A wide-ranging review of the BVI’s law enforcement and criminal justice sectors by a United Kingdom team has raised concern over the proposed exclusion of Virgin Islanders from senior roles in newly created or restructured agencies. The review, led by […]

A sweeping UK-commissioned review of law enforcement and criminal justice in the BVI has found major failures in financial oversight, revealing short-term budgeting, crumbling infrastructure and years of underinvestment that have severely undermined public services. The report, published in Volume […]

Minister of Health and Social Development Vincent Wheatley has revealed that residents have been expressing gratitude for the increased grants being provided under the Public Assistance (Amendment) Act 2024. The Act was updated last year and provides basic income grants, hardship […]

Some 36 tertiary-level students will participate in the Tomorrow’s Leaders Internship Programme, gaining valuable industry experience in some of BVI’s leading financial services firms. The programme – in its second year – is spearheaded by BVI Finance in collaboration with the Ministry of […]

Opposition Leader Myron Walwyn has called on the government to adopt a coordinated national crime strategy in the face of rising robberies across the territory. He warned that the spike in criminal activity is not just threatening public safety but […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has warned residents not to become complacent despite several encouraging crime reductions in the first quarter of 2025. While some serious crimes have decreased, police say other offences are rising and need urgent […]

Opposition Leader Myron Walwyn has indicated that elected leaders need to sharpen their negotiating skills to effectively counter some of the arguments presented by the United Kingdom in its latest report on crime-fighting agencies in the BVI. A major recommendation […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has promised “to negotiate very hard” with the United Kingdom to retain control over key institutions in the BVI as the territory prepares for constitutional talks with its administering power. Speaking on the Virgin Islands Voice […]

Health Minister Vincent Wheatley has underscored the critical importance of the national census, revealing that the British Virgin Islands (BVI) continues to miss out on international aid due to the lack of up-to-date population statistics. Field officers tasked with collecting […]

Social commentator Claude Skelton Cline has raised concerns over new airport regulations that he says will disrupt the lives of taxi drivers and ordinary citizens in the territory. Speaking on his radio show, Honestly Speaking, Skelton Cline criticised proposals coming […]