Nicklin Joseph, the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) employee who was caught stealing on camera, has been handed an eight-month suspended sentence. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste DaBreo suspended the sentence for one year. That effectively means that Joseph will only serve […]

Government is not ruling out the possibility of reimplementing a curfew on Tortola. Premier Dr D Orlando gave that indication on Wednesday afternoon following a murder in Brandywine Bay on the main island. “It (a curfew) is something that we […]

The British Virgin Islands has ranked at the top of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) for having the most students to sit five or more subjects in the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) exams last year. Education Minister Myron […]

A limited amount of claims adjusters in the territory was one of the biggest hurdles local insurance companies faced in the aftermath of last year’s hurricanes. That is according to President of the Insurance Company of the West Indies (ICWI), […]

A male victim has been hospitalised after a stabbing incident on Tortola. He was stabbed before 6pm on Wednesday, BVI News understands. It is said that he was stabbed in the side. His condition is not known at this time. […]

An unidentified scooter rider dumped a gun and a large number of bullets in the Thread Fall area of Tortola late last night. The rider reportedly dropped the illicit items while trying to elude members of the Armed Tactical Team, […]

Police have confirmed that the body found in Brandywine Bay early Wednesday morning is that of Trumayne Daway. Police found Daway in the driver’s seat of a vehicle with gunshot wounds burrowed about his body. He was pronounced dead at the […]

Gripped with concern about the third recorded murder in the territory since the start of the year, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith called a press conference on Wednesday afternoon to express his outrage. “I am deeply disturbed. I would like […]

A billboard recently mounted in the of heart Road Town is stirring up controversy in the British Virgin Islands. The sign is rallying for support for a movement, which is effectively calling on locals to condemn the United Kingdom’s hand […]

Expatriate worker Richard Stein said he saved two lives when Hurricane Irma smashed into the British Virgin Islands last year. But, he said the Immigration Department has rewarded his valour with an order to leave the territory. According to the […]