Well-known farmer Aragorn Dick-Read wants the government to throw more of its support behind indigenous farming rather than agricultural practices that is overly dependent on technology. During an interview with BVI News on Saturday, Dick-Read said pumping millions into greenhouses […]

Following recent media reports that regional telecommunications giant, Digicel, has filed for bankruptcy in the Bermudian court, the company has said it is merely conducting “refinancing activities” to reduce its debt. In a press statement on Monday, May 18, Digicel […]

Natural Resources Minister and Ninth District Representative where Virgin Gorda is located, Vincent Wheatley said The Baths and Devil’s Bay on Virgin Gorda will reopen to the public ‘soon’ after undergoing several enhancements. The locations were named as the only […]

At least eight community clinics across the British Virgin Islands have reopened and will be providing residents with a number of primary care services, including prescription drop-offs and pickups. This is according to a recent media release from the Ministry […]

Leader of the Opposition Marlon Penn has proposed a COVID-19 Strategic Economic Recovery Plan that promotes the implementation of an unemployment benefits scheme, a work-for-pay initiative, and an income support initiative for vulnerable residents. Penn said he believes it was […]

While noting that the territory has a geographical advantage in managing any spread of COVID-19, Opposition Leader Marlon Penn is proposing that government reopen the tourism sector in three-and-half months. In a six-page document outlining how to jumpstart the territory’s […]

Noting what they describe as the government’s ‘inability to present a fully-articulated economic stimulus plan’ to date, the parliamentary Opposition has released what it believes to be a feasible plan of action for the British Virgin Islands. A key part […]

Within four months of having works started on his property, Michael Anthony has now received the keys to his newly-built home. Anthony now stands as one of the first beneficiary’s government’s Housing Recovery Assistance Programme which was designed to help […]

Despite the disruptions caused by COVID-19, Education MInister Dr Natalio Wheatley has said he is confident local students will perform well during the 2020 Caribbean Examinations Council’s (CXC) exams, which have been confirmed for July. Dr Wheatley told BVI News […]

In the last two months alone, waste recycling company Green & Clean VI collected more than 117 metric tonnes of waste that would have typically ended up in the dumps on Virgin Gorda or Tortola. To put it into perspective, […]