More than $23,000 will be up for grabs next week when the BVI Sports Fishing Association, in partnership with Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour (VGYH), hosts the 2nd Annual Virgin Gorda International Marlin Tournament. The tournament will run from July 28 […]

The standoff between the government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and the cash-strapped BVI Airways appears far from over, despite both parties earlier declaring that they were trying to settle the impasse. The dispute follows an agreement through which […]

A man from West End, who is before the court for assault and using a hammer as a weapon, has claimed that he is the true victim in a longstanding dispute he has been having with the complainant in the […]

Though Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards has found Cayma Nibbs guilty of illegal entry and failure to declare more than $30,000 to Customs, that money will not be forfeited to the State. “Forfeiture is clearly not on the table,” the senior […]

A technical expert from the Cayman Islands, Barry Jones, said he found it ‘weird’ that the government ministry responsible for town and country planning is not the same one responsible for natural resources. The Town and Country Planning Department falls […]

Junior Minister of Trade Marlon Penn said the British Virgin Islands intends to push the concept of ‘smart communities’, but there are a number of challenges, including the relatively high cost of internet that does not function as fast as […]

While defending the ‘no cellular phone’ policy in the Magistrate’s Court, Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards today put attorneys on blast for being among the prime offenders. She accused some lawyers of playing games on their phones while they sit at […]

Dear Editor, In a recent article in the BVI press, our premier Dr D Orlando Smith called for more local medical professionals to staff Peebles Hospital. This seems like the boy who cried wolf. Often, politicians say things in the […]

A man who is accused of badly beating his girlfriend for her to disclose her cellular phone password has appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards. Tifern Henley, 35, pleaded not guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm. The prosecution alleged […]

Less than a month after he reportedly was rescued during an incident at sea, Lower Estate resident Trumayne Daway is being accused of committing a number of offences on land. He has been charged with unlawful possession of marijuana, unlicensed […]