The BVI’s Chief Environmental Health Officer, Lionel Michael is reminding parents they could be fined if they don’t allow their children to wear protective face coverings in public spaces. According to the COVID-19 suppression orders implemented by the government, a […]

With reports of males in the territory being diagnosed with breast cancer, Minister for Health Carvin Malone is urging both men and women to screen for the fatal illness annually. Malone’s appeal comes at the commencement of Breast Cancer Awareness […]

US President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). President Trump made that announcement in an early-morning post on Twitter on Friday. First Lady, Melania has also tested positive. At age 74, Trump falls under the ‘high-risk group’ […]

A woman who is almost nine months pregnant is among the four Venezuelans jointly charged with multiple serious offences to include possession of an illegal firearm and a large quantity of cocaine. Their matter was brought before Magistrate Christilyn Benjamin […]

Senior Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health, Dr Shaun Ramroop has announced that between 5,000 and 10,000 people are currently being treated for hypertension in the BVI. To put that into perspective, those figures represent between 16 to 33 […]

By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff Members of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition have publicly disassociated themselves from the recently leaked letter which Premier Andrew Fahie sent to the UK Minister for the Overseas Territories, Baroness Elizabeth Sugg. Speaking at an […]

Social Security Minister Vincent Wheatley has announced that the government has plans to implement an Unemployment Insurance scheme next year. Speaking in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, Wheatley said this insurance scheme will act as a safety net for […]

Senior Opposition legislator Julian Fraser has said he believes the House of Assembly (HOA) is currently being operated as though it is an extension of the Premier’s Office. Fraser made that assertion in response to presumably negative public speculations about […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has revealed the contents of a letter in which the UK government said it fully supports a position recently expressed by Governor Augustus Jaspert on slavery and reparations.   During a recent interview with 284 Media, Governor Jaspert […]

The British Virgin Islands remains under a small craft advisory because of inclement weather forecast to affect the territory over the next 24 hours. This is according to Thursday morning weather update from the Department of Disaster Management (DDM). “A […]