Newly-elected President of the Horse Owners Association, Lesmore Smith has announced plans to get the Ellis Thomas Downs ready for the annual Emancipation horse racing event held in August. According to a media release from the Association, at least two […]

An inmate at Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut has reportedly attacked a prison officer who was deployed to the BVI from the UK. It is said the prison officer sustained a number of injuries, including lacerations to the face. […]

Police today responded to a multiple-vehicle collision in the parking lot of Bobby’s Supermarket in Road Town. Circumstances surrounding the accident are not presently known to BVI News, but a rental vehicle involved in the crash sustained considerable damage. When our […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force has reported that the street value of the drugs recently found in luggage belonging to Jamaican visitor Jillany Mullings is $1,590,000. Local law enforcement reportedly held Mullings nearly a month ago trying to smuggle […]

The Virgin Islands Search and Rescue’s (VISAR) fundraiser held on Sunday has been deemed successful. The annual event dubbed Swim and Stand Up Paddling (SUP) was hosted at Leverick Bay on Virgin Gorda. “It was fantastic. We had a really […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor OK, a very savvy mind, who over the decades has been a major player in the Virgin Islands offshore finance industry, told this writer that he was not overly concerned about the UK government decision to […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is now offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the killers responsible for the murder of young Trinity Moses and Franklyn Penn, who police say may not have been […]

A petition hoped to generate at least 20,000 signatories is among actions local stakeholders are taking in response to the United Kingdom’s public register controversy. The BVI Christian Council organised the petition as well a May 17 march from the […]

Minister responsible for transportation, Mark Vanterpool has announced plans to offer additional financial assistance the local transportation-for-hire sector. While speaking with taxi operators during a meeting in Road Town last week, Vanterpool said the amount previously allocated to assist taxi […]

Governor Augustus Jaspert does not support the United Kingdom’s decision to impose public registers of beneficial ownership on the British Virgin Islands. Premier Dr D Orlando Smith gave that indication at a press conference after the controversial decision last week. […]