Dear Editor, As an invested resident of these beautiful Virgin Islands, I am deeply troubled by the events of May 24, which organisers have called the Decision March. I feel duty-bound to say the entire thing came off as a […]
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DDM receives telecoms equipment
The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has received communications equipment to aid in strengthening the emergency telecommunications system in the territory. A government media release said the donation consists of an extreme satellite phone, a satellite internet terminal, and two […]
PHOTOS: The 2018 Poker Run
Scores of patrons and participants gathered for the 2018 staging of the Poker Run held on Sunday, May 27. By all indications, the event was a success. The Poker Run involves boaters making several stops across the BVI; the first […]
Visitors reminded of envt’l and tourism levy
PRESS RELEASE: Visitors to the Virgin Islands are being reminded of the Environmental and Tourism Levy of $10.00 to be paid upon arrival at all ports of entry. The levy became effective on September 1, 2017. All visitors must have […]
T&T authorities intercept major cocaine shipment bound for BVI
Trinidad & Tobago authorities this week intercepted a US$2.9 million shipment of cocaine bound for Tortola. Some 43.9 kilograms of the drug was reportedly found in a cargo holding facility in Port of Spain, Trinidad. According to media reports out […]
Female pedestrian struck down in Road Town
A pedestrian reportedly has been injured in a traffic accident in Road Town on Friday morning, May 25. A motor vehicle reportedly struck the female pedestrian in the vicinity of the Quastisky building. An ambulance responded at the scene and transported the […]
UK put on notice, BVI has ‘declared war’ — Pickering
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Deputy Premier Dr Kedrick Pickering said the BVI’s Decision March was effectively a declaration of war on the United Kingdom (UK). At the time, he was addressing the colossal crowd of protestors that marched […]
BVI men allegedly try to smuggle kilos of coke through USVI
Two BVI nationals appeared in the Magistrate’s Court in the neighbouring US Virgin Islands on Thursday (May 24) for allegedly trying to smuggle 11 kilograms of cocaine through the Cyril E King Airport on the island of St Thomas. Thirty-six-year-old […]
BVI’s population drops by 4,000
Records from the Immigration Department have indicated that the population of the British Virgin Islands has dropped by roughly 11 percent since hurricanes Irma and Maria last year. The BVI had an approximate population of 36,000 before the catastrophic disasters. […]
PHOTOS: Things to know about BVI’s Decision March
The May 24, 2018 Decision March in the British Virgin Islands pulled a massive crowd and march organisers have indicated that, unofficially, the number of protestors was more than 1,000. The Decision March was a protest to the UK’s controversial […]