BVI News understands that a police officer with the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has been charged with common assault and  possession of a firearm with intent to put another person in fear. The officer, whose identity BVI News […]

Labour Commissioner Mervin Hastings has urged jobseekers entering the BVI workforce, including those pursuing careers in the marine industry, to understand their employment rights, document workplace disputes and pay close attention during probation. Addressing a recent marine career workshop, Hastings […]

The BVI has honoured its Commonwealth Games athletes, with record-breaking sprinter Adaejah Hodge receiving special recognition for her historic gold-medal performance in Glasgow. Hodge became the first female athlete from the territory to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal when […]

Junior Minister for Trade Lorna Smith has questioned what is driving the apparent rise of gun violence in the BVI, declaring that the growing trend is not representative of the society she knows. Smith made the comments recently in the […]

Delayed payments could undermine the government’s RATED programme and discourage young people from remaining in the initiative, according to concerns raised by the hosts of the Talking Points radio programme. Elvin Grant said participants had complained that they were not […]

Another government project has been signed off as the territory moves closer to election season, this time with more than half a million dollars earmarked to repair longstanding roof problems at the Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre on Virgin Gorda. […]

Churches in the Virgin Islands have been accused of surrendering their role in the territory’s Emancipation celebrations while continuing to criticise the standards displayed during the annual festivities. Talking Points co-host Damion Grange said churches should become directly involved in […]

Bishop John Cline has challenged Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley’s government to put its money where its mouth is and purchase black water tanks for residents struggling through the territory’s water shortage. Cline’s call follows public backlash over the Premier’s recent […]

Questions have been raised over the suspension of the Road Town shuttle service, with radio hosts calling on the government to explain the status of the vehicles and restore the service. The issue arose during a discussion on public infrastructure […]

The failure of the Joe’s Hill Manor housing development to meet the needs of first-time homeowners has exposed the wider affordability crisis facing residents in the Virgin Islands, talk show host Elvin Grant has argued. Speaking on the Talking Points […]