While prosecutors are alleging that it was an offence motivated by race, a 23-year-old Long Bush man accused of assault has testified that he was acting in self-defence when he reportedly injured a Caucasian male on September 26 three years […]

More than half-a-million dollars in pledges have been donated so far to outfit the Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre on Virgin Gorda. Donations are pouring in through a recently-launched pledge programme for the medical facility, which is expected to be […]

Political parties and candidates who will be participating in the upcoming general elections are being warned against making promises they knowingly cannot deliver. This policy has been outlined in a draft of a code of conduct for political parties and […]

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communication and Public Works Anthony McMaster says he welcomes the help that the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) brings. His remarks come on the heels of talks by at least one legislator that the […]

Local officials are embarking on a five-day campaign to get more vessels to registered in the British Virgin Islands. The campaign begins today, October 31, with the territory participating in this year’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in the United […]

A 27-year-old West End man was freed on Tuesday after being on remand since May 23 for drugs and other offences. Jamoy Estridge, a construction worker, was charged for being in possession of 42 grams of cannabis and five grams […]

Two Dominican Republic natives who were reportedly caught with fake visas and counterfeit Labour documentation at the TB Lettsome International Airport, had their matter dismissed when they appeared before Magistrate Shawn Innocent on Tuesday, October 30. Forty-one-year-old Edward Jesismar Carmano […]

Litres of water were seen shooting from the ground in the Port Purcell area of Tortola today, October 30. The water appeared to be spouting at a relatively high pressure on to the main road and vehicles travelling easterly along […]

A Sabbath Hill man who pleaded guilty to battering, body slamming, and choking his underaged son into unconsciousness last year has walked from the Magistrate’s Court with a two-month suspended sentence. The 45-year-old offender’s sentence for cruelty to a child […]

A new policy aimed at helping farmers, fishermen, taxi operators and small business owners recover faster after a disaster is being introduced to the British Virgin Islands. This initiative is called the Livelihood Protection Policy (LLP) and it offers swift […]