A major reason government placed an indefinite ban on work permit holders returning to the territory is because the majority of those persons don’t want to pay the cost of being mandatorily quarantined for two weeks. Premier Andrew Fahie gave […]

Minister for Education Dr Natalio Wheatley has said the 500 laptops which were ordered to facilitate online learning in the territory have not yet arrived. In a recent audio-visual interview with a local media house, Dr Wheatley said the demand […]

General Manager of the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) Leroy Abraham is standing firmly by his recent comment that no local company submitted a bid for the Anegada Renewable Energy & Battery Storage System Project. This comes after the owner of […]

After resigning the post to contest the February 2019 General Elections, Wade Smith is back as Commissioner of Customs. His appointment took effect last Friday, August 7 following approval from the Governor Augustus Jaspert. The circumstances of his reappointment are […]

In an effort to provide much-needed employment opportunities for residents, Premier Andrew Fahie said his administration is giving the construction industry a necessary boost. During an address to the nation last evening, August 9, he said part of the $40 […]

Dr Natalio Wheatley has officially been chosen and sworn in as the Deputy Premier of the British Virgin Islands for the remainder of the Virgin Islands Party government’s current term in office. The announcement was made at an official informing […]

Minister for Culture Dr Natalio Wheatley has pleaded to the younger generation of the BVI to become more involved in the preservation of the territory’s culture. He made that call at the opening of the annual Cultural Food Fair held […]

Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley has proposed plan to implement a blended system of learning to include a shift system at select schools for the new academic year that is expected to start September 21, once approved by Cabinet. During […]

Junior Peters, the Jamaican landscaper found dead a week after vanishing, died by accident, a post-mortem examination has revealed. Peters’ decomposing body was found in Horse Path bushes last month. “The preliminary investigation is that it was an accident. When […]

The Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) saw nearly 60 percent of its graduating class emerging as honour students this year. During the first drive-in graduation ceremony held for ESHS at the H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) grounds on Thursday, […]