By Alred Frett, Contributor It should be a given that governments are there to serve the people and should never willfully and maliciously block or compete against the private sector. Unfortunately, there are many complaints about such problems and I […]

Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has defended a decision to not have a British vessel assist in the recovery process following widespread flooding and landslides, adding that the 30,000 residents and citizens of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) should get […]

While declaring that he is pleased with the resilience and progress being demonstrated following heavy rainfall in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) on Monday, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said it has been decided that a British ship relatively near […]

The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) said it, as well as the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services, is monitoring a number of weather events, especially an approaching tropical wave and an area of disturbed weather in the far eastern Atlantic. […]

Former President of the BVI Basketball Association and Pastor at the Church of God of Prophecy Word of Faith on Virgin Gorda, Steve Turnbull, has died. His family has announced that he passed away on August 7 at Peebles Hospital. […]

Technical drainage and landslide experts will arrive in Tortola today (August 12) to help assess the damage resulting from a tropical wave that caused flooding and landslides across the British Virgin Islands on August 7. Premier Dr D Orlando Smith, […]

Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has announced that 90 percent of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) again has electricity, while 70 percent now has access to water from the territory’s supply system. He made the disclosure in a statement last […]

While noting potential health hazards in the aftermath of the flood that took place on Monday, the BVI Red Cross is urging members of the public to wear protective gears while cleaning up. The advice comes hours before a major […]

Non-profit organisations in the British Virgin Islands are appealing for the full support of community members ahead of a food drive and cleanup to get underway at 7 o’clock tomorrow morning. The initiative is in response to the tropical wave […]

Minister of Education Myron Walwyn said his ministry has things totally under control at Elmore Stoutt High School, adding that a perimeter wall built recently has saved the institution from total devastation. He defended the soundness of the new wall […]