Cabinet has made plans to have the BVI Arbitration Centre (BVI IAC) placed under the direct control of the Government of the Virgin Islands in the next three years. Launched in late 2016, the BVI IAC was established to administer […]

Former First Lady Lorna Smith has called on members of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) to stop spreading false claims about the eligibility of candidates from her party to serve in the House of Assembly (HOA).  Smith, who is contesting […]

The Department of Town & Country Planning is cracking down on individuals and organisations erecting election billboards without authorisation. Town & Country Planning said in a recent statement that the public erection of election campaign billboards is “strictly prohibited unless […]

Third District Representative, Julian Fraser, has said he refuses to accept any blame for his district’s decades-long water woes, placing that firmly in the lap of his opponents in the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) and the National Democratic Party (NDP) […]

The Immigration Department has announced multiple vacancies on its board of governors. The department said in a media release this week that the government is now seeking five qualified persons to serve as members on the Board of Immigration, at […]

Territorial At-Large candidate, Allen O’Neal, has said local lawmakers need to create a fair and inclusive immigration and labour policy that is free from victimisation and discrimination. O’Neal, while speaking at a National Democratic Party (NDP) rally in the Second […]

Sixth District candidate for the National Democratic Party (NDP), Myron Walwyn, has signalled that he is not overly concerned about who is selected as the territory’s next leader from among the ranks of his party if they win office at […]

The incumbent Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government has been denounced as the proverbial head of the snake by Progressives United (PU) party leader, Julian Fraser. Fraser, who recently announced the formation of a soft alliance between his party and the Progressive Virgin […]

Local businessman Troy Christopher has thrown his proverbial hat in the political ring to contest the April 24 general elections as a candidate of the Second Electoral District. Christopher launched his campaign on Saturday, noting a lack of proper leadership […]

Territorial At-Large candidate for the Virgin Islands Party (VIP), Zoe Walcott, said she believes there should be some changes made to the BVI’s payroll tax if the VIP is re-elected into office. The BVI is widely known as a low […]