The government has awarded a contract valuing just under a quarter-million dollars to furnish the Ministry of Finance’s offices located at RFG Place on Waterfront Drive in Road Town. This $247,871.7 contract was awarded to Island Services (BVI) Ltd. Cabinet […]

Five additional government departments have adjusted their operating hours, with some only offering remote services because of the concerning uptick in COVID-19 cases. These departments are the Civil Registry & Passport Office, the Virgin Islands Shipping Registry, Town & Country […]

Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition Marlon Penn said the BVI is in a significant battle with the current surge in COVID-19 cases and has offered prayerful support to persons experiencing loss at this time. The territory has experienced at […]

The following is a media release from the Ministry of Health dated Tuesday, July 13, 2021. The Ministry of Health & Social Development has confirmed another COVID-19 related death, which brings the death toll to three in a one-week period […]

A few minor connection glitches were not enough to disrupt a virtual launch of the government’s online work permit system on Monday, July 12. The first of several expected elements of an e-government platform, the work permit system has been […]

Speaker of the House of Assembly (HOA), Julian Willock has made a formal complaint to the UK Minister responsible for Overseas Territories, Dominic Raab, about the way Sir Gary Hickinbottom is conducting the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI). In his […]

The Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, Marlon Penn has called on government to hire a logistics specialist to assist with the rollout of its COVID-19 testing and vaccination strategies. “This gives us an opportunity now to start to think […]

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has called for officials to find a way to allow more businesses to be open during the current curfew period, given the financial constraints being faced locally. Late last week, the government ordered several categories of […]

The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has announced the cancellation of the Celebrity Summit’s July 15 cruise call to the BVI – the second such cancellation in recent weeks. The cruise was expected to bring more than 2,400 guests to the BVI’s shores, […]

Despite a 2012 internal audit suggesting otherwise, former Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said he believes there is no disconnect between the government’s policy regarding Belongership and what the actual law says. According to the Immigration & Passport Ordinance, a […]