National Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for the Ninth Electoral District, Dr Hubert O’Neal, said he intends to make good on his 2015 election promise and provide emergency helicopter services for his district if re-elected into office for a second consecutive […]

Progressives United candidate for the Fifth Electoral District Dirk Walters wants structures in the district to be built in an aesthetically less modernised manner to attract more visitors to the British Virgin Islands. Speaking at his campaign launch in Huntums […]

Recommissioning the Sea Cows Bay water plant is among the plans Virgin Islands Party (VIP) candidate for the Third Electoral District Dr Arlene Smith-Thompson said she would put in effect if elected into office. She said recommissioning the plant would […]

Police have confirmed the death of one male and the injury of one other who were both shot in Huntums Ghut on Sunday night, February 3. Police Information Officer Diane Drayton said in a brief statement to BVI News Monday morning that the […]

Independent Territorial At-Large candidate for the February 25 general elections Dancia Penn is pledging to break the political cycle of “lip service” and, instead, offer meaningful assistance to local small businesses, which she says are the engine of any economy. […]

Businessman Rajah Smith has joined the slate of candidates on the Progressives United ticket for the February 25 general elections. Smith joins the Julian Fraser-led team as a Territorial At-Large candidate. He was announced as the political party’s newest candidate […]

Nomination Day has been shifted to February 14; three days later than the previous February 11 date. Supervisor of Elections Juliette Penn said the change is to give candidates additional time to make what are known as ‘declarations of interest’. […]

A final candidate has been added to the Progressive Virgin Island’s Movement (PVIM) team. The party announced former Director of the BVI International Affairs Secretariat, Sylvia Romney-Moses, as its candidate for the First Electoral District. “Sylvia brings to this team […]

While there has been no official word from the man himself, recent developments suggest that Dr Kedrick Pickering is heading into the general elections as an independent candidate. While there were speculations that Dr Pickering was poised to join the […]

Educators in the British Virgin Islands will soon be able to assist students who suffer asthma attacks while at school. This is the aim of the ‘A Breath of Fresh Air: helping teachers deal with students with asthma’ training workshop […]