Health Minister Carvin Malone and Ninth District Representative Vincent Wheatley yesterday offered apologies for the inconvenience caused to Virgin Gorda residents who were badly affected by a dump fire that erupted a day earlier. In a Facebook video posted by […]

Government has now received the keys to the newly renovated Vanterpool Administration Building on Virgin Gorda following a rededication and handover ceremony yesterday.  Speaking at the ceremony, Premier Andrew Fahie said the completion of these developments does not come easy. […]

Customers of the Water & Sewerage Department (WSD) have been told they may experience longer waiting times with the agency begins operating from its new customer service and billing system. A press release issued by the agency recently said this […]

After being in custody for roughly a decade since his arrest in March 2012, murder accused Alcedo Tyson has been granted bail. High Court Judge, Richard G Floyd granted bail in a judgement this month, after years of delays in […]

The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has announced the approval of additional international ferry passenger service routes to the neighbouring US Virgin Islands (USVI). In a media release today, the Ports Authority said it approved routes between the USVI’s Red Hook, […]

By Fitsroy Randall, BVI News Staff Now that the territory’s lone incinerator at Pockwood Pond is completely inoperable, all the territory’s garbage must now be buried. But Manager of the Department of Waste Management, Neville Allen Sr has said this […]

Acting Labour Commissioner Michelle McLean has revealed that the Labour Department has not been capturing data about unemployment statistics in the territory. The disclosure emerged from the 2022 report issued by the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) following budget deliberations late […]

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Recovery & Development Agency (RDA), Anthony McMaster said despite the concerns about the new West End Ferry Terminal design, the plans reflect who Virgin Islanders are as a people. McMaster said when people think […]

Despite case numbers continuing to decline steadily over the last few weeks, the BVI’s COVID-related death toll has now climbed to 62 persons. According to the Ministry of Health’s latest COVID-19 dashboard, positive cases have now reached 69 persons. At […]

Deputy Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has condemned what he termed the deceitful power-seeking strategies being used by some persons in the political arena. “There is a strategy to seek power through misinformation and in some instances outright deception,” Dr Wheatley […]