The 22-year-old beauty was crowned inside the festival village in Road Town Sunday night, August 5. Phillips said she is excited to have been selected to represent the territory at Miss Universe this year. “To be honest, so much is […]

Patrons inside the festival village on Saturday night were given a grand treat as both old and new-generation artistes pelted hit after hit into the wee hours of the morning. The show kicked off around 10:30pm with the local Showtime […]

By Davion Smith, BVI News Staff Hundreds of dead fish have been found floating inside a pond in the Tortola community of Josiah’s Bay. There has been no official report on what is killing the fish but the Department of […]

Police have recovered a gun as well as ammunition in connection to the botched attempted robbery in East End on Saturday afternoon, August 4. The RVIPF further said the attempted robbery suspects are in custody and are now receiving medical […]

Challenges in shipping racehorses into the territory are among the reasons the annual August Tuesday races have been cancelled, the BVI Horse Owners Association has said. Association president Lesmore Smith told BVI News the horses that were slated to compete […]

Patrons are no longer required to pay an admission fee to enter the festival village on Friday night, August 3. Making the announcement minutes after 8pm on Friday, the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee (VIFFC) said admission to enter […]

The emancipation celebrations in the British Virgin Islands has been officially declared open. The ceremonial ribbon cutting and cultural food fair took place at the back of the Central Administration Complex today Friday, August 3. The cultural food fair featured […]

CEO of the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) Paul Bayley said he is concerned students, as well as Customs and Immigration officials, are still operating under tents now 10 months after the 2017 hurricanes. Describing what he observed since arriving […]

Governor Augustus Jaspert has appointed three persons to the post of additional magistrate in the British Virgin Islands. The three additional magistrates are Giselle Jackman-Lumy, Hakim Creque, and Christilyn Benjamin. The governor appointed them on advice from the Legal Services […]

Two tropical waves are expected to affect the British Virgin Islands this weekend, the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has advised. The DDM said it does not anticipate extreme conditions. The first tropical wave will pass in the vicinity of […]