The government is promoting subsidised solar systems as a long-term answer to high electricity bills, but delays in installing the systems could prevent struggling households from receiving immediate relief. Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer said the territory must reduce […]

Claude Skelton Cline has criticised RoadTown Wholesale’s introduction of RiteWay Fried Chicken (RFC), arguing that the company’s continued expansion threatens small businesses across the territory. Speaking on his Honestly Speaking radio programme, Skelton Cline accused large companies of using their […]

The National Democratic Party (NDP) has already selected its full slate of candidates for the next general election, although party leader Marlon Penn says the names will be formally announced in due time. Penn made the disclosure during a recent […]

At-Large Representative Stacy “Budda” Mather has lashed members of the Opposition and previous governments over their criticism of the government’s electricity changes, arguing that some lawmakers had years to address the problem but failed to act. Speaking recently in the […]

Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer has announced that the government will provide electricity bill credits and extend its fuel subsidy as residents and businesses grapple with sharply higher energy costs. Rymer said the credit would reduce the amount customers […]

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has criticised the government over sharp increases in electricity bills and called for a subsidy to continue until the end of the year. Penn said some households received August bills that effectively doubled their electricity expenses […]

The BVI Customs Department has been ordered to pay local businessman Malcolm Maduro more than $1 million in damages, after his boat was seized following a drug-related incident and kept for years. The High Court awarded Maduro, who operates Sunshine […]

Government advisor and political hopeful Julian Willock has praised Nanny Cay Marina and Resort for continuing to provide free potable water to residents as several communities grapple with water shortages. Willock said the marina introduced the initiative nearly 10 years […]

Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer has attributed recent water outages in several Tortola communities partly to multiple leakages caused by ageing infrastructure and increased pressure on the distribution network. Rymer provided the update alongside Acting Water and Sewerage Department […]

Messages of love and support have poured in for the family of Trinity Moses after her mother shared an emotional Facebook post, marking what would have been the slain girl’s 20th birthday. Trinity was only 11 years old when she […]