The Virgin Islands Party (VIP) congress is to meet in a private meeting this Sunday to, among other things, elect a new chairman to take the party into General Elections. Constitutionally, general elections must be held in the territory before […]

UK Minister with responsibility for Overseas Territories Minister, Lord Zac Goldsmith is now in the territory. Lord Goldsmith reportedly arrived on Tuesday, January 31. During his visit, Lord Goldsmith is expected to meet with Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley to discuss […]

Minister for Transportation & Works Kye Rymer said it was unlikely that right-hand drive vehicles and those older than 10 years will be banned from being imported into the territory. Over the years, some residents have described right-hand driven vehicles […]

The government will be constructing a bus shelter to round off construction works at the new market square in Road Town. The development is aimed at addressing unsafe practises among persons that operate in, and benefit from the local transportation-for-hire […]

It has been no Sunday picnic for the BVI ever since the shocking arrest of its former Premier Andrew Fahie last year, former legislator Dr Kedrick Pickering has argued. Fahie was ensnared in a months-long United States (US) Drug Enforcement […]

Health Minister Marlon Penn has called for decisions to be made on the territory’s budget on the basis of properly informed, evidence-based material. Penn made the suggestion in the wake of criticisms from fellow lawmakers that decisions were not being […]

A local database has been developed that will equip officers within the Department of Agriculture with the requisite skills to collect, analyse, and manage fisheries data in the British Virgin Islands. This fisheries database was handed over to the department […]

Former President of the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association (BVICCHA), Troy Christopher, said there is a need for the territory’s constitution to be decolonised. “We should have, at minimum, started to decolonise the constitution and make sure those […]

Hundreds of applicants have flocked the government’s RATED (Registration, Apprenticeship, Training, Employment, and Development) programme that was launched to provide training and employment for Belongers who are unemployed and underemployed. According to statistics from Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley, 418 persons […]

Vendors interested in conducting business at the newly renovated market square in Road Town can now apply to rent kiosks (vending booths) at the location for a few hundred dollars per month. Sixteen kiosks were constructed for use. Ten are […]