Premier Andrew Fahie acknowledged that the government is currently monitoring a developing situation where rumours are circulating that the territory will return to the European Union’s (EU) ‘grey list’ of tax-havens. The grey list is used for jurisdictions that have […]

Acting Labour Commissioner Michelle McLean has revealed that there is only one Labour Inspector to service the island of Tortola. Speaking during a recent virtual stakeholders meeting to address concerns at the Labour Department, McLean said the sister island of […]

With the stakeholder’s consultation completed on the new Food Security and Sustainability Bill, Minister of Agriculture & Fisheries Dr Natalio Wheatley said his ministry will be considering every recommendation made and how best to amend the current bill before it […]

The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force carried out yet another operation aimed at targeting unlicensed and uninsured vehicles and scooters early this past Friday at the […]

Premier Andrew Fahie said the Virgin Islands has requested regular meetings with the United Kingdom government to expedite the approval of the medicinal marijuana legislation that was passed in the House of Assembly all the way back in July of […]

Acting Labour Commissioner Michelle McLean has suggested that multiyear work permits for expatriate workers may put locals at a disadvantage in the workforce. While acknowledging in a recent virtual stakeholders meeting that there are provisions currently in the labour Code […]

By Fitsroy Randall, BVI News Staff Ahelia Turnbull’s voice quavered while she made an impassioned plea to the public to help locate her 20-year-old son Kelvin Turnbull Jr, who has been missing since New Year’s Eve.  Police reports indicate that […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has insisted that his government is striving for a solution that is workable for all parties in the ongoing BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) impasse which saw several nurses embark on a sickout. Speaking at a recent […]

Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley said his ministry has already addressed three of the five concerns the BVI Teachers Union (BVITU) had outlined during the sickout they staged back in October. Dr Wheatley said the final two concerns are the […]

Agriculture Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley has denied that staff at the Agricultural Department’s Virgin Gorda office have been getting paid while doing no work. “I don’t think that’s true. We have, I know, one particular worker over there, Leslie Maduro. […]