The police are on the hunt for 29-year-old Jamal Freeman who allegedly escaped custody in handcuffs on January 1. A report from the police said that Freeman escaped while at the Nurse Iris O’Neal Clinic in Virgin Gorda seeking medical […]

Just over a year after being sworn in as Assistant Commissioner with the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), UK national Pam Trevillion has been temporarily transferred to another British Overseas Territory. Trevillion has been seconded to the Royal Montserrat […]

As the trial of former Premier Andrew Fahie inches closer, his lawyer, Theresa Van Vliet, has issued a warning to potential jurors, reminding them of Fahie’s right to remain silent. Fahie is charged with several counts of drug smuggling, money […]

Territorial At-Large Representative Stacy Mather has lamented the absence of funds in this year’s budget for any building plans to reconstruct the Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS), and urged the government to find creative ways to move the project forward. […]

Persons who are non-Belongers and have lived in the BVI for over a decade should be eligible for social assistance from the government. That was the view shared by Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn as he called on the government […]

The government has launched a website to track the good governance reforms that the Commission of Inquiry (COI) recommended for the BVI government.  The website www.vicoiimplementation.vg was on launched on January 3, and persons can access information on the progress the government […]

Deputy Premier Lorna Smith and House of Assembly Speaker Corine Georges-Masicotte seem to be making their mark within the male-dominated space of representational politics, as both have received commendations from their fellow legislators. During the budget debate which took place […]

Former Premier Andrew Fahie has suffered yet another delay to the start of his trial, this time, less than a week ahead of its scheduled start. Fahie is charged with several counts of drug smuggling, money laundering and racketeering in […]

Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton claimed that the government has halted its policy of granting pioneer status to those initiating new business ventures in the territory. Pioneer status generally refers to a designation given to certain businesses or investors that are […]

BVI News understands that the elderly woman who perished in a house fire in Kingston, Tortola sometime after 8pm on New Year’s Day was a Canadian national and BVI Belonger. Our sources say the deceased woman — Judy Morgan — […]