Former governor Augustus Jaspert said he was “shocked” at efforts by Premier Andrew Fahie to have his (the Premier’s) office assume the lead role in the Public Sector Transformation Programme (PSTP). The former governor told the Commission of Inquiry (COI) […]

A man has accused the Royal Virgin Island Police Force (RVIPF) of mistreatment while in custody when he appeared in the Magistrate Court on October 25. The man, identified as Kitt Hodge, said he received serious abuse when he was […]

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has said he believes the territory “waited a little too long” to reopen its borders after its initial COVID-19 lockdown last year and is now facing the consequences of that delay.  The territory’s borders closed in […]

Four Haitians reportedly escaped custody while being held at what is believed to be a quarantine facility on Tortola recently. BVI News understands that the quartet was under the supervision of a well-known local security company when they escaped. Based […]

The Royal Virgin Island Police Force (RVIPF) confiscated two scooters and issued 70 tickets in an operation on Virgin Gorda last Thursday. The RVIPF said 25 persons were also charged on the sister island as part of its territory-wide campaign […]

Local businesses are being urged to localise their workforce with qualified BVIslanders. Speaking at the October Entrepreneur Meet-Up hosted by Forge BVI, Labour Minister Vincent Wheatley said he hopes businesses start to hire more qualified local people. “Part of our […]

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) heads of state, regional health officials, and manufacturers are locked in a debate on whether to make it mandatory to put front-of-package warning labels on manufactured food products in the region. These warning labels are specifically for […]

Auditor General, Sonia Webster, has refuted charges that she was unnecessarily excessive with the language used in her audit reports of the government’s COVID-19 stimulus grants last year. Webster suggested in her audit report of the farmers and fisherfolk relief […]

New COVID-19 research indicates pregnant women who received the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccines pass high levels of protective antibodies to their babies. These findings were reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology-Maternal Fetal Medicine and approved by the […]

Ninth District Representative and Natural Resources Minister, Vincent Wheatley, has complained that there is currently too much Anegada land on the market and suggested something should be done about this.  In a meeting held with Anegada residents yesterday, October 24, […]