Opposition Leader Julian Fraser has frowned upon the reluctance of some residents to regularise their license plates with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Fraser suggested that this unwillingness came from a place of unwarranted financial prudence. While speaking during […]
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New details on New Year’s Eve shooting
New details have emerged on a shooting which took place in the territory on New Year’s Eve. BVI News understands that the victim was shot in the East End community in an area not too far from the Terrance B […]

Give us the facilities! Next Usain Bolt could come from VG
Territorial At-Large Representative Shereen Flax-Charles has said she believes Virgin Gorda is poised to produce the next athlete like sprint legend, Usain Bolt, and has called for the sister islands to be outfitted with adequate sports facilities like those on […]

VG’s poor sewerage state not far from EE/LL — Flax-Charles
Territorial At-Large Representative Shereen Flax-Charles has protested the state of sewerage disposal in Spanish Town on the sister island of Virgin Gorda, arguing that things cannot continue to be done in isolation in the territory. The first-term legislator painted a […]

Domestic violence is BVI’s most reported crime
Police Commissioner Mark Collins disclosed that domestic violence is, by far, the most recorded criminal offence in the territory for officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). The top cop gave that indication during the Standing Finance Committee […]

Getting projects done ‘like pulling teeth’ — Maduro-Caines
Sixth District Representative Alvera Maduro-Caines has expressed frustration at being unable to get projects started within her constituency. During the recent budget debate, the Junior Minister for Tourism described the task as being similar to that of a dental extraction […]

Empty Tourist Board booth at STT airport lambasted
A crowded arrival lounge at the Cyril E. King Airport in St Thomas (STT), packed with anxious tourists headed to the BVI, has caused questions to be raised about the lack of any visible presence of BVI Tourist Board (BVITB) […]

Plans to clamp down on vehicles with loud speakers
The Commissioner of Police Mark Collins has indicated that steps are being taken to formally clamp down on residents who disturb others within the community with loudspeakers in their vehicles. The Commissioner made the revelation recently when he appeared before […]

Education Minister elated at ESHS re-opening
As government officials mark the ceremonial opening of the newly constructed buildings at the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) today, January 3, Education Minister Sharie deCastro has expressed immense happiness at the completion of a journey that has been eagerly […]

Walwyn’s big wish for 2023
As the community continues to recover from the political turbulence in 2022, former legislator Myron Walwyn has revealed his big wish for the territory in 2023, saying he hopes residents will have more trust in each other. “My wish for […]