The British Virgin Islands is set to benefit from additional donations from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). PAHO is donating a garbage truck valued more than $200,000 to the Solid Waste Department. Health Minister Ronnie Skelton said PAHO has […]

The Cyclura pinguis commonly known as the Anegada ground iguana is among 10 of the most endangered species across the globe that will temporarily replace the iconic crocodile logo on the Lacoste clothing line. The iguana, which was once found […]

A 42-year-old father was today convicted of molesting his underage daughter. The St Vincent and The Grenadines native was found guilty when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards inside a de facto courtroom at the House of Assembly building […]

Police arrested and charged roughly 10 persons between February 25 and March 3 for a number of offences. These include serious criminal offences such as murder, wounding, and less serious traffic offences, among other things. In its latest arrest blotter, […]

A bill that will protect the identities of witnesses involved in certain court cases is being introduced in the British Virgin Islands. The bill is being titled Witness Anonymity and once implemented, a court will have the ability to effect a […]

Getting assistance from other regional law enforcement agencies might become something the British Virgin Islands is entitled to receive. That is according to Commissioner of Police, Michael Matthews. He and other police commissioners from British Overseas Territories are currently meeting […]

Education Minister Myron Walwyn has announced plans to make agriculture more prominent in the local school curriculum. Addressing a gathering at the H Lavity Stoutt Memorial Celebration on Monday, Walwyn said the events following the September 2017 hurricanes influenced the decision. […]

Though admitting that the controversial billboard recently erected in Road Town is a bit unsettling, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has dismissed the persons who commissioned the advert as ‘petty’. The sign is implicitly calling for a referendum of some […]

Text messages have shown that Maybelline Rodriguez was an integral player in the elaborate plan that led to Trumayne ‘Passion’ Daway’s murder on February 27, prosecutors said in court today. “She was, say the Crown, the honeytrap that brought Mr […]

The recent upsurge in gun crime is beginning to hurt the local business sector, and the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association (BVICCHA) plans to intervene. That is according to BVICCHA Chairman, Louis Potter. “Crime is never something that […]