Some business owners in the BVI have expressed support for the government’s decision to increase the territory’s minimum wage from $6 per hour to $8.50. Following the announcement of the increase scheduled to take place in November, BVI News conducted […]

Eighth District Representative Marlon Penn has warned about the territory’s dire state of water infrastructure, calling attention to an impending crisis if immediate actions are not taken. He underscored the numerous broken pipes lines across the territory that shoot large […]

Rylan Adams and Daria Donovan of Enis Adams Primary School have been crowned winners of the 2024 Virgin Islands Prince and Princess pageant, held inside the Multipurpose Sports Complex in Road Town on Sunday, July 12. The pageant was part […]

Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton has expressed serious concerns over the government’s preoccupation with the Commission of Inquiry (COI) recommendations, suggesting this has led to the neglect of urgent issues within the territory. During a recent House of Assembly sitting, Skelton […]

A recent law enforcement review showed that Immigration officers in the territory lack proper equipment and training, leading to concerns about how well they can keep the BVI’s borders secure. A detailed review conducted by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary […]

Opposition spokesperson on Financial Services and Macro-Economic Planning, Myron Walwyn, has expressed serious concerns that the recently increased minimum wage may raise the cost of living without corresponding measures to mitigate such effects. He emphasised the need for a comprehensive […]

Deputy Premier and Labour Minister Lorna Smith has explained that the government did not select random figures when arriving at the new $8.50 minimum wage. “We’ve had to take into account all the circumstances in the economy… We did not […]

As the government advances its plans to build a world-class public service, the Dr Natalio Wheatley administration has now rolled out and completed its Public Service 101 course for government workers across the territory’s four main islands. In June of […]

Following a public outcry, the Government of the Virgin Islands has officially announced an increase in the minimum wage in the territory, which will become effective by the end of November this year. Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services […]

Communications & Works Minister, Kye Rymer, has lambasted the parliamentary opposition for suggesting the government should face a motion of no-confidence over its inability to govern effectively. Speaking in the House of Assembly recently, Rymer referenced the Opposition’s leadership fiasco […]