A preliminary analysis of submissions made to the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) has identified several recurring themes on what residents want to see in the territory’s next constitution. January 31 marked the deadline for persons to submit comments to the […]

Former Premier, Dr D Orlando Smith said his greatest disappointment in politics as leader of the territory is the fracture of his former National Democratic Party (NDP). “My biggest regret probably would be that unfortunately — the National Democratic Party […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has signalled that he still has unfinished work in his Seventh District constituency and plans to address these issues once re-elected. Questioned recently about his reasons for seeking re-election as a District Representative instead of seeking […]

By Shaina Smith-Archer, Contributor I am glad to be alive for such a time as this. When I read about our national heroes like Hope Stevens and Howard. R. Penn and how they wrote our future in their “day,” we […]

Information reaching BVI News is that a man was shot and killed at a bar in the East End area earlier this evening. Details surrounding the shooting are still sketchy but our news site understands that the victim was recently […]

An eleventh-hour sleight of hand intended as a clever bit of political manoeuvring proved instead to be a cruel charade, as Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley romped to victory for the post of Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) at […]

The Virgin Islands Party (VIP) has ratified the majority of the candidates it plans to field to contest the BVI’s upcoming general elections. Seven of the VIP’s nine candidates who will contest for a district seat have been selected. They […]

Fourth District Representative and former Works Minister Mark Vanterpool has urged the government to avoid using his failure to fix the territory’s roadways when he was in office as an excuse not to do so now. Vanterpool served as the […]

While acknowledging the work of other coalition members within the Government of National Unity (GNU), Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley suggested that it was his incumbent Virgin Islands Party (VIP) that largely contributed to staving off a suspension of the territory’s […]

As local law enforcement officers continue to police against smuggling activity in the BVI, the United Kingdom is financing the purchase of four Rigid Inflatable Boats to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Overseas Territories Minister Lord Zac Goldsmith […]