By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff Governor Augustus Jaspert has refuted all claims that suggest the delay of government’s economic stimulus plan is because of the Protocols for Effective Financial Management agreement that was signed between the UK and the […]

Approved restaurants in the British Virgin Islands will once again be allowed to host residents at their establishments for dining. This is one of government’s latest Cabinet decisions, which is part of the territory’s move to gradually reopen the economy […]

Churches in the British Virgin Islands will now be able to host up to 50 persons, following government’s recent decision to increase the maximum allowed size of social gatherings in the territory. Premier Andrew Fahie made that announcement during a […]

Government and the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) will be granting a three-month amnesty on electricity payments to select consumers. Premier Andrew Fahie said this is part of the second phase of his administration’s economic stimulus-response to COVID-19. In a public […]

The current 11-hour night-time curfew which is scheduled to end on Saturday, May 23 will be extended for an additional 14 days. This is according to Governor Augustus Jaspert who told members of the media on Thursday, May 21, that […]

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has commended the former Director of the BVI Tourist Board Sharon Flax-Brutus for what he described as here ‘stellar contribution’ to local tourism for more than eight years. The Opposition Leader said Flax-Brutus served the British […]

Stating that the issues surrounding rent in the British Virgin Islands will only get worse, Third District Representative Julian Fraser has given strong indications that he does not support any suspension of rent payments during this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  Speaking […]

Pointing to the vulnerable position the global coronavirus pandemic has placed the BVI in, Premier Andrew Fahie has said a single bad decision from his administration could cause serious safety issues for the territory. He, therefore, said a gradual approach […]

Plans are in motion for the implementation of a statutory body to function as, among other things, a guaranteed market for fish and agricultural produce. Agriculture Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley said establishing the body would be just one of the […]

The rules that govern the House of Assembly have been amended to now allow virtual sittings of parliament. This amendment was published in governments official newsletter, the gazette, on Wednesday, May 19. The policy change titled House of Assembly (Amendment) […]