Junior Minister of Trade Marlon Penn has vowed to get tough on entrepreneurs who have been refusing to repay monies borrowed through the government’s National Business Bureau, adding that potential beneficiaries of the revolving loan programme are being affected by […]

Police firearm expert Durville Carty was called to testify in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday in the case against a boat captain and a passenger who were arrested last November in relation to a firearm seized in the British Virgin Islands […]

Police have charged two men with theft arising from separate incidents. One is a Canadian citizen residing at Josiah’s Bay, while the other is a 43-year-old garage operator from the British Virgin Islands. In one of the incidents, Belle Vue […]

Minister of Natural Resources and Labour Dr Kedrick Pickering said agreements are likely to be signed with two major companies that are interested in leasing spaces in the greenhouses at Paraquita Bay, Tortola. He did not name the companies, but […]

A 62-year-old man who allegedly suffered injuries while burglarising a couple’s home in December last year was denied bail in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, March 7. Sydney Varlack Malone was nabbed by police because of DNA evidence reportedly left at […]

Minister of Natural Resources and Labour Dr Kedrick Pickering said Government should finally take full control of the greenhouses at Paraquita Bay on Tortola in the coming weeks. He made the declaration weeks after he told the parliament’s Standing Finance […]

Acting Director of the state-owned National Parks Trust (NPT) Linda Varlack said a fee increase is among measures being contemplated to facilitate improvements at The Baths in Virgin Gorda. She made the disclosure recently during an appearance before the Standing […]

Nelda Huggins, who is enrolled at Iowa Central College, has become the first female athlete from the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to win an individual title at any collegiate level in the United States. Chantel Malone previously achieved similar distinction, […]

While noting the importance of politicians undertaking short-term initiatives to be re-elected, Minister of Natural Resources and Labour Dr Kedrick Pickering said long-term plans are also needed to ensure future generations of the British Virgin Islands are not placed at […]

During a well-attended anniversary gala hosted by the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) on Saturday, party chairman Andrew Fahie capitalized on an opportunity to woo patrons who are not politically affiliated. He also reached out to those in earshot who […]