A middle-aged man has been made to pay a $650 fine or spend two months in prison after a pre-birthday celebration almost ended his life and that of a friend back in 2016. Kareem El Shabazz pleaded guilty to reckless […]

Opposition legislator Julian Fraser has written off government’s National Health Insurance scheme as a “broken” system. Fraser made those claims while raising concerns that the NHI is turning away persons who are unemployed. “Seniors were supposed to be free [under […]

Ten traffic-related matters were dismissed at the Magistrate’s Court on Monday, August 20. Chief Inspector Bill Johnny said offenders who were to appear before the court either left the territory following the 2017 disasters or their addresses were not known […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Accurate statistics, and sound economic metrics, are critical to engineering economic recovery. Accurate knowledge and the appropriate measure of a country’s economy, offers policymakers information that drives good governance and social prosperity. Now, in making any […]

PRESS RELEASE: Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton is featured visiting the site of the Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre in Virgin Gorda to observe ongoing works on the facility. Honourable Skelton was accompanied by Finance […]

The University of the West Indies (UWI) is awarding a British Virgin Islander with an honorary Doctor of Law degree for outstanding contribution to the profession. Dame Janice Pereira is said to be the first female and third local to […]

Residents of the Seventh Electoral District have threatened to vote against Dr Kedrick Pickering in the next general election if he doesn’t become more vocal about the sewerage issue plaguing East End communities. Dr Pickering – the representative of that district – reported […]

Minister of Education Myron Walwyn has expressed annoyance towards the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), which still has not released needed rehabilitation and reconstruction funds from the $65 million loan it approved for the BVI nearly a year ago. Since approving […]

By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff With a quarter-century worth of experience in the public service, businessman and marine enthusiast John Samuel believes he has what it takes to unseat the National Democratic Party’s Alvera Maduro-Caines as the new representative […]

For five weeks, residents in East End laboured to transform a community eyesore into an inviting basketball court for residents to enjoy. Before works began, the basketball court was vastly decrepit with an uneven and broken surface as well as […]