The fire that had ignited at the Jost Dyke dump has been extinguished. Manager of the Department of Waste Management, Greg Massicote said the fire was small and “nothing to get alarmed about”. “By the time contractors got to the site […]

A major earthquake which happened just off the Venezuelan coast around 5:30pm on Tuesday has also impacted a number of Caribbean nations such as Barbados, Guyana, and Trinidad & Tobago. The United States Geological Survey registered the quake to be […]

A government employee held with more than 100 grams of marijuana has told the court he needs the drug to ‘meditate’. Adrian Blackman, an information technology technician, answered to three charges when he appeared before Magistrate Giselle Jackman-Lumy on Monday. […]

Government contracts for repair work to two public secondary schools will be open for tender in the next coming days and weeks, respectively. Education Minister Myron Walwyn said the tendering is for works to Bregado Flax Educational Centre in Virgin […]

A middle-aged man has been made to pay a $650 fine or spend two months in prison after a pre-birthday celebration almost ended his life and that of a friend back in 2016. Kareem El Shabazz pleaded guilty to reckless […]

Opposition legislator Julian Fraser has written off government’s National Health Insurance scheme as a “broken” system. Fraser made those claims while raising concerns that the NHI is turning away persons who are unemployed. “Seniors were supposed to be free [under […]

Ten traffic-related matters were dismissed at the Magistrate’s Court on Monday, August 20. Chief Inspector Bill Johnny said offenders who were to appear before the court either left the territory following the 2017 disasters or their addresses were not known […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Accurate statistics, and sound economic metrics, are critical to engineering economic recovery. Accurate knowledge and the appropriate measure of a country’s economy, offers policymakers information that drives good governance and social prosperity. Now, in making any […]

PRESS RELEASE: Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton is featured visiting the site of the Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre in Virgin Gorda to observe ongoing works on the facility. Honourable Skelton was accompanied by Finance […]

The University of the West Indies (UWI) is awarding a British Virgin Islander with an honorary Doctor of Law degree for outstanding contribution to the profession. Dame Janice Pereira is said to be the first female and third local to […]