The sun is hot. The streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit. On this particular day, a rich tourist from back West is driving through town. He stops at the motel and […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor The following story highlights the centrality of economics in disaster recovery, post-Hurricane Irma, for the Virgin Islands. Hurricanes Irma and Maria, add major floods, devastated the Virgin Islands in September 2017. The country is under threat […]

Emergency medical services in the territory have been given a boost with the arrival of two new ambulances. Health Minister Ronnie Skelton made the disclosure during a sitting of the House of Assembly this week. “I am pleased to say […]

The atmosphere was far from subdued when family, friends, fans and members of the musical fraternity in the British Virgin Islands came together at a candlelight vigil for the late music entertainer Kyle ‘Kylo’ Sylvester whose life came to a […]

Superintendent of Prisons David Foot has said that the 21 inmates who were transferred to a prison facility in St Lucia will likely spend another six to nine months there before being transferred back to the territory. The 21 prisoners, […]

The Cane Garden Bay beach, which was closed last week following the discovery of an unusually high number of bacteria in the water should reopen soon, Chief Environmental Health Officer, Lionel Micheal has assured. “Naturally, those things will die off […]

The mother who was wounded and left to mourn the killing of her daughter and friend during a gun attack last month is speaking out for the first time since the November 22 incident. “She was an innocent child. There’s […]

Government backbenchers, Archibald Christian and Marlon Penn have called on members of the public who have information on the recent double homicide to speak out and not let the case grow cold. The ministers were among a throng of persons […]

Speedy’s Ferry Service has revealed that it racked up approximately $7 million in damages resulting from Hurricane Irma. General Manager of the ferry company Coralie George, told our news site that all six of the company’s ferries suffered varying degrees […]

The Rotary Club of Road Town is once again helping to lift the spirits of persons during the yuletide season by upholding one of its most popular yearly traditions. Last evening members of the club officially lit up the roundabout […]