The government has reportedly set aside more than $2 million in the 2024 budget for travel expenses, Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn has disclosed. Walwyn, while debating the budget in the House of Assembly recently, blasted government members for travelling […]

Labour Minister Lorna Smith has stated that she will be launching an investigation into reports that charter companies are refusing to hire BVIslanders seeking to be employed as boat captains. Smith said some 60 locals were recently certified as boat […]

BVI News understands that a father who resides in the Long Bush community was recently charged after allegedly attacking the mother of his children with a machete. It’s understood that the couple has been in a long-term relationship and share […]

More than $100,000 has been put towards the National Business Bureau (NBB) for next year‘s budget, Deputy Premier Lorna Smith disclosed while speaking in the House of Assembly recently. The NBB previously served as an agency within the Trade Department […]

More than 700 derelict vehicles have been removed from the territory through the Department of Waste Management, officials announced recently. Waste Management Director Marcus Solomon announced the ‘retire your ride’ derelict removal campaign earlier this year to encourage residents to […]

Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton has warned the government to be mindful as it seeks to create new programmes and schemes, as these could result in investigations similar to the Commission of Inquiry (COI). Skelton’s utterance was made in the House […]

Minister of Financial Services Lorna Smith has revealed that her ministry plans to tap into the blue economy in 2024 with the creation of financial services products that can earn revenue for the BVI. In 2021, the previous Andrew Fahie […]

While many are unwrapping gifts they desired this Christmas, Virgin Gorda resident Sydney Wheatley will be using keys to unlock the doors to his brand new home, which he received just in time for the holiday season. Wheatley received the […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has promised to address some issues regarding land ownership on the sister island of Anegada. Premier Wheatley said his Cabinet will decide on land titles for about one hundred and seventy persons in Anegada sometime this […]

Former premier Andrew Fahie’s legal team has fired back at US prosecutors over an attempt to introduce one of several ‘eleventh-hour’ motions filed before the court just weeks ahead of his January 8, 2024 trial. Fahie is charged with several […]