Three more homes are set to be built this year by the Social Development Ministry under the Housing Recovery and Assistance Programme. According to the ministry, 30 social homes have been built since the programme’s inception — 19 on Tortola, […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has refuted suggestions that he changed his mind about sponsoring the OneVI Music Fest, which will be held later this month. During a recent press conference, Dr Wheatley insisted that he was in touch with event […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has decried the lack of grants and concessional financing for the BVI in the face of climate disasters. Dr Wheatley highlighted the severe challenges that small island nations like the BVI face due to climate change […]

BVI News understands that police last week arrested a 21-year-old young man from Brandywine Bay after suspecting that he and one of his peers attempted to burglarize a home more than once. It’s understood that while the owner of the […]

Territorial At-Large Representative Stacy “Budda” Mather has stated that the legal woes of Dr Henry Jarecki will not have a negative impact on  the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) in the BVI. Dr Jarecki, who is being accussed of rape in a US lawsuit, […]

Though the BVI’s national senior men’s football team played valiantly, they were defeated by Team Guatemala in a World Cup qualifier game held at the A.O. Shirley Recreational Grounds in Road Town on June 8. Guatemala defeated the BVI team […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed an armed robbery on the sister island of Virgin Gorda on Friday night, June 7. The police reported that the robbery took place at the Bath and Turtle Restaurant. Details of […]

Acting Chief Education Officer, Orlandette Crabbe, issued a press release informing the public that schools reopen for face-to-face classes today, excluding the Ivan Dawson Primary School. The Department of Disaster of Management (DDM) advised the closure of all public schools […]

Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn sounded the alarm about what he perceived as a quiet but significant erosion of power among elected officials in the BVI. Walwyn’s comments came during a recent debate in the House of Assembly, where he […]

As the BVI continues to deal with another round of battering on roadways across the territory, former Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock has called for the government to improve the Procurement Act so roadways can be fixed […]