Challenges in shipping racehorses into the territory are among the reasons the annual August Tuesday races have been cancelled, the BVI Horse Owners Association has said. Association president Lesmore Smith told BVI News the horses that were slated to compete […]

Patrons are no longer required to pay an admission fee to enter the festival village on Friday night, August 3. Making the announcement minutes after 8pm on Friday, the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee (VIFFC) said admission to enter […]

PRESS RELEASE: Property owners can view the 2018 Property Tax Assessment online at www.bvi.gov.vg.  This assessment contains owner information, acreage, assessment value and tax payable. Enter ‘2018 Property Tax Assessment’ in the Search option on the Government’s website, then click on […]

The emancipation celebrations in the British Virgin Islands has been officially declared open. The ceremonial ribbon cutting and cultural food fair took place at the back of the Central Administration Complex today Friday, August 3. The cultural food fair featured […]

CEO of the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) Paul Bayley said he is concerned students, as well as Customs and Immigration officials, are still operating under tents now 10 months after the 2017 hurricanes. Describing what he observed since arriving […]

Governor Augustus Jaspert has appointed three persons to the post of additional magistrate in the British Virgin Islands. The three additional magistrates are Giselle Jackman-Lumy, Hakim Creque, and Christilyn Benjamin. The governor appointed them on advice from the Legal Services […]

Two tropical waves are expected to affect the British Virgin Islands this weekend, the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has advised. The DDM said it does not anticipate extreme conditions. The first tropical wave will pass in the vicinity of […]

Featured artiste at this year’s Gospel Fest, Gabrielle Denae has made public cries for the British Virgin Islands to return to being the God-fearing and nation it once was. According to the songstress, persons in the territory have lost their […]

Government is pushing harder to introduce an Oil Spill Prevention and Pollution Bill in the House of Assembly. The National Democratic Party administration said it has a renewed drive to finalise the Bill in light of a recent court victory […]

Patrons planning to attend the annual emancipation celebrations this year are being told to expect fewer food and beverage options at the festival village in Road Town. Vice Chair of the VI Festivals and Fairs Committee (VIFFC) Xayrna Samuels told […]