A man who allegedly tried to sell baking soda as cocaine to a Caucasian buyer has been brought before the Magistrate’s Court on drug charges. Sea Cow’s Bay resident Verne Forbes, Jr is charged with two counts of possession of […]

The British Virgin Islands will have quick access to needed funds for recovery if another natural disaster devastates the territory. This will become possible through the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC); an organisation in which the BVI is […]

A beehive of surfing and family-oriented activities is scheduled to take place at Josiah’s Bay on the island of Tortola this month. Event organiser and part owner of Surf School BVI, Alex Dick-Read told BVI News the first annual Josiah’s […]

PRESS RELEASE: Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable D Orlando Smith, OBE has said that his government will be receiving project management support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to execute development projects for the territory. Premier […]

Governor Augustus Jaspert has approved the controversial Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency Act, which parliamentarians passed in the House of Assembly two weeks ago. Most of the 13 legislators in parliament had objected to the bill but later voted […]

The BVI Autism Centre is the latest beneficiary of donations from the Rotaract Club. The Centre received learning supplies, sensory toys, and other educational materials at their Road Town location on Thursday, April 12. According to Rotaract, the supplies were […]

The British Virgin Islands has won its first medal in the history of the Commonwealth Games. The history-making Kyron McMaster did not simply bag a medal but he finished with gold when he competed in the Men’s 400-metre hurdles inside […]

By Davion Smith, BVI News Journalist Former Chairman of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) Bishop John Cline is refuting claims that he accepted financial bribes to turn a blind eye to continued reports of misgovernance in the National Democratic […]

Farmers in the British Virgin Islands believe the old police headquarters at Sir Olva Georges Plaza in Road Town could be put to better use as a marketplace. Member of the Farmers and Fishermen Network, Aragon Dick-Read told BVI News […]

The British Virgin Islands is set to benefit from a grant and the expertise of the Caribbean Branch of the International Council on Archives (CARBICA) for six days. A government media release said CARBICA representative and Head of Conservation at […]