Police are investigating a store robbery that happened minutes before 8 pm on Tuesday, March 24. The establishment in question has been identified as E&B Superette, which is located in the Nanny Cay/Hannah’s Estate area of Tortola. “Inquiries indicate that […]

Police have released the identity of the crash victim involved in Tuesday’s fatal traffic accident on Gene Hill, Tortola. He has been identified as 27-year-old K’Shawn Thomas — a resident of Greenland. Thomas was reportedly riding a motor scooter that […]

Business owners could be prosecuted, fined and even imprisoned if they do not comply with the government-imposed commerce curfew. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Alwin James, breaking the ongoing 6 am to 8 pm curfew is a summary offence […]

Governor Augustus Jaspert has said Public Health England is actively liaising with the British Virgin Islands to provide medical equipment to help the territory’s fight against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Governor Jaspert said the territory’s Chief Medical Officer Dr […]

Amid the coronavirus pandemic that is affecting the globe, members of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have been forbidden from taking vacation leave outside of the British Virgin Islands. Deputy Police Commissioner Alwin James gave that indication while […]

Amid the disruption being caused by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, RoadTown Wholesale (RTW) is rewarding its employees with salary bonuses. Managing director Guy Strickland of the local food chain said RTW is offering bonuses to its workers because of the […]

Government has spent more than $12 million towards supplying the British Virgin Islands with the necessary equipment to fully prepare against the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Speaking on national radio recently, Premier Andrew Fahie said the monies were taken from […]

With Climate Change contributing to the frequency of natural disasters and droughts experienced in the Caribbean region, Director of the Water & Sewerage Department, Perline Scatliffe-Leonard is urging residents to be more conservative with water usage. Director Scatliffe-Leonard made the […]

Jury trials at the High Court will be temporarily halted in an effort to protect residents from the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Governor Augustus Jaspert made that announcement during a live social media interview with the Government Information Service on […]

Government has imposed a curfew on all businesses operating in the British Virgin Islands. The curfew is aimed at preventing the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the territory. Deputy Premier and Minister for Health Carvin Malone said […]