A concern has been raised that authorities from the neighbouring US Virgin Islands (USVI) did not consult with the BVI before deciding to deliberately release a breed of non-biting mosquitos on to St Croix, USVI to reduce the population of […]

A Dominican Republic man was granted $50,000 bail after he allegedly visited another man’s home and brandished a machete. Charged with aggravated burglary is Alquimedes Rabsatt of an unspecified local address. Rabsatt was not required to plead when he appeared […]

By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff The recent bankruptcy and closure of global tour operator, Thomas Cook Group, is not expected to have any major impact on tourism in the British Virgin Islands.  This is according to Junior Minister of […]

Local athletic sensation Kyron McMaster has successfully appealed his disqualification from the finals of the men’s 400-metre hurdles and is now set to start in the event come Monday, September 30. McMaster was disqualified following a lane violation during his […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor One family owning more wealth than hundreds of millions of people, is no longer environmentally or socially sustainable in a world headed for the climate change precipice. A new socialism is on the horizon, where massive […]

A local who said he cultivated nearly two dozen cannabis plants for tea purposes has been fined $1,000. Charged with the cultivation of cannabis is Wilston Stoutt of Fat Hogs Bay, Tortola. Stoutt was fined after pleading guilty to the […]

Territorial At-Large Representative Shereen Flax-Charles has said she believes the government administrative building in North Sound on Virgin Gorda should be renamed after a former public officer who she says spent his professional life serving that community. “I would like […]

Vincentian Randy Butler has been sentenced to 10 months at Her Majesty’s Prison for battering his lover and destroying her cellular phone after she reportedly gave him ‘the cold shoulder’ at a party. He was sentenced to seven months for […]

After years of public concern about inadequate succession planning efforts in the BVI, a five-month initiative has been rolled out to equip senior public officials with skills needed to better qualify them for top government jobs when they become available. […]

Kyron McMaster delivered a strong performance in his opening race of the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar, cruising to a comfortable first place finish to qualify for the semi-finals. Running out of lane four in heat two of […]