Whether it’s inside or outside of parliament, it is increasingly clear more local women are taking up senior and/or leadership roles in the BVI’s public service. Four women — one of whom is quite possibly the youngest legislator in the […]

Newly-installed Police Commissioner, Mark Collins has taken an active interest in tackling domestic abuse — an offence believed to be somewhat prevalent in the British Virgin Islands. Having only been in the post a little more than a month, the […]

The minister responsible for prison, Carvin Malone has confirmed Nickail Chambers as the inmate who died from stab wounds during an incident at the Her Majesty’s Prison around 6:30 pm on Sunday, May 30. Chambers was among a total of […]

The BVI is today mourning the loss of Peter Haycraft, OBE, one of the territory’s leading businessmen and philanthropists. Haycraft, the former Founder, Shareholder and Director of RoadTown Wholesale Trading Ltd (RTW), passed away in the early hours of Saturday, […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has now confirmed the death of an inmate who they’ve only said died “following an incident at Her Majesty’s Prison”. The law enforcement authority made that brief confirmatory statement minutes after 11 pm […]

An Asian restaurant located in Road Town was ordered to temporarily cease operations after a video of improper food preparation measures began circulating locally. The Environmental Health Division issued the order this week. Speaking about the matter on ZBVI radio, […]

Health officials are said to be examining factors that might have caused a reported surge in coronavirus cases from passengers travelling through the Road Town Ferry Dock. This is according to National Epidemiologist, Harmony Massiah, who spoke as part of […]

The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) is permitting an additional ferry service to operate between the BVI and US Virgin Islands (USVI) each day. Currently, only one round trip ferry operates between the two territory’s daily — departing the BVI at […]

Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley has denounced the practice of persons misleading others about the rebuilding project being done for Elmore Stoutt High School’s (ESHS) main campus in Road Town. “There are some persons out there who are genuinely frustrated […]

The man reportedly stabbed during a dispute with his son yesterday is in stable condition. The police gave that update in a media release Friday morning; adding that the son is in custody for allegedly perpetrating the wounding. The stabbing […]