BVI News understands that two teenage girls from Virgin Gorda were recently arrested after police found marijuana inside the vehicle in which they were traveling. The arrest took place on Tortola after police noticed the skimpily dressed young women entering […]

Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton has insisted that the government must seek loan funding if it wants to fix the territory’s sluggish economy and create meaningful, long-lasting employment for residents. “We are encouraging the government to go out there and borrow […]

Two men who were recently arrested on charges of possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled drug have now been hit with an additional charge. Police said the duo — Keanus Smart, 18 of Free Bottom and Khaleed […]

Members of the government yesterday passed the Virgin Islands Trade Commission Act (Suspensory) Act, 2023, thereby suspending the Trade Commission and the previous law which had brought it into force. The Trade Commission has been the source of much debate in the […]

Akeem Pickering has been appointed as Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA), almost two years after former managing director, Oleanvine Maynard, was arrested on drug charges in the United States. Pickering, who has served as Acting Deputy Managing […]

The government must take more decisive action to combat the recent spate of escalating crime. That was the view shared by Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn when members of the opposition spoke to the media recently. Over the last few […]

Members of the parliamentary opposition staged a walkout from the House of Assembly today after the Dr Natalio Wheatley-led government postponed the scheduled question-and-answer segment, during which opposition members pose questions to the government. According to Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton, […]

Talk show host Violet Gaul has suggested that the Labour Department flag persons coming into the territory to work as barmaids, arguing that they often end up in the treacherous hands of abusers once they arrive. Gaul shared that view […]

BVI News has been reliably informed that a large bag containing bricks of cocaine was found floating near Nanny Cay, just two days before a similar discovery was made in waters in Road Town. The bag was reportedly found by […]

Third District Representative Julian Fraser suggested that residents were dissatisfied in the past when lawmakers still had the power to distribute assistance grant funding directly to them. This was before the Commission of Inquiry recommended that aid be rerouted through […]