Police were called to Carrot Bay on Thursday afternoon following reports of gunfire during the community’s Emancipation Festival activities, with reports indicating that two people were injured in the incident. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) confirmed shortly after […]

Outspoken talk show host Claude Skelton Cline has accused RiteWay, its Canadian parent company The North West Company, and several other major businesses of “cannibalising” the BVI economy, claiming successive governments have failed to protect consumers and small businesses from […]

Educator and Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) advocate Dr Arlene Smith-Thompson is urging BVI voters to reject what she described as a culture of “hand-outs” as the territory heads into the next general election. Speaking recently on the […]

On July 28th, 2026 a new chapter in waterfront dining began in the British Virgin Islands. ONDE introduces a refined Italian restaurant to the CBR Tortola Pier Park where exceptional cuisine, genuine hospitality, and the rhythm of the sea come […]

Local commentator Sandra Phillip Hodge has come under heavy criticism, while also receiving support from some social media users, after sharing a photograph of a scantily clad female reveller during this year’s August Monday Festival Parade and questioning whether the […]

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn is demanding accountability after revealing what he said amounts to some $7.5 million in government investment losses, insisting that those responsible must face legal consequences rather than internal reviews. Penn’s call comes as several voices have […]

Former BVI Airports Authority Managing Director Kurt Menal has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Antigua and Barbuda’s VC Bird International Airport, just months after stepping down from his role in the Virgin Islands. The Antigua and Barbuda Airport Authority […]

Interim Acting Police Commissioner Richard Ullger has pledged that investigators will pursue every available lead as the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) continues its investigations into the territory’s two murders recorded in July. In a public address, Ullger acknowledged […]

Countries around the world could collect an additional US$500 billion in tax revenue each year under a proposed United Nations plan aimed at ensuring multinational companies and some of the world’s wealthiest individuals pay taxes where they actually earn their […]

Twelve of the BVI’s top Grade 6 English students have been recognised by the Maples Group for their outstanding academic performance ahead of their transition to secondary school. The recognition ceremony, held at the Maples Conference Room in Ritter House, […]