One male was injured in a shooting incident in Sea Cow’s Bay shortly after midnight on Friday, July 5. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) confirmed the incident during a brief statement this morning. According to the RVIPF, they […]

Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer has defended the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) following recent power cuts to clinics operated by the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) across the territory. Rymer explained that the BVIHSA is experiencing significant financial challenges […]

Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton has condemned the government’s Registration Apprenticeship Training Employment and Development (RATED) programme and the rapidly declining state of infrastructure in the territory, arguing that some lawmakers should be imprisoned. Speaking in the House of Assembly yesterday, […]

Nanny Cay Resort & Marina is planning a significant expansion of its marina. General Manager Miles Sutherland Pilch announced this proposal during a community meeting at the Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre in Sea Cow’s Bay on Thursday. The meeting […]

Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn offered a grim depiction of the economic and social struggles facing the territory, insisting that despite previous trials, the current state of affairs is unprecedented. “I have not seen the economy of this country as […]

The Magistrate’s Court in the territory has been facing extended delays, which have raised concerns about its effectiveness. A recent report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) identified significant issues within the justice system […]

Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn criticised the government’s efforts to stimulate the economy amid recent changes to financial services legislation. “The economy is flat-footed. The tourism sector is flat-footed. The cruise industry is flat-footed,” he stated while reflecting on a […]

The government has extended a rental contract with Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton’s real estate company, Skelton Properties Limited. The extension allows Skelton to continue serving as a House of Assembly (HOA) member despite his business dealings with the government, owing […]

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced the closure of their Western Zone Office in Jamaica in anticipation of Hurricane Beryl. In a press release from Bridgetown, Barbados on Tuesday, CXC said its office in Jamaica closed on July 2 […]

Court documents filed in the case against former Premier Andrew Fahie, who is now awaiting sentencing in the US for a drug conviction, have unveiled new details that Fahie agreed to pay his Senegalese friend, Baye Cisse, $133,000 as part […]