The British Virgin Islands will be relaxing its entry requirements by opening up the territory to select nationalities that currently need a visa to enter the territory. This will be done through a special visa waiver initiative. “Tourist arrivals will […]

Third District Representative Julian Fraser has urged the territory’s 13 elected leaders to collaborate in implementing a strategy to stem crime in the community, instead of aimlessly waiting on information from the police. “Us sitting here — we’re not going […]

Statistics from the Department of Labour indicate that a total of 1,719 persons were severed from their employment since March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an economic shutdown in the BVI. Speaking the House of Assembly on Tuesday, […]

The BVI earned an estimated $112,488,463 from tourism last year when the territory endured an economic lockdown because of an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. This estimated earning shows how much the industry suffered, especially when compared to the estimated […]

The police have made some headway into their investigation of Sunday’s robbery-homicide where Catherine Pickering was killed outside her home in Paraquita Bay. READ: What the police said happened In a brief statement Wednesday morning, the Royal Virgin Islands Police […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has said a breakdown in the relationship between his government and former Governor Augustus Jaspert’s office is partly why a Commission of Inquiry was launched in the territory. Premier admitted to this deteriorated relationship while addressing the […]

In an effort to fully comply with the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI), Premier Andrew Fahie said his government has already disclosed nearly 4,000 official documents to the investigating team led by UK judge, Sir Gary Hickinbottom. The documents were […]

Now that a local seaport is open to international traffic, there’s at least one positive sign the BVI’s marine industry will rebound — news that US Virgin Islands (USVI) waters are oversaturated with boats. This was posited by Chairman of […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has announced that the government is exploring a policy that would allow some trade licenses to be approved within a maximum of three days. The Premier said these fast-tracked trade licenses would be given to Virgin Islanders […]

Police have released the name of the woman who was killed during an armed robbery Sunday night, April 18. She has been identified as 67-year-old Catherine Pickering who died less than 24 hours after sustaining gunshot wounds during an armed […]