As the House of Assembly deliberates government’s proposed Cannabis Licensing Act which will provide for cultivation and sale of medical cannabis, Opposition Legislator Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull has called for the Andrew Fahie administration to shift its focus to food security […]

A tropical wave has been sighted in the eastern Atlantic and is showing a relatively low chance of development. At the time of the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) on Sunday, June 28 said the tropical wave was approximately 2,300 […]

Health Minister Carvin Malone has said that the two returning nationals who were suspected of having COVID-19 have returned negative test results for the virus. Malone said in a national broadcast Sunday evening, June 28, that they were tested at […]

Local law enforcement officers have detained 10 illegal immigrants who were reportedly smuggled into the territory last Thursday, June 25. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force said in a media Sunday evening that the majority of the immigrants — five […]

Local home improvement store, Drakes Traders Limited has donated more than $20,000 worth of KN95 face masks to the Ministry of Health. The sum contributed to a total of 4,500 masks being donated. A media release from the Ministry of […]

Government legislator Shereen Flax-Charles has called for the BVI to consider releasing persons who are serving prison sentences for marijuana possession. The first-term legislator made that statement while contributing to the debate on the Cannabis Licensing Act in the House […]

Health Minister Carvin Malone said more than 100 returning residents have completed their mandatory 14-day quarantine period and were allowed to reintegrate with the local population after testing negative for COVID-19. He made that announcement in the House of Assembly […]

Amid reports of a spike in scooter crashes, government has extended the night-time ban on local motorcycles. The ban was initially scheduled to come to an end by Thursday, June 25. However, it has been extended by three weeks. According […]

Some $60,000 has been earmarked to fund the experts who have been hired to assist local police with the criminal investigations into the failed $7.2 million BVI Airways deal. This is according to the Office of the Governor who said […]

The House of Assembly has approved a private security firm — for which Speaker Julian Willock serves as a company director — to provide its services to the government to monitor returning residents who are under mandatory quarantine. The company, […]