The government budgeted roughly $2.4 million for social assistance funding through the Social Development Department (SDD) this year, after welfare assistance grants had been moved from the purview of lawmakers, the House of Assembly (HOA), and the Premier’s Office last […]

The government has repaid just a little more than half of the $8 million loan that was taken from the East End/Long Look (EE/LL) Sewerage Project and re-routed to the Tortola Pier Park (TPP) Project under the previous National Democratic […]

Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn made an urgent plea to Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley in the House of Assembly (HOA) this week, for the government to focus its attention on getting the territory’s roads fixed. Walwyn asked Premier Wheatley whether […]

The controversial Retiring Allowances (Legislative Services) Amendment Act, 2021, often referred to by some residents as the ‘Greedy Bill,’ has found its place on the House of Assembly’s agenda for proposed amendments. In its existing form, this law granted lawmakers […]

The Taddy Bay Airport on Virgin Gorda, which was closed to undergo a scheduled maintenance exercise, will remain closed a few days longer. This is according to the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA), which had initially planned to have the airport […]

Two suspects have been arrested after police conducted raids at two separate locations on Tortola this week and recovered a high-powered weapon and a pistol. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said officers of the Criminal Investigations Department seized […]

Two men have been charged following a number of reported burglaries at various business places, including one man who is said to be the son of a senior police officer. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) disclosed yesterday that […]

The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has provided further details concerning the surge in the number of individuals testing positive for COVID-19 at Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital. In a press release earlier this month, the BVIHSA had only reported […]

Education Minister Sharie de Castro said there are plans in place to increase capacity in the local labour force in the hope that this may reduce the BVI’s current reliance on expatriate teachers. While speaking during the House of Assembly […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley and Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn butted heads as they confronted the issue of the now-withdrawn offer of a $400 million loan guarantee made by the United Kingdom (UK) after hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017. […]