By Dickson Igwe, Contributor The man or woman who wants to understand the present Virgin Islands moment, and look with clarity into the future, must read and assess objectively recent history. At the very least, he and she should read […]
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Man injured in shooting incident Friday evening
A man has been hospitalised following a shooting incident Friday evening. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force said the incident happened in the Long Look area of Tortola. The man’s condition or the extent of his injuries is not known […]

Mark your construction tools, police advise
The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). With the increase in the theft and recovery of stolen construction tools, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is reminding contractors or owners of construction tools […]

Another vessel busted for illegal entry into BVI waters
Another yacht has once again entered the BVI without following the territory’s entry regulations, Customs Commissioner, Wade Smith disclosed. The Customs head said the operator of the vessel was fined some $20,000 for entering the territory without getting permission to […]

Bougainvillea successfully performs BVI’s first open heart surgery
The Bougainvillea Clinic celebrated another monumental and historic occasion in cardiac care in the BVI as its team successfully performed the territory’s first open-heart surgery on November 16. While this represents a first in the BVI, it is the third […]

AG chided for delayed release of unredacted transcripts
Attorney General (AG), Dawn Smith, has been chided for a very belated return of transcripts that the Commission of Inquiry (COI) had given to her for redaction considerations. During a recent directions hearing, Commissioner Sir Gary Hickinbottom, said the COI […]

Virgin Islander represents BVI at Prince William’s reception
Virgin Islander Sheoma Richards, who recently graduated from Newcastle University with a degree in Geographic Information Science, represented the territory at a reception to close the Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) held at Lancaster House and hosted by His Royal Highness, […]

Speaker ‘not interested’ in appealing High Court judgement
Speaker of the House of Assembly, Julian Willock has indicated he does not intend to appeal a High Court judgement against him in the aborted injunction he filed against three Commission of Inquiry (COI) lawyers. Willock was deemed personally liable […]

Gov’t to upgrade mangrove nursery to mangrove bank
The Minister of Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Vincent Wheatley has announced the that government will be upgrading its mangrove nursery to a mangrove bank as it tries to benefit from and also participate in the blue carbon market. Blue […]

Silk Legal now cleared for final written submissions to COI
Commission of Inquiry (COI), has now granted an extension for Silk Legal to make final written submissions to the investigative body. The law firm — which is representing for non-Cabinet members of the House of Assembly — was previously denied […]