The BVI Customs Department has been ordered to pay local businessman Malcolm Maduro more than $1 million in damages, after his boat was seized following a drug-related incident and kept for years. The High Court awarded Maduro, who operates Sunshine […]

Government advisor and political hopeful Julian Willock has praised Nanny Cay Marina and Resort for continuing to provide free potable water to residents as several communities grapple with water shortages. Willock said the marina introduced the initiative nearly 10 years […]

Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer has attributed recent water outages in several Tortola communities partly to multiple leakages caused by ageing infrastructure and increased pressure on the distribution network. Rymer provided the update alongside Acting Water and Sewerage Department […]

Messages of love and support have poured in for the family of Trinity Moses after her mother shared an emotional Facebook post, marking what would have been the slain girl’s 20th birthday. Trinity was only 11 years old when she […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has said the British Virgin Islands can serve as a gateway for Indian companies seeking access to global investment, as the territory moves to deepen its financial services relationship with the country. Dr Wheatley made the […]

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has raised concern that additional millions may have been invested from the Consolidated Fund without the public’s knowledge, as he called for a full investigation into the handling of government funds. Penn pointed to the government’s […]

Former legislator Shereen Flax-Charles has pushed back against any move to give wealthy visitors exclusive access to The Baths, arguing that overcrowding at the world-famous attraction should be managed without shutting out residents and other visitors. “Everybody shouldn’t go to […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has introduced a two-year limit on visa waivers, ending the practice of granting waivers for the remaining validity period of an applicant’s passport. The revised policy took immediate effect following an announcement by […]

The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) will apply a credit to customers’ September electricity bills after record fuel costs resulted in unusually high bills in August. The corporation said the August bills cover electricity consumed in July, when its fuel cost […]

BVI News understands that one of the victims who suffered serious injuries during a series of fights at the Rise and Shine Tramp earlier this month had to be airlifted to Colombia for specialised medical treatment. Information reaching our news centre […]