The government has received €1,300,448.47 ($1,316,243.37) to execute the RESEMBID BVI SMART © Initiative — SMART Schools Project. The Resilience, Sustainable Energy and Marine Biodiversity (RESEMBID) Programme is part of the Department of Disaster Management’s (DDM) smart community initiative to […]

Teachers at Elmore Stoutt High School staged a sit-in today in protest of a number of issues they say have been plaguing educators at the facility. According to the President of the BVI Teachers Union, Sean Henry, the issues include […]

Third District Representative Julian Fraser has questioned the government over the current ratio of nurses in the territory, suggesting that more locals need to be trained as nurses and given opportunities to serve the BVI. After being given a breakdown […]

Aqua Design, the company that is responsible for supplying water on Virgin Gorda, has blamed sargassum seaweed for the water woes residents experienced this week. After residents and businesses in the BVI’s tourism capital experienced little or low water supply, […]

The Ralph O’Neal Administration Complex is set to open in 2025, with more than three years of repair work done on the building so far. Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer said the project cost was estimated at $29.49 million. […]

A recent report which recommends making it more difficult for work permit holders to become eligible for residency and Belongership status is expected to form the basis for the BVI’s immigration reform. After assessing the BVI’s current residency and Belongership […]

Amid the rise in violent crimes that the police have confirmed is stemming primarily from the cocaine trade, the UK deployed the HMS Dauntless to traverse the territory’s waters this week. HMS Dauntless is the Royal Navy’s most advanced destroyer. […]

Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer has indicated that the government is currently facing a shortage of water meters in the territory. He told lawmakers that, as of April 2023, there were more than 500 customers who had applied for […]

The government is expected to roll out regulations in the near future that govern how persons can set up businesses in the territory. This is according to Trade Minister, Lorna Smith, who told lawmakers in the House of Assembly recently […]

Communication and Works Minister Kye Rymer said ongoing consultations have prevented the Water and Sewerage Department from being transitioned into a statutory body. The Ministry of Communications and Works has been in constant consultation with the Attorney General’s Chambers and […]