Pointing the government’s $800,000 home-to-home garbage collection programme, Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has accused the Andrew Fahie administration of “recklessly spending money”. In his latest statement from a series of press releases sent in that last few days, Penn said […]

Consultant internist at the Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital Dr Chrisel Bovell-Chichester has issued a warning to residents who opt to reuse disposable masks for weeks on end. Addressing the issue during an interview with BVI News recently, Dr Chichester […]

Deputy Premier and Health Minister Carvin Malone has said the British Virgin Islands might soon be seeing a more relaxed curfew now that there are no active cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in the jurisdiction. The minister said the subject […]

The BVI Tourist Board has said the territory currently has an edge over competing countries whenever the global tourism industry gets back up and running. Chairwoman of the Tourist Board Kenisha Sprauve said this is because of “the hard work […]

This year’s staging of the more-than-a-decade-old local fashion event Summer Sizzle BVI has been postponed until further notice. Organisers of the event said Summer Sizzle is being put off in the interest of keeping residents, guests and patrons safe. “Our […]

Local tests have revealed that the British Virgin Islands is now free of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), Health Minister Carvin Malone has said. The bombshell announcement was made on the Honestly Speaking radio programme with host Claude Skelton Cline earlier […]

Deputy Director of the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB), Rhodni Skelton has been appointed to the post of Acting Director of Tourism at the organisation The appointment became effective on Monday, May 25 and will run until June 30, at which […]

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn is criticising the Andrew Fahie administration for “hinder[ing] local businesses from doing business and making profits”. In a press statement on Tuesday, May 26, Penn, called on government to further relax the current curfew so businesses […]

Highlighting a disparity in the attention given to private schools versus public ones, Ninth District Representative Vincent Wheatley has pledged funding to the private educational facilities in his constituency. Speaking at the commencement ceremony for the construction of two buildings […]

An appeal has been made for crowdfunding for a young man, Kawa Williams, who suffered extensive head and body injuries during a recent motor scooter accident on Fort Hill, Tortola. Roughly 18 hours ago, former teachers of Williams created a […]