Yet another pledge has been made to introduce witness protection legislation in the months ahead. The assurance was given during the Speech From the Throne two weeks ago, which served to outline the government’s ambitious legislative agenda.  According to the […]

Changes in the national sports policy are expected to be introduced by the government in the coming months. Word of the amended policy came via the Speech From the Throne delivered by Governor John Rankin in the House of Assembly […]

Information to BVI News suggests that last week’s shooting incident on the western end of Tortola was a targeted assault. Police officially confirmed that one man was injured during the incident and highly placed sources later told our news centre […]

Territorial At-Large Representative Carvin Malone has pleaded with the government about the prospect of reconsidering its approach to the Cane Garden Bay (CGB) Sewerage Treatment project. Malone recently asked Minister for Communications and Works Kye Rymer a series of questions […]

The government has announced that there will be changes in the law that governs the Social Security Board (SSB) and said these changes are aimed at helping to improve the management of its finances. In the Speech from the Throne […]

Former Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock expressed that he was appalled at the arrest of Najan Christopher last year. Christopher, the former Director of the International Affairs Secretariat in the Premier’s Office, was arrested and charged in […]

Several local educators have enrolled in a training programme aimed at strengthening the leadership capacity of present and future school leaders. The initiative, which commenced in mid-January, is called the Effective Leadership Training Programme and was developed through a partnership […]

The BVI International Arbitration Centre (BVI IAC) has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). That new CEO is Shan Greer, who was serving as President of the BVI IAC Arbitration Committee prior to this latest appointment. […]

The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Police are asking persons who were at the scene or provided care to the victim of the fatal accident on Fort Hill to come forward and […]

Following his appearance before the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, former Youth Parliamentarian Kevon ‘Shack’ Lettsome is appealing to the public to allow justice to run its course and not presume that he is guilty. Lettsome, who says he is innocent, is […]