Hundreds of revellers thronged the streets of Road Town before dawn on Tuesday as the Virgin Islands’ signature Rise & Shine Tramp attracted a massive turnout during the 72nd Emancipation Festival. The event, traditionally held on August Monday, was staged […]

The 2026 Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival Parade brought together a wide array of cultural groups, community organisations, businesses, and performers in a colourful procession through Road Town, shining a light on the territory’s diversity and longstanding traditions. Hundreds of spectators […]

Asha Hyndman has been crowned Miss BVI 2026, emerging as the winner after a strong performance throughout the competition and capturing the hearts of the audience. The 21-year-old contestant was widely regarded as the crowd favourite and backed up that […]

The Festival Village came alive on Saturday night, August 1 as the Soca Invasion leg of the territory’s 72nd emancipation festivities attracted a large, energetic crowd for one of the most vibrant nights of the festival. Patrons repped their flags […]

The Lavida Cottoy Festival Village came alive on Friday night as hundreds of patrons turned out for International Reggae Night, one of the marquee events of the territory’s emancipation festivities. Music lovers packed the venue to enjoy an evening of […]

BVI sprint sensation Adaejah Hodge created yet another bit of history for the territory on Friday, July 31, becoming the first female athlete from the British Virgin Islands to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal. Hodge stormed to victory in […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor This Investigative writer was reluctant to comment on this particular matter of the recent murder of another native son. The healing of wounds from another tragic shooting death of a native son is going to be […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has ordered multiple investigations into an unauthorised government investment in Delta Capital Partners Limited, saying the transaction breached the Public Finance Management Act and was made without his knowledge or approval.  In a public statement on […]

The government’s investment portfolio generated an overall profit of nearly US$2.9 million between 2021 and 2026 despite losses arising from investments in Bank of Asia and Delta Capital Partners Limited, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has said. In a statement on […]

BVI News understands that a package containing more than 70 grams of suspected cannabis was recently intercepted at the Road Town Ferry Dock after customs officers flagged it during a routine inspection. Our news centre was informed that the discovery […]