and infrastructure projects, arguing that the expertise built during the territory’s post-hurricane […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has defended the Virgin Islands’ growing tourism sector, arguing that the territory is receiving tangible economic benefits from rising visitor arrivals, particularly through the cruise industry, despite questions over whether the increase is translating into sufficient […]

At-Large Representative Ronnie Skelton has offered to assist the government in addressing what he believes are growing issues within the National Health Insurance (NHI) system, warning that some of its recent decisions appear to be driven by finances rather than […]

Premier and Minister of Finance Dr Natalio Wheatley is set to face a series of questions over the government’s controversial US$5 million deposit into the failed Bank of Asia (BVI) Limited, as the House of Assembly meets today. Sixth District […]

BVI Health Services Authority employees will have to wait until reforms to the National Health Insurance (NHI) system are completed before salary upgrades can be implemented, according to Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley, who argued that the territory must first establish […]