Agriculture Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley said while the focus is on food security at this time, government’s plan to cultivate and produce medicinal marijuana will still happen. Minister Wheatley said the interest remains high from persons who are want to […]

Government has extended its free water delivery service to residents in the British Virgin Islands from April to June. Premier Andrew Fahie made that announcement while detailing a number of decisions made by Cabinet recently. “We decided that the service […]

The BVI Hands-Free initiative has assisted hundreds of people in the territory, including infants and the elderly. In her latest social media update, local businesswoman, philanthropist and organizer Alexandra Durante said these persons are from three of the four main […]

Twenty-three-year-old Guyana national Damian Hooper and 33-year-old Vincentian Corey Butler have each been were granted $55,000 signed bail for gun, drugs and traffic-related offences when they appeared in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday, May 4. The duo is jointly charged […]

Visitors who are currently in the British Virgin Islands and possess an invalid or expired landing permit because of the COVID-19 pandemic will not be penalised by the Immigration Department. This is according to Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley who made […]

Premier and Minister for Finance Andrew Fahie said local money transfer services will be allowed to reopen as soon as the British Virgin Islands economy mushrooms once more. Premier Fahie said his administration made the decision to keep money transfer […]

Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley said the Government of the Virgin Islands has suspended ‘the acceptance and issuance’ of new, temporary and periodic work permit applications until July 31. However, work permits for persons who are changing jobs and positions and […]

Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Recovery & Development Agency (RDA) Anthony McMaster said the agency is gearing up to issue nearly 20 contracts that will “inject roughly $40 million in projects over the next 18 to 24 months”. McMaster […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a void in the British Virgin Islands’ labour force, reportedly affecting more than 1,300 persons who are experiencing fallouts such as employee layoffs and terminations. In a national broadcast on Sunday, May 3, Minister of […]

Following the completion of the historic traffic simulation exercise which was conducted in Road Town on Friday, May 1, Transportation Minister Kye Rymer said a few adjustments will need to be made. Minister Rymer noted that the exercise, which saw […]