St Vincent and the Grenadines have become the first CARICOM country to establish a consular office in the British Virgin Islands, with Vincentian Bishop Ishmael Charles being appointed as the first honorary consul. Effectively, a consul is an official appointed […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has revealed more about the state of the BVI’s economy, stating that the territory has been able to avoid a $57 million budget deficit that was initially projected for due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking in an […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has said he believes greater investment in higher education is needed in the region if the Caribbean member states are to achieve the United Nation’s (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Premier Fahie made the statement […]

While the BVI government faces public criticism for its refusal to reopen the territory’s borders before December 1, some residents of another British Overseas Territory — the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) — are unable to work even though their […]

Chalwell Estate resident, Kris Mitcham has pleaded guilty to burglarizing a Road Town restaurant and taking approximately $500 worth of items from the establishment. Mitcham appeared before Magistrate Christilyn Benjamin on Thursday, October 15. The court heard that on August […]

The gunman who shot and killed Purcell Estate resident, George Burrows last month also tried to shoot the now-deceased man’s sons, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Tiffany Scatliffe-Esprit has alleged. The DPP levelled those allegations on Thursday, October 15 when […]

Officers of the Major Crime Team have charged a 24-year-old man who was found with an illegal firearm while police executed a search warrant at his home in the Greenland community of East End on October 14. The police said […]

By Kamal Haynes, BVI News In a small and close-knit society like the BVI, ‘catching a ride’ with passing vehicles is an established culture for commuting non-drivers. But with the COVID-19 pandemic impacting several aspects of the territory, it has […]

The UK government has handed over some $250,000 to assist the BVI in rebuilding two important public buildings that were destroyed by the 2017 hurricanes, Irma and Maria. Of the total amount, $187,000 has been allocated to assist with constructing […]

The United States Centre for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) has so far deemed five Eastern Caribbean countries safe for its citizens to travel. The countries that have no travel notice issued against them are Anguilla, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts […]