A 58-year-old man, who police caught loitering in the middle of a roadway with two ‘very sharp’ knives that he did not want to be confiscated, has been put on $10,000 bail. Leonard Frett was granted bail when he appeared […]

Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith has tried to explain his about-turn regarding the time-line in paying out a subsidy amounting to $7 million to the privately owned BVI Airways. He initially stated that the funds would […]

Nurses and midwives practicing in the British Virgin Islands must now follow a Code of Conduct and Ethics when serving the public, said the government. The document, which was released by the Virgin Islands Nurses and Midwives Council, is based […]

The issue of accountability at the government-owned Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD)appears worse than initially brought to public attention. Last month, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said central government owed the department an ‘estimated’ $3.4 million up to March 31 […]

Kevin Tyson, who has spent several months in lockup, left the Magistrate’s Court grinning from ear to ear when Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo ordered his release from custody. Tyson was on remand for, among other reasons, assaulting Anthony Cheltenham in 2015. […]

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Founder of the People’s Democratic Party Ishmael Brathwaite has called for Government to ‘repeal’ the trade licence approved for a Canadian company to operate RoadTown Wholesale (RTW), adding that he tried to purchase […]

By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff While stating that the BVI International Arbitration Centre (BVI-IAC) has not administered any arbitration case since it was launched five months ago, Chief Executive Officer Francois Lassalle said the dispute resolution hub has […]

Kimbal Pickering has been called before the Magistrate’s Court on allegations that he has beaten a man who was demanding pay for services rendered. He pleaded not guilty to common assault and criminal damage. Allegations are that, on October 17 […]

While stating that a stronger constitution would be required for possible independence, Founder of the People’s Democratic Party Ishmael Brathwaite said he would like the governor to have less power in deciding whether or not commissions of inquiry are held […]

The BVI Football Association National Under-15 Boys team is ready to depart next week for St Maarten to participate in the inaugural Soualiga Championship, which will also feature teams such as Anguilla, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Barbados, Dominica, Martinique, and the […]