As the BVI recognises Special Education Awareness Week, they are placing a greater emphasis on discovering and helping students who have learning challenges in the territory’s education system. According to Special Needs Education Officer, Afiya Smith, the Ministry of Education […]

A COVID-related problem has caused the temporary closure of a local bank and caused some workers at least one government statutory body not to be paid their salaries yesterday. CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank said in a notice yesterday that its […]

Labour Minister Vincent Wheatley has hinted at the creation of a national database of employed persons in order to better gauge the status of employment in the territory. “We must create some kind of a register where persons, once they […]

After the success of Lobster Fest over the weekend, the residents of Anegada have something else to celebrate as construction on the Emile Dunlop Community Centre is progressing swiftly. In a post shared on the popular social media site, Facebook […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has argued that there is no clear-cut corruption emanating from evidence the Commission of Inquiry (COI) has examined. Speaking on a ZBVI radio interview recently, the Premier said: “We have done a lot of things right in […]

Premier and Minister of Finance & Tourism, Andrew Fahie has argued that the BVI continues to be mislabeled as a tax haven, despite efforts over the years to reverse this reported misrepresentation. “Let’s not forget the OECD‘s (Organisation for Economic […]

Thirty-nine active COVID-19 cases currently exist in the British Virgin Islands. This is according to the Ministry of Health’s latest epidemiological summary dated November 30, 2021. The summary indicates that 36 of these cases were recorded on the main island […]

Two men accused of illegal entry as well as assisting and harbouring 28 illegal immigrants in the territory are facing a possible fine of up to $100,000 or 10-years imprisonment if found guilty of the crimes. The two men, 31-year-old […]

Barbados has named Rihanna a national hero of the Caribbean island. Prime Minister Mia Mottley made the announcement in Bridgetown last evening during a ceremony to remove Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and officially become a republic. […]

Premier Andrew Fahie’s recent visit to the United Kingdom (UK) may have brought new hope to the government’s now stalled Cannabis Licensing Act. Speaking at a press conference recently, Premier Fahie hailed the establishment of working committees as a possible […]