A man and his young son are counting their blessings after narrowly escaping a raging fire that engulfed their SUV along Ridge Road today, July 13. The fire, which completely gutted the man’s BMW X5, occurred sometime after 6 pm […]

Territorial At-Large Representative Ronnie Skelton has urged the government to expedite long-delayed pension increases for retirees, arguing that elderly residents should not have to wait any longer for payments that have already been approved. Speaking in the House of Assembly […]

Virgin Gorda’s recurring power outages are threatening the island’s tourism industry, Ninth District Representative Vincent Wheatley has warned, saying electricity failures and related water supply problems are undermining one of the BVI’s most important economic sectors. Speaking in the House […]

Residents of Jost Van Dyke have effectively been abandoned without access to reliable potable water, Second District Representative Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull has told the House of Assembly. Turnbull described a worsening crisis that has left families bathing in seawater, businesses […]

Businessman and former legislator Mark Vanterpool has paid an emotional tribute to 26-year-old K’Moi Walters, describing him as a “promising young man” whose life was cut tragically short. In a Facebook post following Walters’ fatal shooting, Vanterpool said Walters was […]

Roadtown Wholesale Trading Ltd. (RTW) has officially commissioned what is being described as the Caribbean’s largest rooftop solar installation, marking a historic step for renewable energy in the BVI and setting a new benchmark for commercial solar projects across the […]

Works Minister Kye Rymer has blamed decades of ageing and neglected infrastructure for the BVI’s ongoing water supply crisis, arguing that long-standing deficiencies rather than recent decisions are responsible for persistent shortages affecting residents across the territory. In a statement […]

Minister for Culture Luce Hodge-Smith has called for a coordinated effort to recover historical records about the Virgin Islands that are housed overseas, arguing that valuable pieces of the territory’s past remain beyond its reach. Hodge-Smith made the appeal while […]

Residents of the East End policing district will soon be able to access police services from a temporary location after the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) announced that officers will relocate to the East End/Long Look Community Centre while […]

The government says it has done everything within its power to secure a favourable outcome as it prepares to begin formal constitutional negotiations with the United Kingdom next week. Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley expressed confidence ahead of the talks, which […]