Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has accused Governor John Rankin of attempting to bypass democracy in the territory by seeking additional powers to help implement the Commission of Inquiry (COI) recommendations. Governor Rankin, in a statement last Friday, said he wanted […]

Governor John Rankin said he has launched an inquiry into the allegations mounted against Police Commissioner Mark Collins. The Governor made that disclosure at a recent press conference where he promised to seek additional powers from the United Kingdom to […]

Governor John Rankin has moved to defend the Commission of Inquiry (COI), stating that none of the charges for misconduct or misuse of public funds were frivolous. Recently, Deputy Premier Lorna Smith said the Governor was focusing on COI charges, […]

BVI News understands that a 38-year-old Grenadian was recently arrested and charged after assaulting his girlfriend and damaging her vehicle tyres. It is understood that the man was living at his girlfriend’s residence for some time. They allegedly broke up […]

Permanent Secretary Carolyn Stoutt-Igwe has suggested that the May 2024 governance reform deadlines coming from the Commission of Inquiry (COI) are unlikely to be met by the government. The COI report was published in April 2022 and the Premier Dr […]

The drug and money laundering trial for former premier Andrew Fahie has been pushed back by another two weeks. Fahie, who faces charges of drug smuggling, money laundering and racketeering before a Miami court, has now had his trial moved […]

Deputy Premier Lorna Smith has expressed frustration over the level of bureaucracy that has been affecting the government’s ability to do certain things, including cleaning up sections of the territory. Smith, speaking in the House of Assembly recently, said lawmakers […]

Fresh details have emerged on the New Year’s Day shooting in Long Trench that left one man — a native of Dominican Republic — nursing gunshot wounds. Our news centre was informed that the victim left home to attend an […]

The police are on the hunt for 29-year-old Jamal Freeman who allegedly escaped custody in handcuffs on January 1. A report from the police said that Freeman escaped while at the Nurse Iris O’Neal Clinic in Virgin Gorda seeking medical […]

Just over a year after being sworn in as Assistant Commissioner with the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), UK national Pam Trevillion has been temporarily transferred to another British Overseas Territory. Trevillion has been seconded to the Royal Montserrat […]