Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool yesterday declared that Seven Seas Water BVI Limited has taken over the local operation of BiWater; this amid recent confusion over who the government thinks has been in control of the water-producing entity. […]

Inmates at Her Majesty’s Prison now have an opportunity to sit Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) exams through an educational programme that has been launched at the territory’s correctional facility. Participation in the programme can also help determine how long an […]

PRESS RELEASE – During his visit to the UK last week, Premier and Minister for Finance Dr the Honourable D Orlando Smith (OBE) hosted a roundtable with UK representatives of BVI’s financial services industry to provide updates on the government’s […]

Minister responsible for youth and prison Myron Walwyn has disclosed that, of all juveniles who have accessed the government’s Restorative Justice Programme so far, only two have re-offended. The initiative, which was launched in 2013, provides an alternative to incarceration […]

The current government has announced that it expects to save $4 million annually when it completes a re-negotiation of the controversial contract that the former Virgin Islands Party administration signed with BiWater back in 2010. A Memorandum of Understanding that […]

A Caucasian man has been hospitalized after being hit by a motor vehicle in Road Town this evening. He was reportedly struck by a pick-up truck near Pusser’s Pub on Waterfront Drive, BVI News Online understands. Eyewitnesses said the man […]

Minister of Communication and Works today signed three agreements that he said will result in the government saving $2 million annually in water cost. The agreements signed today with two companies will facilitate: The renewal of production at the Capoons […]

A magistrate in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has offered bail to two men who the United States is seeking to extradite in relation to alleged drug running. They are Earl ‘Bob’ Hodge and former Customs officer Robert ‘Tico’ Harrigan. […]

Carlos Gumbs who is facing a burglary charge has accused an expat cop of picking on him only because of his criminal history. Gumbs claimed that he is hurt that he was being victimized by the officer, especially considering that […]

Accused of being too friendly with the National Democratic Party (NDP) government, Governor John Duncan yesterday declared that the days of governors ‘kissing babies are well and truly over’. He, in the same breath, chided the government over its handling […]