On Tuesday (May 1) the United Kingdom Parliament approved an amendment to their Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill. The amendment mandates that public registers of beneficial ownership be imposed on the BVI and other British Overseas Territories by the year […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force said they have taken the father of the recently deceased 11-month-old girl in custody. The father was taken into custody in connection with the death of the infant. The infant was found unresponsive in […]

Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith has called an emergency government meeting in light of the United Kingdom parliament’s decision today to impose a public register of beneficial ownership on the BVI and other British Overseas Territories. […]

For the first time, the British Virgin Islands will host a Flood Protection Awareness Week. The week will run from May 7 to 11 with a host of activities under the theme ‘Rebuilding a Flood Resilient Community Together’. According to […]

A number of persons who government commissioned to clean up the territory after the hurricanes nearly seven months ago have not been paid. That is according to Junior Minister responsible for Trade, Marlon Penn. He described the situation as unacceptable. […]

The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) is searching for a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Trinidad national Paula Chester-Cumberbatch had taken up the post of CEO back in November 2016 but told BVI News on Monday that she will vacate […]

The Town and Country Planning Department has been selected among thousands of organisations globally to receive a ‘Special Achievement in Geographic Information System’ award for its ‘BVI Open for Business’ map application. An award ceremony will take place at the […]

By Davion Smith, BVI News Journalist The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have each come to the defence of the BVI and other Overseas Territories, whose financial services sector the United Kingdom parliament has […]

An infant was pronounced dead on Monday (April 30) after being left in a vehicle by itself. Reports are that a close male relative of the baby visited the Ritter Building on Wickham’s Cay II to run an errand. It […]

The late Ellen Benjamin-Skelton was officially laid to rest today, April 30. The funeral service took place at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses in Huntums Ghut. Benjamin-Skelton was the mother of Minister for Health and Social Development Ronnie Skelton. […]