Premier Dr Natalio Wheatly has doubled down on his decision to host the BVI Music Fest 2024, despite public sentiment that the event flopped. Some believe the boycott and the ticket prices led to the general low turnout of patrons. […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has expressed concern about the rising cost of living in the territory. During a press conference late last week, Premier Wheatley emphasised his government’s commitment to ensuring all residents can afford a dignified life, particularly with […]

The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). After 11 pm on May 30, during a joint operation involving officers from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Marine Unit and US Customs and Border […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley said he felt it was right to make land accessible to all Belongers, not just indigenous Virgin Islanders, as some residents had requested during consultations. Speaking in the House of Assembly recently, Dr Wheatley highlighted the […]

Talk Show host Cindy Rosan is claiming that the BVI Tourist Board and the Dr Natalio Wheatley administration are victimising ZROD 103.7 because of statements she made on the radio station. Rosan who co-hosts the Morning Ride radio show with […]

Although Premier Dr Natalio Wheatly said the BVI Music Fest would provide revenue for small business owners, it seems as though vendors who paid to sell products at the event did not make the profit they hoped for. There was […]

The BVI’s Kyron McMaster managed a third-place finish in the men’s 400m hurdles event with a season’s best time of 48.49 seconds at the Diamond League meet in Oslo yesterday. The event was dominated by Alison dos Santos from Brazil, […]

Ahead of the hurricane season which begins June 1, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has called for urgent global support for small island nations like the BVI that are disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis. The call came […]

Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn argued that fear has been driving some of the perceptions locals have of the expatriate community. Speaking in the House of Assembly during the debate on the Immigration and Passport (Amendment) Act, 2024, Walwyn said […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has agreed that ministers needed more explicit guidelines and limitations on their power. A significant aspect of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) findings showed that ministers in the BVI exercised “open-ended discretion” without adequate checks and balances. […]