The police in St Kitts and Nevis have arrested an individual who traveled from Tortola to their country with drugs stashed in toothpaste tubes. The individual’s gender and nationality are unclear at this time. According to the St Kitts-Nevis Times, […]

The following is a media release from the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission. Four telecommunications licences, namely unitary licences, were recently renewed by the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of the Virgin Islands. The unitary licence enables the respective licensee to operate a telecommunications […]

After months of deliberation, Governor John Rankin has agreed to give assent to the Register of Interests (ROI) Act passed in the House of Assembly (HOA) by lawmakers. But Governor Rankin insists that his concerns remain over a lack of […]

Former Police Commissioner Michael Matthews has revealed that he identified mistrust among officers within the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and said it was a major pitfall he had to battle when he was top cop. Like all other […]

Although many in the territory would like the next constitution to properly define the term “BVIslander”, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley said the BVI’s non self-governing status is the biggest issue that the next constitution should address. In making that statement, […]

Former Police Commissioner Michael Matthews has called for more public involvement by residents in order to get dangerous criminals in the territory off the streets and behind bars. While appearing on the Talking Points show yesterday, Matthews pointed to the unwillingness by […]

Political commentator and clergyman Pastor Claude Skelton Cline has suggested that Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley did not win his district decisively enough to silence detractors over whether he can retain his seat as the Seventh District Representative. Skelton Cline posited […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has launched an investigation into a shooting incident that happened on the eastern end of Tortola on Monday, December 12. The police said the incident happened in Major Bay during afternoon hours. Law […]

Chairwoman of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC), Lisa Penn-Lettsome, has suggested that Caribbean and BVI women in particular, need to do more in their efforts at uplifting each other. “West Indian women, BVI women are our worst enemies,” Penn-Lettsome said […]

BVI students who travel abroad to pursue their studies are being urged to see themselves as “ambassadors” and promote the BVI to people from other countries who are not often aware of the territory. This advice was given by BVIslanders […]