Police have opened an investigation into an armed robbery at Paradise Bar, Cane Garden Bay on Sunday night where shots were fired. At least three shots were fired but no one was injured in the reported incident, police said. The […]

Flooding inside the General Post Office at the Maduro Building in Road Town has halted all operations at the facility. The post office is now closed until further notice. The flooding is believed to have happened overnight between Sunday, July […]

By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Insufficient emergency equipment to fight fires is a major concern in the British Virgin Islands, and Opposition Leader Andrew Fahie believes local government should give greater priority to the issue. Fahie’s remark comes on […]

Political interference will not be condoned when the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) is selecting contractors for the various recovery projects to be done during the next few years. RDA Deputy Chairman Clarence Faulkner issued the warning last Friday during […]

Five hundred and thirty Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) were made to the BVI Financial Investigation Agency (FIA) back in 2016. The FIA’s recently-released 2016 annual report said the figure represents a 77 percent increase when compared to the number of […]

The H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), which became insured 37 days before Hurricane Irma, has still not received an insurance settlement for the extensive damage it received during the category-five storm nearly a year ago. The college has a […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor There are lessons to be learned from a booming USA. The proceeding story is second of a series of narratives on Donald Trump’s business first, protectionist, economics. The narrative juxtaposes the US economic model with that […]

The fire at Virgin Islands Motors in Duffs Bottom, Tortola is now contained. Government gave the advisory minutes before 5pm on Saturday, July 21. “The road in Duffs Bottom is now open and motorists are free to traverse the area. Persons […]

The Terrence B Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island has been ordered temporarily closed because of the fire raging at a gas station in Duffs Bottom, Tortola. “The BVI Airport Authority’s Rescue and Firefighting Service were dispatched to assist in putting out the […]

A new chairman has been appointed to the territory’s Parole Board. Government’s Cabinet recently approved the appointment of Ishmael Scatliffe to the post. Rosemarie Flax and Fiona Forbes also join Scatliffe as new members of the board. Re-appointed members are […]