Authorities at the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has said a ‘faulty transmission line’ was cause of consequtive power outages that affected all BVIEC-powered islands, except Anegada, this morning, July 17. However, residents are being assured they have nothing to be […]

Department heads in various government agencies are being accused of often shirking the responsibilities of the post in which they are appointed. Junior Minister for Tourism Archibald Christian levelled those accusations in the House of Assembly last week. “Why does […]

Given the dramatic scale-down of emancipation festivities this year, vendors are only being charged $500 to set up booths at the festival village in Road Town. This marks a 50 percent reduction when compared to previous years. Chairman of the […]

Junior Minister for Tourism Archibald Christian believes more police officers in the British Virgin Islands should emulate the work ethic of Officer Glen Callwood, otherwise known as ‘Supa Cop’. Christian, who was speaking at a recent sitting of the House […]

Sporting authorities believe the British Virgin Islands will have a commanding team of athletes entering the 23rd Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Barranquilla, Colombia. Six field athletes and seven track athletes including the internationally ranked 400-metre hurdler, Kyron […]

PRESS RELEASE: Bank of Asia (BVI) Limited (the “Bank”), one of the world’s first fully digital global cross-border banks and the first digital bank in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”), is set to host an official launch ceremony in the […]

PRESS RELEASE: Deputy Governor Mr David D Archer, Jr is acting in the Office of Governor until Tuesday, July 24. Mr Archer’s appointment was made with effect from Thursday, July 12 in accordance with Section 37 of the Virgin Islands […]

PRESS RELEASE: The British Virgin Islands’ Bayside Blazers Team representing the territory in the fifth annual Dreams to Reality Foundation 2018 Battle of the Fittest basketball tournament in Dutch St Maarten saw the VI’s team coming up with a huge […]

The Ministry of Culture has settled for an even smaller budget than the $700,000 initially announced for this year’s emancipation festivities. Making the announcement at a media conference on Monday, culture minister Myron Walwyn said cutting the budget was a […]

The Taddy Bay Airport on Virgin Gorda may resume operations by mid-September. The BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) made the announcement via a media release today, July 16. “We have thus far sourced a rapid intervention firefighting vehicle out of the […]