The current 11-hour night-time curfew which is scheduled to end on Saturday, May 23 will be extended for an additional 14 days. This is according to Governor Augustus Jaspert who told members of the media on Thursday, May 21, that […]

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has commended the former Director of the BVI Tourist Board Sharon Flax-Brutus for what he described as here ‘stellar contribution’ to local tourism for more than eight years. The Opposition Leader said Flax-Brutus served the British […]

Stating that the issues surrounding rent in the British Virgin Islands will only get worse, Third District Representative Julian Fraser has given strong indications that he does not support any suspension of rent payments during this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  Speaking […]

Pointing to the vulnerable position the global coronavirus pandemic has placed the BVI in, Premier Andrew Fahie has said a single bad decision from his administration could cause serious safety issues for the territory. He, therefore, said a gradual approach […]

Plans are in motion for the implementation of a statutory body to function as, among other things, a guaranteed market for fish and agricultural produce. Agriculture Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley said establishing the body would be just one of the […]

The rules that govern the House of Assembly have been amended to now allow virtual sittings of parliament. This amendment was published in governments official newsletter, the gazette, on Wednesday, May 19. The policy change titled House of Assembly (Amendment) […]

Sharon Flax-Brutus will no longer spend the next six months as Director of Tourism at the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB). Instead, her last day serving as Tourism Director is today, Wednesday, May 20. The BVITB made that announcement in a […]

The phone records that implicate Tambu Frett in a continuous smuggling operation has been left unchallenged now that Frett, who was initially slated to testify, has had a change of heart. During the accused man’s appearance in the Magistrate’s Court […]

Senior Opposition legislator Julian Fraser has made strong suggestions that government neglecting to allow citizens back into the territory is unconstitutional. Fraser gave that indication at an Opposition media briefing on Tuesday, following months of government denying citizens access into […]

While agreeing that tourism is important to the BVI, Premier Andrew Fahie has called on Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition to ‘be realistic’ in its calls for local borders to be reopened. In a statement earlier this week, Opposition Leader Marlon […]