While noting that plans are afoot to make a second language mandatory for all students in the secondary education system, Minister of Education Myron Walwyn said French and Mandarin will be introduced locally in September. Those two languages, he added, […]

Minister of Health and Social Development Ronnie Skelton wants journalists to purchase toilet paper for schools instead of reporting on allegations from various schools about a shortage of supplies such as toilet paper. He, during his contribution to the 2017 […]

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff While announcing that a potential investor wants to pump over $20 million into the Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay, minister responsible for sports Myron Walwyn has called for a referendum on […]

While noting the importance of long-awaited legislation to protect consumers, Junior Minister of Trade Marlon Penn yesterday said he wants banks that over-charge customers to be reported to the Financial Services Commission (FSC). “There is an issue of how the […]

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff The British Virgin Islands (BVI) government is facing renewed pressure to disclose the names of shareholders in the airline into which it has invested $7 million; this amid fresh claims that the said […]

Leader of the Opposition Andrew Fahie has implored members of the National Democratic Party government to vote against their own budget at the end of an ongoing debate, if Premier Dr D Orlando Smith does not scrap plans to extend […]

Fitzroy Hanley has been ordered to pay a total of $3,500 after he beat his 19-year-old daughter with an electrical wire. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo made the order yesterday (February 28) when the offender appeared in court for sentencing. Hanley was […]

Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool has denied rumours that he and other Government members have been ‘thieving’ money from the government’s coffers. He indicated that he felt the urge to address the matter because persons may give credence […]

The government has been told that its planned extension of the runway at Terrence B Lettsome International Airports does not augur well for its investment of $7 million in BVI Airways. The National Democratic Party administration said it invested in […]

PRESS RELEASE: The Virgin Islands’ Pediatric and Adolescent Healthcare Center has expanded to meet the needs of its BVI patients and families by establishing a satellite office in Road Town, Tortola. Just minutes away from Wickham’s Cay, Tortola Pier Park, […]