Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool said new and improved infrastructure is needed to grow tourism in the Virgin Islands. Vanterpool was referring to the territory having a good supply of water and proper control of its sewerage network so visitors […]

A person whose identity has not yet been made public was taken into custody following boat chase that ended in BVI waters today. The chase was the result of a joint operation between the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) […]

Territorial At-Large Representative Neville Smith has suggested that there may be too much fluctuation in the prices of items on the shelves of grocery stores today. “If the price is $6 now, tonight, in the morning, the price is $8. […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has insisted that Works & Utilities Minister Kye Rymer is the right person to fix the troublesome Water & Sewerage Department. Speaking in the House of Assembly (HOA) as legislators debated converting the entity into a […]

Spurred on by the historic defence of his Commonwealth Games title, Kyron McMaster stormed to a championship record to defend his North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) 400 metre-hurdles title in Freeport, Bahamas yesterday. Just over two […]

The BVI needs to lift its standards when considering persons for elected officials, political commentator Pastor Claude Skelton Cline has suggested. Skelton Cline, who made those comments on his Honestly Speaking radio programme recently, further argued that this standard should […]

The level of corruption among public officials in the BVI that was expected to be found once the Commission of Inquiry (COI) was completed did not materialise in any way.  This was the suggestion offered by Territorial At-Large Representative Carvin […]

Governor John Rankin has appointed three individuals to lead reviews in three areas of concern surrounding government processes outlined in the Commission of Inquiry recommendations. The recommendations by Commissioner Sir Gary Hickinbottom had indicated there must be reviews into the […]

Commissioner of Her Majesty’s Customs, Wade Smith has been placed on administrative leave. Highly-placed sources indicated to our news centre that this administrative leave takes effect immediately. The exact reason for this decision is not yet clear to BVI News […]

Former legislator and Virgin Islands cultural icon, Eileene Parsons has once again come out against the unsavoury behaviour of persons involved in the annual Emancipation Festival parade. Parsons, while speaking on a local radio programme recently, said she wanted to […]