The British Virgin Islands has reached a three-year high in the number of new companies that have incorporated with the territory’s international business and finance centre. The BVI Financial Services Commission’s (FSC) quarterly report said 9,798 new companies incorporated between January […]

Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards has found Haiti national Luc Eloi guilty of being part of a smuggling ring that sneaked 21 immigrants into the British Virgin Islands last year. She said she is convinced ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ that Eloi […]

The two St Vincent residents who were implicated for unlawful possession of a prohibited firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition last year have been acquitted. Former Operations Manager Warren Mitchell and former boat captain Martin Lee were found not guilty […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Anyone who understates the climate change threat is living in ‘wonderland’. Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and the September 2017 floods brought the climate change reality to the British Virgin Islands, in a very ‘rude awakening’. This […]

PRESS RELEASE: Cable & Wireless Business (C&W Business) is leading the charge to safeguard business networks in the British Virgin Islands from natural disasters. Business continuity was the focus of their presentation to members of the legal fraternity and finance […]

PRESS RELEASE: CTL Home Center once again assisted the education sector with the recent donation of approximately $5000.00 worth of merchandise to Bregado Flax Educational Center (BFEC) Secondary Division on Virgin Gorda. The donation included but was not limited to […]

A 71-year-old man and his son who were allegedly found this month with nearly 800 grams of cannabis and cocaine combined, a firearm magazine, several rounds of ammunition, and more than $25,000 has received bail in the Magistrate’s Court. Charged […]

Myett’s restaurant in Cane Garden Bay is forming a partnership with Pusser’s in Road Town. Part-owner of Myett’s, Val Rhymer, made the announcement in an interview with BVI News, while also dismissing claims that the establishment was being sold. “Myett’s […]

Government has hired a second attorney from the United Kingdom to draft legislation intended to keep the BVI off the European Union’s (EU) blacklist of tax haven jurisdictions. Cabinet approved for junior counsel Jack Rivett to assist the previously hired […]

At least two educational facilities have closed for the day because of rainy weather conditions. The territory’s largest secondary school, Elmore Stoutt High announced its closure Friday morning. Joyce Samuels Primary School in Bell Vue, Tortola is the other facility […]