Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley has announced that Cabinet has decided to reopen some local schools to specific categories of students. He said Cabinet agreed that “access should be granted to students in senior grades who are preparing for and/or […]

The BVI Port Authority (BVIPA) has retracted its Friday, May 29 statement announcing Dean Fahie as the new Acting Managing Director of the organisation. According to the BVIPA’s Marketing Director, Natasha Chalwell, the announcement was “prematurely” made. “The full process […]

Nearly 300 nationals and residents of the British Virgin Islands have already registered to return to the territory through government’s controlled re-entry initiative which is scheduled to commence on Tuesday, June 2. Since May 25 launch of an online portal […]

While granting approval for hotels and fitness facilities to now resume operations, Governor Augustus Jaspert has announced that effective immediately, the ongoing curfew will be relaxed by one hour. “Beginning today, Cabinet has decided that the curfew will now be […]

After more than two months, the shipment of vehicles the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) prevented from being discharged at its Port Purcell cargo facility has finally been allowed to return and offload. The shipment, which contained 109 vehicles, a tractor, […]

The major fire that started at the dump on Virgin Gorda Friday night has sparked renewed calls for the island and move away from open burning. This call came from Territorial At-Large Representative Shereen Flax-Charles who is a long-time resident […]

Police are investigating reports of a shooting that has led to the wounding of an unidentified male victim on Tortola. The reported gunshot victim is now receiving treatment at hospital, our news centre has been told. The Information Unit of […]

A major a fire has broken out at the public dump on the sister island of Virgin Gorda. Unofficial reports reaching our news centre is that the fire started around 7 pm on Friday, May 29. According to Territorial At-Large […]

Some residents were seemingly disappointed when Premier Andrew Fahie made no mention of the ongoing curfew during his live broadcast last evening, May 28. Premier Fahie’s statements only addressed the second phase of his governement’s COVID-19 Economic Stimulus-Response Plan, which […]

Government has revealed plans for the development of an Energy Transition Plan in the British Virgin Islands. The Office of the Premier issued a media release on Thursday, inviting Expressions of Interest from suitably qualified individuals or businesses to develop […]