In a matter of weeks, work will commence on the third phase of the Bregado Flax Educational Centre (BFEC), and repairs to the Flax Administration Building on Virgin Gorda, providing much-needed employment for construction workers. The BFEC contract, valued at […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Globalization is over as we know it. The new world will be driven by insular governance, regional integration, and bilateral agreements. Pundits expect the coronavirus pandemic to be one of the longest in history. The Pandemic […]

The criminal matters against BVIslander Tambu Frett have hit another delay and will now be heading to a Newton hearing. Effectively, a Newton hearing is a legal procedure whereby a judge tries to ascertain which of the two sides offering […]

While at least one government legislator projects a much sooner timeline, British-Swedish pharmaceutical giants AstraZeneca has said that a COVID-19 vaccine could be made available for limited use by December 2020. A BBC article dated April 30 said that AstraZeneca […]

By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff The British Virgin Islands currently ranks fifth in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) for the number of coronavirus tests conducted per capita. BVI News analysed testing data from nine of the total […]

Premier Andrew Fahie said he has written to the United Kingdom about Governor Augustus Jaspert, who he accused of withholding the Auditor General’s report on the controversial BVI Airways deal for more than 10 weeks. Fahie said he wrote to […]

The Minister of Labour & Immigration Vincent Wheatley is reporting a backlog of work permit-related applications at the Department of Labour. Wheatley told BVI News in an interview on Wednesday that the backlog was brought on by the coronavirus pandemic […]

President of the Horse Owners Association Lesmore Smith has said he believes government’s proposed Gambling (Gaming and Betting) Control legislation will help boost the territory’s tourism product once the COVID-19 pandemic as ended. He said that since the September 2017 […]

Magistrate Tamia Richards chided a senior defence attorney, Leroy Jones, for being unprepared for the sentencing hearing of his client, Tambu Frett. Frett was to be sentenced in relation to smuggling a man into the territory, Illegal Entry and Breach […]

The British Virgin Islands have returned all negative results from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) following the latest testing of 27 samples for the Coronavirus 2019 Disease (COVID-19). Minister for Health Carvin Malone made the announcement during a national […]