As the territory continues to look for ways to manage waste, the Department of Waste Management (DWM) has announced that they now have a glass recycling machine at the Pockwood Pond waste site on Tortola. Residents are advised to place […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley yesterday declared that the lives in “the fear of the Lord”. He made the statement while speaking at a special church service to mark the end of a time of prayer and fasting that the leader […]

Police said multiple arrests were made following recent investigations into a robbery on Virgin Gorda. Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) arrested Bob George, 56, Bakembe George, 32, Gabriella Vidalis George, 29, and a 17-year-old male, all […]

Theresa Van Vliet, the attorney for former premier Andrew Fahie, has questioned whether US prosecutors received permission to use conversations between Fahie and top security officials in the BVI at his upcoming trial. Fahie is charged with several counts of […]

Documents from the recent Standing Finance Committee deliberations show that the Social Security Board (SSB) is one of the places the government is eyeing for loan financing to fill gaps in the 2024 budget. Residents are usually against any attempts […]

Members of the House of Assembly are also expected to see a bump in their salaries; in line with the salary increases that public officers are set to receive after the government wraps its compensation review exercise. Much has been […]

Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn warned that the BVI faces a dilemma with the looming threat of open registers of company beneficial ownership to its financial services industry. While speaking in the House of Assembly recently, Walwyn pointed to the […]

Opposition members grilled officials recently over the escalating monies being spent at various hotels and other places around the territory to house immigration detainees. During the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) stage of recent budget deliberations, Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn […]

Theresa Van Vliet, the attorney representing former premier Andrew Fahie, has contended that the court should not hear evidence about WhatsApp chats extracted from Fahie’s cell phone when his trial gets underway. Van Vliet filed another pretrial motion before the […]

The government and Sir Richard Branson’s Unite BVI this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see the elevation of the education system locally. Education Minister Sharie de Castro said with the new agreement, there will be a […]