Now hours away from celebrating its first Christmas in a pandemic, Premier Andrew Fahie is urging residents to remain cognizant of the virus and to adhere to all of the COVID-19 protocols during this festive period. Premier Fahie, members of […]

With schools across the territory adopting a hybrid approach to learning (online and face-to-face classes) for this academic year, a number of schools have implemented new measures to prevent students from engaging in unethical practices during online examinations. Education Minister […]

I am not writing to bash the government for its handling of the economy during this era of COVID-19. In fact, I’m quite proud of how they are handling the situation and keeping us safe so far. We are truly […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has assured residents living on the territory’s sister islands that their days of being neglected and ignored are over. The Premier made that statement during Monday’s contract-signing ceremony for design works to build a new Jost Van […]

With a number of closures scheduled for the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) because of the upcoming holidays, the Authority will be extending its opening hours for cargo clearance on Tortola and Virgin Gorda. For a limited time, the BVIPA will […]

There are now 14 active COVID-19 cases in the British Virgin Islands. Of those active cases, eight are on Tortola, five are located in Virgin Gorda, and one is on a vessel. The resurgence of active cases have come since […]

A boat captain who was charged last year for failing to disclose almost $1 million to Customs was yesterday sentenced in the BVI Magistrate’s Court. The total amount of $845,550, which was forfeited when the incident occurred in 2019, was […]

A 30-year-old man from Baugher’s Bay was recently arrested and charged with assault after an alleged fight with his grandmother’s husband. BVI News understands that the accused man, Jaimez Stoutt, lives with his grandmother and her spouse. However, the two […]

Junior Minister for Tourism Sharie de Castro recently participated in the first-ever Virtual Commonwealth Youth Parliament as the Speaker of the House. The week-long event which ended on Friday, December 18, saw more than 50 youth parliamentarians from around the […]

As more countries impose a travel ban on the UK because of a new strain of COVID-19 found there, the BVI has not decided to do the same but is closely monitoring the issue in Britain. Since the UK announced […]