Public consultation meetings hosted by the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) in collaboration with global auditing firm KPMG have seen low community participation, with roughly a dozen attendees at sessions held in West End and East End, Tortola. The meetings, […]

Local and US authorities have launched a search for a US national who has been missing at sea since Friday, February 14. Reports indicate that he disappeared while sailing from St. Maarten to St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. The Virgin […]

Acting Police Commissioner Jacqueline Vanterpool has declared that the “Money Boys” gang, a group linked to a series of burglaries and robberies across the BVI, has been dismantled. While speaking on ZBVI radio on Tuesday, Vanterpool highlighted the Royal Virgin […]

Health Minister Vincent Wheatley has faced tough questions in the House of Assembly regarding the National Health Insurance (NHI) copay policies as concerns mount over the system’s financial sustainability and its impact on residents.  Wheatley defended the current NHI structure […]

Minister of Communication and Works Kye Rymer has indicated that the new West End Ferry Terminal will include a detention centre as part of its design. Speaking in the House of Assembly on Thursday, February 13, Rymer outlined several security […]

The future of horse racing at Ellis Thomas Downs remains uncertain as the government continues to struggle to secure an agreement with landowners. Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley gave that indication during a recent sitting of the House of Assembly. Responding […]

Acting Chief Environmental Health Officer Henrietta Alexander is urging early childhood facilities in the Virgin Islands to enforce regular handwashing as the territory navigates the peak season for childhood illnesses. In a press release on Monday, February 17, the Ministry […]

Works Minister Kye Rymer is urging motorists to exercise caution and practice safe driving following a vehicular accident near the roadworks site in Hodges Creek on Tuesday evening, February 18. “Reports indicate that a vehicle traveling at high speed veered […]

The Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) announced on Monday that the West End Ferry Terminal Project has been delayed for reassessment after receiving bids that far exceeded the estimated budget of fifteen million dollars. The RDA stated that after recently […]

Plans to expand the East End/Long Look Community Senior Programme to five days a week have hit a roadblock despite funds being allocated in the 2025 budget. This is according to a recent exchange in the House of Assembly between […]