Social commentator Claude Skelton Cline has raised concerns about what he described as a growing “rum shop culture” in the BVI, warning that the proliferation of bars could contribute to alcoholism, domestic violence and wider social problems. The talk show […]

The BVI has earned top rankings in both the United States and United Kingdom editions of the prestigious 2026 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, an annual survey in which travellers rate their favourite destinations. The BVI ranked third among […]

Concerns are mounting over working conditions at the government-funded Adina Donovan Home for the Elderly, where caregivers are reportedly enduring exhausting 12-hour shifts to ensure some of the territory’s most vulnerable residents receive the care they deserve. The situation was […]

Some business owners have become so fearful of armed robberies that they are contemplating obtaining illegal firearms for protection, according to the BVI Chamber of Commerce. Chamber Chairman Sinclair Flemming raised the concern in a statement issued yesterday, October 12, […]

At-Large Representative Ronnie Skelton has warned that a future National Democratic Party (NDP) government should not follow the Virgin Islands Party’s (VIP) example of blaming previous administrations for the territory’s problems instead of taking responsibility for fixing them. On the […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has increased targeted patrols across the territory following three armed robberies at businesses on Tortola in recent weeks, including two incidents on consecutive nights over the weekend. In a statement issued on Monday, […]

The government has given owners of more than a dozen derelict and abandoned vehicles in Johnson Ghut, Tortola, 10 days to remove them from Crown land or face possible enforcement action. The Ministry of Environment issued the warning on Monday, […]

People’s Leadership Movement (PLM) leader Mark Vanterpool has claimed that his years in public office cost him more personally than he gained, insisting that his political career was driven by a desire to serve the people of the Virgin Islands […]

Junior Minister for Financial Services Minister Lorna Smith has expressed strong confidence that India could become the next major growth market for the BVI’s financial services industry. Speaking on the Talking Points radio show, Smith described the visit as a […]

People’s Leadership Movement (PLM) founder Mark Vanterpool has promised to establish a Sovereign Wealth Fund if his party forms the next government, arguing that the BVI could save millions of dollars annually and borrow against those savings to finance development, […]