Territorial At-Large Representative Shereen Flax-Charles is urging women in the territory to stand up against all forms of discrimination and or violence portrayed against them. She made the remarks while speaking at the Road Town Methodist Church Hall in recognition […]

Income tax in the British Virgin Islands has exceeded expectations, reeling in some $51.8 million this year, Premier and Finance Minister Andrew Fahie has said. He said the above figure is $1.3 million more than the amount projected in the […]

Government will be implementing a number of programmes in the British Virgin Islands to assist with sensitising residents on the new witness anonymity legislation which is expected to be brought before House of Assembly in the near future. This was […]

Government has said it plans to turn the British Virgin Islands into a hub for Financial Technology which, effectively, is an emerging and innovative category of technology used to create easier ways to utilise and deliver financial services. An example of this […]

Matters relating to labour, immigration, accessing the BVI, and the local workforce are some issues on the agenda for an upcoming business solutions forum being put on by central government. This is according to a government-commissioned media release which indicated […]

By Benito Wheatley, Contributor As the United Kingdom (UK) General Election approaches, the country’s ongoing political turmoil over Brexit continues to overshadow the strained relationship between the Overseas Territories’ (OTs) and UK. The critical issue is whether the UK and […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Austere trickledown economics has created a dangerous world. The western world especially the US and UK are in a similar place the world sat in 1935. In the US and UK xenophobia and race-hate has spiralled. […]

A South African man was fined $1,000 in the Magistrate’s Court after he was found to be residing illegally in the British Virgin Islands for roughly eight months. Richard Currie pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared before Magistrate […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has announced that hybrid vehicles and other environmentally-friendly systems will not attract any taxes when they are imported into the territory. Hybrid vehicles are effectively powered by combining a petrol/diesel engine with an electric motor. This type […]

A request by the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB) for a $3.7 million increase to its annual allocation from the government has been approved. Premier and Tourism Minister Andrew Fahie said during his recent budget address that the “total allocation for […]