A 16-year-old male has been arrested and charged for reportedly using foul language at police. The teen, who is said to be a student at Elmore Stout High School (ESHS), is charged with using indecent and insulting language and resisting […]

Local firefighters may have to wait up to a year before their fire stations and equipment are repaired and replenished. That is according to Minister of Communications and Works, Mark Vanterpool, who said that period may be less. “We know […]

Of the 6,000-plus athletes and team officials who participated, the Commonwealth Games Federation selected local star athlete Kyron McMaster to sit at their head table during a press conference on the final day of the Games held in Australia. The […]

Author of The Irma Diaries, Angela Burnett is on an international mission to ‘spread the word’ that climate change is real and it is time for action. The Irma Diaries is a collection of 25 survivor stories based on first-hand […]

Residents and motorists who live and traverse the Parquita Bay and East End areas of Tortola can literally start breathing easier as government has commenced projects to address longstanding dust nuisance issues. The Mark Vanterpool-led Works Ministry has paved the […]

Operators of Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke have sought to ‘clear the air’ about recent reports that a group of Caucasian visitors were caught on camera consuming what was suspected to be cocaine from a woman’s body. Soggy […]

Aviator Neville Brathwaite, Jr said his family’s airline, VI Airlink was the first to approach government about commencing direct flights between the BVI and Miami in the United States. He said VI Airlink had presented an official proposal to the National […]

Police have charged Malik Maduro with eight new offences after catching him driving with 157 grams of marijuana and seven grams of cocaine. He was hauled before the Magistrate’s Court last week where he pleaded guilty to all eight offences. […]

This year’s Education Week has gotten underway and the ministry is focusing on student discipline. Education Week began on Sunday (April 15) and will run till Saturday. It is being held under the theme: Be Disciplined, Achieve Excellence. Discipline was chosen […]

An assessment has shown that the British Virgin Islands’ mangrove population was nearly wiped out by last September’s hurricanes. A week-long assessment was done by Dr Gregg Moore, who is a coastal restoration ecologist. His assessment was to find out […]