Governor John Rankin has asked the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and the Director of Public Prosecutions to investigate the issuance of Residency and Belongership statuses in 2019 — to persons closely connected with elected officials — to determine […]

Kadeem Maynard has now agreed, along with his mother Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard, to accept a plea agreement with prosecutors that sees him avoiding a possible life sentence in prison for charges related to drug and money laundering in the United States. […]

Health Minister Vincent Wheatley has urged men to be aware of the negative impacts that social media can have on their mental health and wellbeing. Wheatley’s call was issued in observance of Men’s Mental Health Week — an annual observance […]

Police Information Officer Diane Drayton has warned that persons may be putting themselves at great risk by ignoring an evacuation order in times of disaster. While appearing on the Talking Points radio show recently, Drayton said it may be very […]

The One Virgin Islands Poker Run returns this year with a number of cash prizes up for grabs, amounting to some $23,000 when taken altogether. “One Virgin Islands Poker Run leads with the heart, meaning that we start off and […]

Former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director (MD) Oleanvine Pickering Maynard, 61, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to import cocaine in a scheme that also allegedly involved former Premier Andrew Fahie. She pleaded guilty at the federal court […]

The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Officers of the Armed Response Team seized two Glock handguns and arrested two men in Parham Town early Saturday morning as a result of continued patrols […]

The police have confirmed that a body was pulled from under several layers of debris inside the home gutted by fire on June 11 in the Red Bay area of East End. The identity of the body has not been […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has stressed the urgency and importance of he Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund Board (CCTFB), which was recently re-constituted after being disbanded over three years ago by former premier of the Virgin Islandas, Andrew Fahie. “We are […]

Governor John Rankin has stated that the illicit drug trade is the reason for most gun-related murders in the community, adding that this issue isn’t talked about as much as it should. There has been increased concern about the consecutive […]