Director of the Central Statistics Office (CSO), Raymond Phillips, has announced that the BVI’s 2023 Population and Housing Census will be starting from June 15. The Director made the disclosure in a release issued yesterday, May 10, advising that preparations […]

The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). The two men detained in relation to Tuesday morning’s boat chase and drug seizure on Beef Island have been charged. Vibert Morgan and Okello James, both […]

In light of the promised referendum on same-sex marriage, business owner Maris Hodge-Wright has stated that same-sex couples should be allowed to get legally married in the BVI. Wright, who joined the May 9 airing of Talking Points radio show […]

Local attorney Daniel Fligelstone-Davies said he is interested in seeing how the government will solve the issue of appointing a Deputy Speaker for the Fifth House of Assembly, given the uniqueness of the recently-formed coalition government. Section 64 (4) of […]

April 28, 2023 marked the one-year anniversary of the arrest of former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director (MD), Oleanvine Maynard. Yet, to this day, the organisation has not filled the vacant post. Maynard was arrested in Miami along with former […]

The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling by the High Court, dismissing an appeal filed by the Office of the Director of Prosecutions in a matter involving Yan Edwards and Allen Baptiste.  The two men were handed a life […]

The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has promised to investigate the circumstances surrounding an island-wide outage that was experienced by residents this past Saturday, May 6. The outage saw consumers experiencing multiple periods during the mid-morning and early afternoon where they […]

Justice Kathleen Williams has refused the motion filed by former Premier Andrew Fahie’s attorney, Theresa Van Vliet, who sought relief on Fahie’s bond conditions to allow his daughters to visit the BVI to attend the funeral of a close relative. […]

Two persons are now in custody following a joint operation that resulted in the recovery of a “significant amount” of a substance police said they believe to be cocaine. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said in a brief […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has promised to deliver greater transparency as his Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government seeks to improve its image in the wake of some regrettable missteps during its previous term in office. “One thing you have to […]