The man accused of setting a garage and a house ablaze in Towers last week was said to have threatened to commit arson on the premises weeks before, according to prosecutors. Jarvis ‘Dupey’ Alexander, a 30-year-old Towers resident, was charged […]

Political commentator Claude Skelton Cline has argued that tremendous questions are hovering over the ability of Opposition Leader Marlon Penn to become the next Premier of the BVI.  Skelton Cline noted on his Honestly Speaking radio show yesterday that he […]

Second District Representative Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull has described as ‘ludicrous’ the limited number of Labour Department staff available to meet the territory’s needs. In an appearance before the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) late last year, Turnbull said it was ludicrous […]

A trial date has been set for the three men accused of assisting 28 illegal immigrants to enter the British Virgin Islands last November. Jerome Hopkins Jr, Danny Deniville, and Kaseani Skelton are expected to engage in a four-day trial […]

In an effort to properly treat waste in the territory, the government has decided to enact several pieces of legislation to bring about a holistic change. During Speech from the Throne address last week, Governor John Rankin said the government […]

Even as active cases continue to rapidly decline, two more COVID-related deaths have been recorded in the territory. Based on the territory’s latest epidemiological summary, the BVI‘s COVID-19 death toll now stands at 49 persons. No details of the deaths […]

Kurt Menal has been announced as the new Managing Director of the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) effective yesterday, Monday, January 24. According to a press release from the Airports Authority, Menal hails from his most recent post of Deputy General […]

Health Minister Carvin Malone has said he believes the short timeframe within which the Commission of Inquiry (COI) was made to operate was a deliberate ploy to ‘overwhelm the system’. The ‘system’ to which Malone was referring was government. He […]

Territorial At-Large Representative, Shereen Flax-Charles has expressed serious concern about inadequate police presence on some of the sister islands. In an appearance before the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) late last year, the legislator said she is very concerned about the […]

The 2022 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) Report has indicated that Her Majesty’s Customs is yet to secure a permanent location to house the vessels it uses in daily maritime operations. Appearing before the SFC recently, Commissioner of Customs Wade Smith […]