Junior government minister Archibald Christian said he regrets ever voting for the implementation of the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) because the group is now beginning to act as if it is an independent government. Addressing members of the House […]
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New statutory body being established; already problems
A new government statutory body called the Trade Commission Corporation is to be established in the British Virgin Islands. But, this non-existent body is already at the centre of a legal issue for the territory. According to Attorney General Baba […]

Former hotel manager accused of stealing $10K from workplace
A former manager for a local hotel and restaurant has been accused of pilfering close to $10,000 from the establishment last year. Curtis James, a Jamaican residing in Towers pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of theft when he appeared […]

Kirk downgrades, will pass south of BVI late this week
The weather system named Kirk has downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression and is expected to pass a considerable distance away from the BVI late this week. Kirk expected to pass south of the BVI on Friday, […]

Is UK providing enough for OTs after ‘Irmaria’?
PRESS RELEASE: The author is a Policy Fellow at Cambridge University’s Centre for Science and Policy and the former BVI Representative to the UK and EU As the peak of the 2018 hurricane season progresses, Britain is on standby as […]

Man charged after cops discover gun, bullets, cocaine on Saturday
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has recovered yet another firearm as well as a quantity of crack cocaine during two separate operations on Saturday, September 22. Police said they seized a Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun along with […]

Tropical Storm Kirk of ‘immediate concern’ to BVI
Tropical Storm Kirk has formed in the Atlantic while other weather systems continue to lurk in the area. During a weather update Sunday morning, the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) described Kirk as well as another weather system called Tropical Depression […]

Mock Elections being held next week
The Office of the Supervisor of Elections is organising Mock Elections in order to demonstrate the vote-tallying technology that government wants to have implemented for real, upcoming general elections. There is a Mock Election scheduled for next week and, during […]

AG to say if Speaker’s NDP candidacy is wrong; legislators perturbed
By Davion Smith, BVI News Staff Attorney General Baba Aziz has been asked to give his opinion on whether it is appropriate and lawful for Ingrid Moses-Scatliffe to remain as Speaker of the House of Assembly if she plans to […]

China not to be trusted, revoke visa exemption for them — Fraser
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Citing reports of China deceiving a number of developing African countries with bittersweet business deals, Opposition legislator Julian Fraser wants the government to reconsider giving the Chinese unfettered access to the territory. “The Chinese […]