Police Commissioner Michael Matthews said he is looking forward to proposed amendments to the Police Act that would allow the police to detain suspects for a longer time, even if they are not charged with an offence. Holding suspects for […]
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Cruise pier reopening in June!
The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) will be reopening its cruise port to ships in the next three months. Government has approved the arrival of cruise vessels with fully vaccinated passengers and crew, the BVIPA announced on Friday, March 19. “One […]
Gov’t outsources legal services as Boynes appeals murder conviction
Kenyatta Boynes is appealing his 2017 murder and attempted murder convictions and government is hiring external legal services to conduct the appeal. The government has outsourced Queen’s Counsel (QC) John Black for the case. This was indicated in the post-meeting […]
BVI ranked the most competitive financial services centre in region
The British Virgin Islands has been listed as the most competitive financial centre in the Caribbean and Latin America. They received this rating in the 29th edition of the biannual Global Financial Centres Index — which ranks competitiveness based on […]
BVI’s border restrictions cause stockpile of drugs for police to find
The government’s border restrictions that have been in place for a year now has caused an irregular build-up of illicit drugs in the territory. Police Commissioner Michael Matthews put forward that hypothesis during a joint press conference to discuss the […]
Cops taking DNA ‘by force’ will not be aggressive! It’s a key capability
When news first broke that the new Police Act would give cops the power to take DNA from criminal suspects by force, there was a public uproar against the proposed policy. Police Commissioner Michael Matthews said during a press conference […]
Governor looking to invite UK police to assist RVIPF
Following the harrowing daylight murder of Deverson Williams on Tuesday, considerations are now being made to invite police officers from the United Kingdom (UK) to assist with this and other crimes. Governor John Rankin gave that indication during a joint […]
More people coming forward to assist with Fish Bay murder
It seems more residents are determined to break the culture of silence that surrounds crime in the community as more individuals are presenting information to assist the cops with investigating the murder of Deverson Williams. The police often bemoan the […]
Highest CDC warning on BVI’s closest neighbours, gateways
Two of the BVI’s closest neighbours have been flagged with the highest travel warning from America’s public health agency, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). These countries are the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) and Puerto Rico — […]
Jamaican man nabbed on gun and Immigration charges
Police have arrested and charged a Jamaican man on gun and Immigration-related charges, BVI News has been informed. Our news centre understands that police recovered a firearm and some bullets with the arrest. The man, whose identity has not been […]
