Youngsters from various communities across the territory recently received valuable boat safety training as part of the Virgin Islands Shipping Registry’s Sail Safe campaign. The youngsters who received the training were from the Kids and the Sea (KATS) youth programme […]

Education Minister Sharie de Castro has indicated that remedial works have begun at some of the territory’s public schools, ahead of the 2023-2024 academic year. While on a recent tour of public schools, de Castro said it was evident that […]

It seems the government is making another effort to rid the territory of derelict vehicles — an issue which became prominent after the 2017 hurricanes visited the BVI. The Department of Waste Management has announced that it is now accepting […]

Raul ‘Jougo’ Sprauve, lead singer in the Virgin Islands Based Entertainment (V.I.B.E.) group has been adjudged the winner of this year’s Road March competition. Today, the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee (VIFFC) released the official list of winners for […]

Territorial At-Large Representative Stacy Mather has suggested that a middle ground needs to be found for discussions over the way that the Emancipation Festival is celebrated. Mather offered the comment as he observed the progression of revellers along the parade […]

BVI News understands that a decomposed body was found in a building close to the Road Town cemetery sometime last week. Highly placed sources told our news centre that it was residents that became aware of the body and summoned […]

The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has thrown his support behind countries and lobby groups that have been calling for global tax laws to be overhauled to prevent wealthy people from sheltering their wealth in tax jurisdictions and avoiding taxes in […]

Police Commissioner Mark Collins has countered claims by some residents that his officers are not visible within their communities and has suggested that more community engagements are being made now than has been done previously. In the wake of a […]

Concerns by some residents about overspending for this year’s Emancipation Festival have not gone unheard by Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley, and the territory’s leader said he plans to approach next year’s event with more community involvement in mind. The Virgin […]

One person was inured in a shooting incident on the main island of Tortola last night, Wednesday, August 9. According to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), the shooting happened around 9 pm in Capoon’s Bay. The gunshot victim, […]