The Department of Trade, Investment Promotion and Consumer Affairs said it raked in a near 92 percent increase in revenue last year. It added that revenue amounted to $1.5 million, compared to the $600,000 that is ‘normally received’ annually. Director […]

A man who admitted to injuring his lover after accusing her of paying more attention to other men than him has been put on $50,000 signed bail. Delwin Percival, 29, was granted bail after he pleaded guilty to assault occasioning […]

The government has taken steps to allow all cruise ship passengers to enter the British Virgin Islands (BVI) without visas for up to 24 hours. That is being done through a Cabinet Order that seeks to amend the Immigration and […]

Fresh from St Kitts where he attended the 64th meeting of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has declared that his government will further pursue an open skies regime that would make it easier […]

Governor John Duncan has ordered the deportation of US Virgin Islands (USVI) native Camille King Jr, who was sentenced last year for a myriad of offences including illegal possession of a firearm. The deportation order was made on March 8 […]

Government Information Service – The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has noted changes in weather patterns across the Territory when compared to historical data. According to data published on the World Bank Group Climate Change Knowledge Portal, the average temperatures […]

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool has declared in the House of Assembly that Government, to date, has not agreed to the purported sale of BiWater BVI Limited to another company known […]

Two airlines that provide service to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are reportedly trying to block the privately owned BVI Airways from offering non-stop service between the BVI and Miami in the United States. The locally based VI Airlink and […]

By Shaina M Smith, Contributor I would like to thank the Ministry of Communications and Works and the BVI Electricity Corporation for the installation of solar streetlights along the Sir Francis Drake Highway in the area we call The Bluff […]

Minister responsible for the Social Security Board Ronnie Skelton has tried to explain why legal action was not pursued against the state-owned Prospect Reef Resort, which owed Social Security contributions for four consecutive years ending 2016. Considering the outrageously high […]