The Rotary Club of Road Town is set to embark on a major mangrove project for its 2018/2019 calendar year. Newly sworn-in club president, Vincent Wheatley told BVI News yesterday (June 4) the initiative is part of a wider endeavour to […]

The Department of Waste Management has reported more females participating in the just-concluded ‘Cash of Work’ cleanup programme than males. Cash for Work hired persons 18 years or older to assist in cleaning up the four main islands in the […]

An Immigration officer has found himself on the wrong end of the law and is now facing robbery charges. Charged is 35-year-old Virgin Gorda resident, Donald Hanley. Police allege Hanley approached a woman one night in March while she was […]

The reported political wrongdoings by leaders in the British Virgin Islands are not escaping the notice of the younger generation, religious educator Trevaughn Todman has said. Todman, who was delivering an address known as ‘The Youths’ Perspective’ at the Territory […]

Having only taken up office nearly a year ago, Governor Augustus Jaspert has inherited responsibilities which some argue his predecessor failed to act on while serving in the post. One matter a number of residents have been hoping Governor Jaspert […]

A weather disturbance has been identified in the Tropical Atlantic, roughly 1,950 miles east of Trinidad. Effectively, a weather disturbance is a pulse of energy moving through the atmosphere, and is important because a disturbance can lead to the formation of […]

By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Sister Islands Programme Coordinator Vincent Wheatley believes the limited banking options offered by the National Bank of the Virgin Islands (NBVI), would make it unsuitable for some sections of the Virgin Gorda community. Wheatley’s […]

Russell Jones, Project Manager for the Next-generation 911 emergency call centre initiative wants cellphone users to be more aware of their devices since a considerable number of 911 calls to the centre are found to be ‘pocket dials’. Jones said […]

Less than a month away from the annual emancipation celebrations, debris from the disasters that happened almost nine months ago are finally being cleared from the festival grounds in Road Town. City Manager Janice Braithwaite-Edwards told BVI News the work […]

Government is exploring the possibility of opening a branch of the National Bank of the Virgin Islands on the sister island of Virgin Gorda. Premier Dr D Orlando Smith made the announcement on Tuesday, following news that Scotiabank is closing […]