The Ministry of Communication and Works has come up with a strategy to prevent utility companies from returning to dig up roads after they have been paved. Deputy Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Communications and Works, Jeremy Hodge said […]

Cellmates Deron Walters and Nickail Chambers said they were not selling drugs at Her Majesty Prison despite allegations that 317 grams of cannabis were found in their prison cell this year. The accused men proclaimed their innocence by pleading not […]

The body that was established to ensure a fair and transparent execution of government’s recovery and development plan has been operating without regulations. While answering questions in the House of Assembly on Thursday, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith revealed that the […]

An independent summary report indicates that local police acted in self-defence when they fatally shot Santo Yamarco Hernandez last December. The two officers who were involved in the incident will, therefore, not face any sanctions for Hernandez’s death. “I am […]

A poverty assessment is being conducted on residents across four communities in the British Virgin Islands. The Social Development Department is coordinating the assessment, which will include in-depth interviews, case studies, and community workshops. The department did not specify which […]

Two teenagers who reportedly barricaded themselves inside a room in a house they broke into have been arrested on suspicion of burglary. The incident reportedly happened this week in the Rogues Bay area of Tortola. BVI News understands that the […]

Former Attorney General Dancia Penn-Sallah has called on members of the public to make more use of alternative dispute-resolution avenues to reduce the burden on local courts. She said mediation and arbitration are options that are available locally. Effectively, arbitration […]

With an increase in sexual offence court matters appearing across the eastern Caribbean, the region could have its first sexual offences court by year’s end, Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Janice Pereira has said. Pereira said the […]

A tropical wave has been spotted more than 1,000 miles southeast of the BVI and authorities are not yet able to confirm the effects it will have on the territory, if any. “High level of uncertainty exists with the development […]

PRESS RELEASE: As done annually, ZBVI recently highlighted the accomplishments of the General Knowledge Quiz participants. The top students and their parents, along with sponsors and supporters, were recognized at an early evening gathering at The Virgin Queen restaurant. Although […]