The House of Assembly has passed a Bill through which the government is seeking to have all visitors to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) start paying $10 into a fund that is yet to be established. The Bill, which is […]

Leader of the Opposition Andrew Fahie has accused the National Democratic Party government of taxing visitors, residents, and business operators to ‘death’ instead of finding more creative means of raking in additional revenues, while better handling the territory’s finances. He […]

Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool said the government should ensure it is made clear that cruise ship passengers will not be charged the environmental levy of $10 that the administration is seeking to implement. Government yesterday took a […]

The Ministry of Education said it will this month launch an online tutorial and test preparation platform, which is aimed at providing additional learning support to a maximum of 4,100 users including students of both public and private schools. The […]

Leader of the Opposition Andrew Fahie was stopped in his tracks yesterday when he complained that Government’s failure to effectively make certain financial reports public through the House of Assembly has slowed the progress of the parliament’s Public Accounts Committee […]

The parliamentary opposition is questioning whether anyone had tampered with two financial documents that Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith made public yesterday (April 18) when he tabled them in the House of Assembly. Those documents are […]

While confirming an earlier BVI News Online report that a man was detained in relation to the murder of 41-year-old Jefferson Joseph, police said the late resident of Mountain Valley in Huntums Ghut was in the company of a woman […]

Minister of Labour Dr Kedrick Pickering has announced a new work permit structure that will see many persons paying higher fees based on earnings. Persons who give the Labour Department wrong information about earnings will be hit with a penalty […]

A motor vehicle went up in flames in the Belmont Estate area of Tortola this morning, April 18. Up to publication time, Chief Fire Officer Zebulon McLean said fire-fighters were still on the scene. It is not yet clear to […]

A man narrowly escaped an inferno when a boat he occupied – along with two others – were damaged extensively by fire in the vicinity of a dock and Perla’s Bar in Baugher’s Bay, Tortola. Members of the Royal Virgin […]