Students from the British Virgin Islands who are studying in the United States will no longer be forced to leave America if their universities switch to online-only courses due to COVID-19. This is according to international media reports which confirmed […]

A Dominican Republic woman was brought before the Magistrate’s Court on an illegal entry charge, claiming that she broke the law for medical reasons. Charged with one count of landing in the territory without leave from an Immigration Officer is […]

Labour & Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley said government would consider assisting unemployed expats to leave the territory if they request it. Wheatley made that statement on the heels of his announcement in the House of Assembly that expatriate residents who […]

Social Security Minister Vincent Wheatley has said a little more than 18 percent of the 6,650 known persons who have applied for unemployment relief have received payments totalling nearly $2 million so far. Specifically, 1,242 persons have received a combined […]

Since the implementation of the second night-time ban on motorcycles, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has recorded an increase in riders becoming regularised. Transportation Minister Kye Rymer gave that indication during a recent session in the House of Assembly […]

By Benito Wheatley, Contributor As the United Kingdom (UK) confronts the issue of racism in British society and the country’s longstanding problem of injustice toward people of African descent, it should not be forgotten that the people of the British […]

The longstanding water woes currently being faced by residents of Coppermine and Windy Hill on Virgin Gorda is now being addressed.  This is according to Ninth District Representative Vincent Wheatley, who said the issue is projected to be remedied by […]

The Ministry of Education has now received more than 1,000 Chromebook devices in less than 1,000 days since the territory was impacted by hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley made that statement during a recent […]

One month into the new traffic-turnaround that has been implemented in Road Town, afternoon traffic on Waterfront Drive was a sign of congestion on Monday, July 13. When BVI News visited the vicinity some minutes after 1 pm, there was […]

Discussions are underway for the much-talked-about Halls of Justice that will be located in Road Town, Tortola. A recent government media release said stakeholders met on July 9 to “discuss the design elements and layout of the Magistrate’s Court phase […]