The additional school year that was implemented in all public secondary schools in the BVI for the last three years will no longer be mandatory. Announcing the change in the House of Assembly on February 20, Education Minister Dr Natalio […]
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Ban on night flights to Anegada airport being lifted
Night flights are soon expected to make a return to the Auguste George International Airport on Anegada. Premier Andrew Fahie made that announcement while delivering a statement in the House of Assembly last Thursday. He stated: “Night flights are still […]

Improvements to road network forging ahead — Rymer
Works Minister Kye Rymer has said improvements to the road network on the territory’s four main islands are already underway with several other projects set to commence this year. Addressing the House of Assembly on Thursday, Rymer said these infrastructural […]

Man fined for assaulting family member at VG restaurant
A Dominican Republic man was fined $750 for assaulting a family member during a party at a popular restaurant on Virgin Gorda on February 24 last year. Noe Martinez pleaded guilty to common assault when he appeared before Magistrate Ayanna […]

Canadian visitor dies while vacationing in BVI
Police Information Officer Akia Thomas has confirmed that a Canadian national vacationing in the British Virgin Islands has died. Thomas said the visitor’s unresponsive body was fished from Pond Bay, Virgin Gorda by the Virgin Islands Search & Rescue (VISAR) […]

Man dies in quad bike accident near OneMart, identified as Kehinda Frett
A man has been killed in an early morning traffic accident along the dual carriageway on Tortola Saturday morning, February 22. Police have identified him as 30-year-old Kehinda Frett of The Sound in East End. Law enforcers said details of […]

COMMENTARY: C’bbean countries autonomous of the UK and EU are a model for OTs to follow
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Post-Brexit Britain, and the events before and after, mean that a referendum must now be held in the Caribbean Overseas territories, on deciding whether or not these islands move towards greater autonomy, either within the UK, […]

Closed season | Illegal to harvest certain fish species now, public told
Members of the public are being reminded that it is an offence to harvest certain aquatic species at this time in the British Virgin Islands. Between January 1 to March 31, persons are not permitted to catch, sell or offer […]

56-year single-engine aircraft ban lifted at VG airport as new airline expresses interest to operate
After nearly 56-years of being in effect, the single-engine aircraft ban at the Taddy Bay International Airport on Virgin Gorda has been lifted. Premier Andrew Fahie said during Thursday’s sitting of the House of Assembly that consideration to lifting the […]

At long last! Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre opens on VG, to commence operations next week
The Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre on Virgin Gorda has finally opened, and plans are in motion to commence operations in the coming days. CEO of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) Dr Ronald Georges said during the official opening […]