Officials are expected to break ground for the construction of a permanent port facility at West End by the start of the second quarter of 2020. Premier Andrew Fahie made that announcement during the official opening of the temporary terminal […]

Newcomer Ramon G is the BVI’s new Soca Monarch for the 2019 emancipation festivities. He collected a total of 226 points — one point more than the defending champion, JJ, to walk away with the grand prize of $6,500 and […]

Notwithstanding the inclement weather still evident in mounds of mud and pools of water across Tortola, hundreds turned out at the Prime Time Festiville in Road Town on Friday, August 2. Headlining International Reggae Night were Jamaican stars Romain Virgo […]

A West End man was fined $5,000 after he was caught with 55 grams of cannabis five years ago. Corey Butler pleaded guilty to common assault and following a trial, was found guilty of possession of a controlled drug with […]

By Esther Durand, BVI News/Staff Reporting a number of cases involving minors being blackmailed over lewd photos and videos, Premier Andrew Fahie has said the 2019 amendments to the territory’s Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act is proposing penalties of more […]

More amendments are being made to the Beneficial Ownership Secure Search system (BOSSs) Act, this time to increase funding and staff of the territory’s International Tax Authority (ITA). During a presentation at Thursday’s sitting of the House of Assembly, leader […]

In what could be described as a surprise victory, Reynold ‘King Paido’ Philips has been crowned the 2019 Calypso Monarch of the ongoing emancipation festivities. While no points were announced, the 11-time Calypso king (six on Virgin Gorda, five on […]

Culture Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley has accused the former Festival & Fairs Committee under the previous NDP administration of poor record-keeping. “In the past, under previous Festival & Fairs committees, I have been disappointed at the level of record-keeping. But, […]

By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Fourth-generation British Virgin Islanders without regularised status in the BVI have now been included in government’s fast-track regularisation initiative to gain Belongership in the territory. As BVI News understands it, fourth-generation Virgin Islanders are […]

Persons living in the British Virgin Islands will soon be required to pay an additional tax to send their money out of the territory. Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie made that announcement while speaking in the House of […]