BVI News understands that following an investigation, the police officer who was shot in Virgin Gorda on April 17, 2020, has been discharged from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force. READ: Police officer shot on Virgin Gorda | RVIPF launch […]

The first of two cruise vessels scheduled to berth in the territory for one month under the BVI Ports Authority’s (BVIPA) warm lay-ups initiative, has arrived at the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park’s port. The vessel ‘Rhapsody of the […]

Though a number of residents recently tested positive for COVID-19, the British Virgin Islands is presently not experiencing any form of community spread of the virus and has not detected locally transmitted cases in almost four months. This is according […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has indicated that the government will be aiming to redevelop civil aviation regulatory services in the territory this year. Civil aviation refers to all non-military aviation, both private and commercial. Premier Fahie said the government will be […]

Four years after the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, elected leaders are sharing how they felt when political power was snatched from them and placed in the hands of a governor who had only arrived in the BVI two […]

One of the territory’s leading charter franchise companies ‘The Moorings’, has announced a new business venture in the neighbouring United States Virgin Islands (USVI). The company’s St, Thomas, USVI operations are set to commence next month. “A variety of charter […]

General Manager of the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) Leroy Abraham has been appointed as Chairman the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) — the first GM of the BVIEC to serve in that post. A media release from CARILEC confirmed […]

Social media sites Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have suspended the account of US President Donald Trump. Trump, who lost US presidential election last November, has permanently suspended from Twitter but indefinitely suspended from the other aforementioned social media sites. Twitter […]

The BVI government has moved to ban all tourist-related travels from the Dominican Republic to the territory effective Monday, January 11. Health Minister Carvin Malone said in a statement on Friday that Cabinet decided to implement the ban due to […]

The government has levied fines and taken remedial action against several restaurants, bars and nightclubs that breached public health protocols over the recent holiday period. “Investigations have been conducted and a number of these businesses have been placed under additional […]