The Virgin Islands Fire & Rescue Service is reminding individuals that it has the legal authority to put out backyard fires that endanger the health of others. In an interview with 284 Media on October 12, Chief Fire Officer Zebalon […]

The nine-months-pregnant Venezuelan woman who was jointly charged with serious drug, gun, and Immigration-related offences was fined $1,000 in the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The 32-year-old offender, Jessica Faronas Farinas, was ordered to pay the sum forthwith. She appeared before […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has fired back at critics who believe the government has sacrificed the economy in its fight against COVID-19, saying money is useless to an unhealthy population. “There are those in our society who want to play down […]

The trial of four men accused of importing $30.9 million worth of cocaine has been further delayed; this time because the lead attorney for three of the men was not granted entry into the territory. Locals Nickel Simon and Cryton […]

Government has given $100,000 to the H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) for the free enrolment of 1,000 residents in the college’s Tourism Certification Training Programme. Speaking at the recent launch of the programme, HLSCC’s Director of Culinary & Hospitality […]

A new report from the World Bank said Latin America and the Caribbean is the regions hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.  The report titled ‘The Cost Of Staying Healthy’ said governments in the region must protect the population while […]

Two of the three Venezuelan men who were jointly charged with possession of an illegal firearm and a large quantity of cocaine have each pleaded guilty to the respective charges. Appearing before Magistrate Christilyn Benjamin via a virtual hearing on […]

At-Large Representative Neville Smith has called for the government to implement a policy that would make it mandatory for owners to maintain buildings situated in the BVI’s capital, Road Town. Smith made the call on Monday, October 12 at the […]

By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff The state-owned BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has refused to say how much of the public’s purse was spent for the recently-acquired Chateau beachfront property on Virgin Gorda. Leading up to the BVIPA’s October 9 […]

Despite the absence of active COVID-19 cases in the BVI, Premier Andrew Fahie said territory-wide curfews continue because many people aren’t following the health and safety guidelines which help to prevent the spread of the virus. The BVI has been […]