Citing ‘safety’ as a primary reason, Cabinet has decided to forego the usual tendering process to acquire a new 2019 Cadillac Escalade for the Office of the Premier. The vehicle purchased from Virgin Islands Motors is valued at $115,600. The […]

St Vincent native Lennox Da Silva may receive a lesser prison sentence after both the Crown and his attorney cited that provocation was a major factor at play when he killed his wife in 2017. “It was clear that he […]

An amendment has been made to the territory’s immigration laws that now gives the minister responsible for the subject the discretionary power to personally permit any person into the territory. This was revealed in Cabinet’s report of its April 24 […]

Approximately $40,000 has been spent to fully renovate the public tennis court in East End/Long Look on Tortola. President of the BVI Tennis Federation Carol Matthew-Mitchell said the project reached completion on April 19 after the court was resurfaced. “This […]

Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock stands by his original team of lawyers despite one of his lead attorneys reportedly being arrested on suspicion of criminal conduct. Willock made this clear via a statement released through the House […]

Anand Ramlogan, the prominent Trinidad & Tobago attorney representing House of Assembly Speaker Julian Willock, has been arrested. According to Trinidadian news media, Willock’s attorney was arrested at Piarco airport in the twin-island republic Wednesday morning while boarding a flight […]

The BVI is paving the way for more SMART School programmes to be developed in the region. SMART represents the use of ‘sustainable, mitigation, adaptation, and resilient techniques’ to ensure schools are safe and healthy. Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has said his government intends to put control mechanisms in place to ensure jet skis are disallowed from being operated on all beaches in the British Virgin Islands. Fahie made the remarks during his contribution to the […]

The BVI Olympic Committee will be using the two remaining senior international track and field events of 2019 to gauge their athletes’ readiness for the 2020 Olympic Games in Japan. On that premise, President of the Olympic Committee Ephraim Penn […]

Government has allocated $400,000 towards funding the H Lavity Stoutt Community College’s Financial Service Institute. Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie said this investment will help equip residents with the skills needed to access future jobs in the financial […]