The COVID-19 pandemic has assisted the Town & Country Planning Department in becoming almost completely contactless, with a number of e-services being implemented over the last few months. Chief Planner Gregory Adams said when he arrived at the department nearly […]

The European Union (EU) has added Anguilla and Barbados to its blacklist of tax havens. Countries on the EU blacklist of tax havens are deemed non-co-operative jurisdictions that are not compliant with good-governance standards. Countries on the blacklist face damage […]

Roadtown Wholesale (RTW) — the official distributor of Lucozade in the BVI — has donated several cases of the sports and energy drink to the territory’s essential workers. One hundred cases were delivered across organisations such as the Royal Virgin […]

A local teen accused of carrying a firearm without a license has been offered $50,000 signed bail. Nineteen-year-old T’Quan Bodkin of Huntums Ghut, Tortola received the bail offer when he appeared before Magistrate Christilyn Benjamin via virtual hearing on Tuesday. […]

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the BVI has reduced to one. Health Minister Carvin Malone made the announcement today October 6, adding that the territory continues preparation to reopen its borders since no new COVID-19 cases have been […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has said the BVI economy is performing as expected given the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has been affecting the territory. Recently, Anguilla — a British Overseas Territory declared that it will be seeking financial assistance from the […]

Amid public criticism that the government has no comprehensive plan for the territory’s reopening of tourism on December 1, Premier Andrew Fahie has announced a series of meetings scheduled to engage tourism stakeholders ahead of that date. The meetings will […]

Junior Minister for Trade & Economic Development Shereen Flax-Charles has announced a number of new initiatives which includes a new digital process for future trade license applications. She said the Trade Department hopes to roll out this new process for […]

The Centre for Applied Marine Studies mangrove nursery at the H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) conducted its first transfer of mangrove seedlings last Saturday, October 3. Marine Director at HLSCC Dr Lianna Jarecki said she was pleased with the […]

The two Venezuelans recently charged for overstaying have each been fined $1,000 and will be deported once the fines are paid. Their matter was brought before Magistrate Christilyn Benjamin via a virtual hearing on Monday, October 5. Fifty-nine-year-old Dannys Rodriguez […]