After months of successive reports of slow progress over the Commission of Inquiry (COI) recommended governance reforms currently being implemented, Governor John Rankin may now be inclined to fast track progress on his own terms. Governor Rankin’s third quarterly report […]

A female senior citizen was seriously injured in a vehicular accident that occurred sometime around 4 pm yesterday afternoon in the vicinity of the Queen Elizabeth II Park on Tortola. Circumstances surrounding the accident are not immediately clear and the […]

Local law firm Harneys has announced that they are now accepting applications for scholarships valued at up to $30,000 per academic year. The scholarships are being offered to diligent young BVIslanders and belongers who aspire to pursue a legal or […]

Governor John Rankin has frowned on what he described as a lack of ambition in the deadlines being met by the government in the implementation of Commission of Inquiry (COI) reforms. “I recognise that some of the initial deadlines in […]

Governor John Rankin has asked the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and the Director of Public Prosecutions to investigate the issuance of Residency and Belongership statuses in 2019 — to persons closely connected with elected officials — to determine […]

Kadeem Maynard has now agreed, along with his mother Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard, to accept a plea agreement with prosecutors that sees him avoiding a possible life sentence in prison for charges related to drug and money laundering in the United States. […]

Health Minister Vincent Wheatley has urged men to be aware of the negative impacts that social media can have on their mental health and wellbeing. Wheatley’s call was issued in observance of Men’s Mental Health Week — an annual observance […]

Police Information Officer Diane Drayton has warned that persons may be putting themselves at great risk by ignoring an evacuation order in times of disaster. While appearing on the Talking Points radio show recently, Drayton said it may be very […]

The One Virgin Islands Poker Run returns this year with a number of cash prizes up for grabs, amounting to some $23,000 when taken altogether. “One Virgin Islands Poker Run leads with the heart, meaning that we start off and […]

Former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director (MD) Oleanvine Pickering Maynard, 61, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to import cocaine in a scheme that also allegedly involved former Premier Andrew Fahie. She pleaded guilty at the federal court […]