A Johnson’s Ghut resident walked away with a suspended sentence this month after being held with 42.2 grams of cannabis back in 2016. Twenty-three-year-old Nickhoy Phillips was sentenced after pleading guilty to two counts of possession of a cannabis. He […]

Two more outstanding financial audit reports have been laid before the House of Assembly. Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith laid the Auditor General’s Report for the financial years 2014 and 2015 during Thursday’s ongoing sitting of […]

Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith will be seeking permission from the House of Assembly to dip into the Consolidated Fund and withdraw $138.9 million so government can continue to operate after the start of the new […]

Leader of Opposition Andrew Fahie has said he is wary of the legislation that government is introducing to keep off the European Union’s (EU) blacklist of noncompliant tax haven jurisdictions. The bill entitled the Economic Substance (Companies and Limited Partnerships) […]

An unemployed Brady Ghut woman who allegedly assaulted and injured two women was granted $20,000 bail when she appeared before Magistrate Shawn Innocent on Wednesday. Charged with two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm is 27-year-old Seanna Jack. She […]

A 39-year-old Virgin Gorda leg amputee accused of stealing and repainting a generator belonging to another man was granted $10,000 bail in the Magistrate’s Court. Truck driver Cliff Creque pleaded not guilty to theft when he appeared before Magistrate Shawn […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Most Caribbean countries, including the British Virgin Islands, possess three economic idiosyncrasies that lock West Indian jurisdictions into perpetual developing status, and the threat of systemic poverty. These are three economic weaknesses: hurdles that must be […]

Works at the police headquarters at the Sir Olva Georges Plaza in Road Town has begun. Autland Heavy Equipment Company Limited will restore the law enforcement facility at a cost of $816,467.21. Works Minister Mark Vanterpool has said the project […]

Two West End women allegedly caught with roughly $20,000 cash and more than 700 grams of cannabis this month were each granted $100,000 bail when they appeared before Magistrate Shawn Innocent on Tuesday. Charged with possession of cannabis and possession […]

Residents of the Ghetto/Crabbe Lot area in Road Town — who, up to recently, were literally living among their own faeces — are visibly happier now that their sewerage concerns have been addressed. “Things are a lot better than before. […]