Junior Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries Dr Karl Dawson said the government still intends to move forward with the long-promised fishing complex for local fisherfolk. The previous fishing complex was destroyed during the 2017 hurricanes but Dr Dawson said the […]

Kiosks at the newly rebuilt Road Town Market Square that have remained unoccupied for months are reportedly already leased and paid for, Junior Agriculture Minister Dr Karl Dawson has indicated. “All the booths there are rented. Don’t mind you see […]

The government may soon move to break ground on the long awaited West End Ferry Terminal project and officially begin the journey of rebuilding the structure damaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria nearly six years ago. This is according to […]

First District Representative Dr Karl Dawson has said he is finding it difficult to help some of his constituents who are in need because the discretionary funds that were once available to district representatives have been eliminated. Discretionary funds were […]

Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton has said he believes some members of statutory boards will pick up lawsuits for neglecting their responsibilities. Skelton made the argument in the House of Assembly on July 7 as he expressed confidence in Sheldon Scatliffe’s […]

Amid an increase in crime, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have announced that they will increase stop-and-search activities and other operations in the coming months. The police carried out an island-wide weekend roll-and-search operation on Tortola which concluded […]

The BVI just recorded an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 6.6 on the Richter scale. This is based on information emerging from the BVI’s Department of Disaster Management (DDM). Persons reported experiencing at least one aftershock after the initial tremor. […]

Eighth District Representative Marlon Penn has stated that the government needs to pay the approximate $10 million it owes to the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) so the entity can get much-needed resources to properly do its job. Penn made the […]

The question of what has been done with the abandoned Prospect Reef development project is once again being raised, this time by Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn. Walwyn, whose company has managed the Moorings hotel in the BVI for years, […]

Eighth District Representative Marlon Penn is expected to question Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley about loan repayments made in relation to the East End/Long Look (EE/LL) sewerage project in the House of Assembly (HOA). Penn’s questions over the repayments come nearly […]