Caribbean Insurers Limited (CIL) has paid out close to $200 million in insurance claims in the territory and is expecting to pay another $300 million. Marketing Director of Caribbean Insurers Ltd (CIL) Simone Monsanto said those figures represent claims on […]

A license holder from the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has been appointed the new Technical Director of the BVI Football Association (BVIFA). The BVIFA said John Reilly’s appointment takes immediate effect. The football association described the new technical […]

Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said he is feeling relief now that the much talked about Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency Act was passed with a 10-2 majority vote in parliament. He said it was absolutely necessary that the […]

  Following recent calls to appoint a local youth to the Virgin Islands Recovery Agency, legislators have accepted the request. Education Minister Myron Walwyn had made the request during his contribution to the Recovery and Development Agency Act in the […]

Founder of Virgin Gorda Transport, Edwin ‘Speedy’ George has died. The well-known businessman reportedly died on Wednesday (March 28) following a medical operation overseas. Speedy and his wife Nidia started their transport business in the early 1960’s with one taxi […]

A high surf warning has been issued for the British Virgin Islands. High and life-threatening waves are expected to affect the territory until Thursday night (March 29), the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has said. The BVI will experience what […]

Predictable, is how Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has described Opposition Leader Andrew Fahie’s victory parade following the amended and just-passed Recovery and Development Agency Act 2018. After the controversial legislation passed on Tuesday, Fahie said the Premier and the […]

By Davion Smith, BVI News Journalist Premier Dr D Orlando Smith and the United Kingdom both yielded to the demands and requests from local legislators who had refused to support the now-passed Recovery and Development Agency legislation if it was […]

The Social Security Board (SSB) is building a new base of operations and Edwin Adams Architects has been selected to create the architectural designs and construction drawings for the project. The SSB inked the deal with the architectural firm on […]

The 12-member team that will be representing the BVI at this year’s CARIFTA Games has received smartphones from telecommunications giant, Flow. The telecoms company presented the devices to BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA) President, Steve Augustine on Monday during a press […]