The British Virgin Islands government spent nearly $3 million for the Cuban medical brigade that provided support to the territory’s overall response to COVID-19 last year. The 22-member medical team that comprised internist doctors, intensive care specialist and nurses, specialists […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has said he is concerned that some locals are opposed to assisting residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) affected by the ongoing eruptions of the La Soufriere volcano. The government along with other local organisations […]

Social Development Minister Carvin Malone has announced that almost 2,000 tonnes of scrap metal has left the BVI so far this year. Tortola Concrete Products has been contracted to process and export derelict vehicles and other scrap metal out of […]

As promised, Premier Andrew Fahie today introduced the Integrity in Public Life Bill in the House of Assembly. The bill will seek to preserve and promote the integrity of public officials and institutions in a territory that has been rocked […]

One person has been charged in connection to Sunday’s robbery incident that resulted in 67-year-old Catherine Pickering being shot and killed outside her home in Paraquita Bay. Charged with robbery is 24-year-old Shermar Richardson of a Gene Hill address. Police […]

A little less than 200 persons have been employed under the government’s ‘1,000 jobs in 1,000 Days’ programme so far. Labour Minister Vincent Wheatley shared that statistic in the House of Assembly on Tuesday — the clearest data given on […]

The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) is expected to earn a total of $69,571.47 from the warm layups it facilitated in the territory earlier this year. In January, Royal Caribbean International’s Grandeur of the Seas and Rhapsody of the Seas arrived at the Cyril B […]

Transportation Minister Kye Rymer has renewed calls for more enforcement from the police traffic unit as he said most crimes are linked to transportation in one way or another. He made that statement as the territory continues to reel from […]

The British Virgin Islands will be relaxing its entry requirements by opening up the territory to select nationalities that currently need a visa to enter the territory. This will be done through a special visa waiver initiative. “Tourist arrivals will […]

Third District Representative Julian Fraser has urged the territory’s 13 elected leaders to collaborate in implementing a strategy to stem crime in the community, instead of aimlessly waiting on information from the police. “Us sitting here — we’re not going […]