A little more than two months have elapsed since the major fire at the waste facility in Pockwood Pond. But, the facility’s incinerator is still not functional because no repairs have been done to date. The incinerator has not been […]

The panel of experts that comprise the territory’s one-year-old Insurance Tribunal says the term ‘underinsurance’ — which consistently has been used by local insurers after the 2017 hurricanes — is not a ‘scam word’. The tribunal made that clear amid recent […]

National Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for the Fifth Electoral District, Elvis ‘Juggy’ Harrigan, says he intends to construct a civic centre and revitalize an age-old bridge in the district if elected into office. Speaking in Huntums Ghut at the official launch of […]

Officials in conduct of the $65 million rehabilitation and reconstruction loan from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) have earmarked more than $8 million of that loan for consultancy services, so far. The Projects Unit of the Ministry of Finance — […]

Local cricket clubs across the British Virgin Islands have submitted a damning complaint against the management of the BVI Cricket Association (BVICA) to the regional cricketing body — Leeward Islands Cricket Board (LICB). The complaint sent in the form of a […]

The NDP government-sanctioned Insurance Tribunal has said the territory’s insurance laws need to be improved to offer greater protection to insured residents. The tribunal made that assessment on Thursday; an entire year of conducting mediations between insurance companies and aggrieved insured […]

National Democratic Party (NDP) Chairman Myron Walwyn has described the late Gordon Junior Dennis Callender and Lucia Walters as stalwarts of local education who left a good legacy behind. Walwyn, speaking via a government-issued statement, urged others to follow in […]

By Esther Durand, BVI News Maybelline Rodriguez, the woman on remand at Her Majesty’s Prison pending her day in court for a 2018 murder is currently housing her newborn at the adult penitentiary. Superintendent of Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) Verne […]

Amid the National Democratic Party’s (NDP) reluctance to push any of its candidates, except its leader, into a political debate, Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Chairman Andrew Fahie is describing the NDP’s position as impractical. The NDP, whose leader is Myron […]

The British Virgin Islands is once again gearing up to host one of its largest maritime events – the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival for the 48th year. Regatta Director Judy Petz told BVI News on Wednesday that the […]