Residents of the Ninth Electoral District are being promised a higher level of assistance now that their district representative Vincent Wheatley is Deputy Premier. “As everyone knows, I entered electoral politics because I felt our sister islands needed stronger and […]

Governor Augustus Jaspert has called on public servants in managerial positions to support the work of Premier Andrew Fahie and his ministers. The governor made the call despite his disagreement with the Premier in recent times. He was speaking at […]

The lack of accommodation for police officers attached to Virgin Gorda is expected to be a thing of the past now that their barracks on the sister island have been renovated. However, while renovations are finally complete, it seemed to […]

Despite the heated exchange between local government and the United Kingdom recently, Premier Andrew Fahie has dismissed the notion that the relationship between Britain and the BVI is tense. The Premier’s remarks come ahead of an upcoming trip to the […]

Over the next 10 years, government stands to save an estimated $100,000 in electricity bills at Elmore Stoutt High School’s newly-renovated L-shaped building that has been renamed in honour of former educator, L Adorothy Turnbull. This is possible through the […]

Government has pledged $100,000 towards hurricane relief in The Bahamas following the country’s recent destruction due to Hurricane Dorian.  Announcing the donation on Friday, Premier Fahie also said roughly five dozen local emergency professionals and service workers have are planning […]

A new weather disturbance has been detected in the Atlantic Ocean to add to the existing two. According to the Department of Disaster Management (DDM), each disturbance only has a 20 percent chance of developing into a tropical depression or […]

The British Virgin Islands has been described as being ‘at the forefront of the United Nations’ (UN) regional meetings on planning for resilience’. This follows the Latin American and Caribbean Institute for Economic and Social Planning’s 17th meeting of the […]

Police have said they are in “active pursuit” of two gunmen who forced their way into a Virgin Gorda business and stole $30 in cash and coins. Law enforcers said the masked men broke into VG Graphics early Wednesday morning, […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor In every aspect of social and economic planning and policy, Disaster Management and Storm Preparedness must be the pivot upon which life in the Caribbean’s hurricane belt rests and depends. But were lessons learned from Hurricanes […]