Premier Andrew Fahie said he has written to the United Kingdom about Governor Augustus Jaspert, who he accused of withholding the Auditor General’s report on the controversial BVI Airways deal for more than 10 weeks. Fahie said he wrote to […]

The Minister of Labour & Immigration Vincent Wheatley is reporting a backlog of work permit-related applications at the Department of Labour. Wheatley told BVI News in an interview on Wednesday that the backlog was brought on by the coronavirus pandemic […]

President of the Horse Owners Association Lesmore Smith has said he believes government’s proposed Gambling (Gaming and Betting) Control legislation will help boost the territory’s tourism product once the COVID-19 pandemic as ended. He said that since the September 2017 […]

Magistrate Tamia Richards chided a senior defence attorney, Leroy Jones, for being unprepared for the sentencing hearing of his client, Tambu Frett. Frett was to be sentenced in relation to smuggling a man into the territory, Illegal Entry and Breach […]

The British Virgin Islands have returned all negative results from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) following the latest testing of 27 samples for the Coronavirus 2019 Disease (COVID-19). Minister for Health Carvin Malone made the announcement during a national […]

Residents of the British Virgin Islands will soon be able to stand in line to receive goods or services without being physically present, thanks to a new mobile application called VI Queue. App developer Jhon Samuel told BVI News on […]

Government has implemented systems to monitor the productivity of public officers who are working from home during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Deputy Governor David Archer, Jr gave that indication on Wednesday ahead of government’s phased reopening of the public service […]

Director of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Dr Carissa Etienne is calling for all regional governments to continue the immunization process for highly contagious viruses and diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Etienne made that call during PAHO’s weekly […]

Deputy Governor David Archer, Jr has announced that needy families across the territory could be further assisted through another voucher programme. Families requiring food during weeks of lockdown because of COVID-19 were fed using a home-delivery system spearheaded by the […]

With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting regular operational hours in the British Virgin Islands, government is now accepting payments for services via remote processing. The Office of the Premier said in a media release on Tuesday that the remote payment options […]