An eleventh-hour sleight of hand intended as a clever bit of political manoeuvring proved instead to be a cruel charade, as Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley romped to victory for the post of Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) at […]

The Virgin Islands Party (VIP) has ratified the majority of the candidates it plans to field to contest the BVI’s upcoming general elections. Seven of the VIP’s nine candidates who will contest for a district seat have been selected. They […]

Fourth District Representative and former Works Minister Mark Vanterpool has urged the government to avoid using his failure to fix the territory’s roadways when he was in office as an excuse not to do so now. Vanterpool served as the […]

While acknowledging the work of other coalition members within the Government of National Unity (GNU), Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley suggested that it was his incumbent Virgin Islands Party (VIP) that largely contributed to staving off a suspension of the territory’s […]

As local law enforcement officers continue to police against smuggling activity in the BVI, the United Kingdom is financing the purchase of four Rigid Inflatable Boats to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Overseas Territories Minister Lord Zac Goldsmith […]

Cabinet has moved to exempt local farmer Albert Pickering from paying Customs duties on poultry production equipment for $15,425.99. Cabinet made that decision during its December 22 meeting, the report from which was only made public last Friday. That post-Cabinet […]

BVI News understands that Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has retained his post as chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP). This follows the party’s internal elections held Sunday, February 5 when Territorial At-Large Representative Carvin Malone threw his hat in […]

A woman has been charged with various human trafficking offences following a police search warrant executed on last Thursday. The woman has been identified as 37-year-old Pockwood Pond resident, Genette Colastin. She was one of three persons arrested but the […]

Overseas Territories Minister Lord Zac Goldsmith has suggested that the United Kingdom is not minded to lift the Order in Council over the BVI until governance reforms in the territory are further advanced. He gave that indication in a statement […]

Opposition Leader Julian Fraser has contended that the composition of the House of Assembly (HOA) is much too inadequate to properly facilitate the needs of the territory. Fraser made the claim as lawmakers debated the merits of the National Sustainable […]