Opposition leader Ronnie Skelton has bemoaned the recent systems that have been put in place to curb government spending, saying the rules are retarding the progress that national heroes have achieved for the BVI. Skelton made the declaration in the […]

The BVI has been removed from the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions (Annex I), the government announced yesterday. The move comes after a meeting of the European Union’s (EU’s) Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN). The BVI was added […]

  Another person was reported injured in Tuesday evening’s shooting incident which took place in the vicinity of Fish Bay. This brings the total number of injured person from that incident to two. Police, in a brief statement issued following […]

Months after lawmakers passed a watered-down version of the original Police Act that Governor John Rankin put forward earlier this year, he has now called for the legislation to return to the House of Assembly (HOA). Governor Rankin pointed to the spate […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has stated that his government is actively considering calls to increase the territory’s minimum wage, which now stands at $6 per hour. The Premier said Labour Minister Lorna Smith will be leading the efforts regarding a […]

Third District Representative Julian Fraser has argued that the BVI can forge its own destiny and should be allowed to do so by the United Kingdom (UK). Fraser lambasted the United Kingdom for not being able to criticise France over […]

Although it seems like a great idea, Governor John Rankin has indicated that gun amnesties aren’t effective in getting weapons off the street and reducing violent crimes in the territory. Gun amnesties allow for the voluntary surrender of unwanted or […]

Naomi Onwufuju , a 16-year-old senior at the Elmore Stoutt High School, has won the title of Junior Minister for Tourism at this year’s Regional Tourism Youth Conference in the Turks and Caicos Islands. This is the BVI’s first title […]

The BVI government has bestowed the honour of national hero on 10 Virgin Islanders whose altruistic efforts have contributed significantly to the advancement of the territory. The nine heroes and one heroine were enshrined in law in the House of […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said it has seen an increase in the number of burglaries happening around the BVI recently. In recent days, residential properties as well as businesses have fallen victim to break-ins and attempted break-ins, […]