St Vincent native Lennox Da Silva has been slapped with a six-and-a-half year prison sentence for killing his wife at their Greenland apartment roughly two years ago. His sentence is to take effect on the date he was first placed […]

A preliminary piece of legislation has been developed to start the process of relaxing marijuana laws in the British Virgin Islands. Agriculture Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley made the announcement while speaking at the second annual Hemp Fest on the sister […]

Former Immigration Officer Donald Hanley has been sentenced to 30 months at Her Majesty’s Prison for robbing a woman in March last year. The Virgin Gorda man’s sentence is to take effect from the date that he was first placed […]

Jamaica national Nickail Chambers has been slapped with prison sentences amounting to more than 20 years for his one-man role in the attempted murder of his former schoolmate back in 2017. Chambers was sentenced to 11 years and three months […]

Trinidad & Tobago native Andre Stedman has been sentenced to eight years imprisonment for raping a minor a few years ago. The former security officer who is in his late 50s was also slapped with a 12-month prison sentence for […]

A fundraising dinner is being held to help offset the cost of this year’s emancipation festivities. This is according to Chairman of the Virgin Islands Festival & Fairs Committee, Carnel Clyne, who said the monies will go directly towards subsidising […]

A Hannah’s Estate man was granted $60,000 signed bail on Thursday after he allegedly had sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 13. Charged is 20-year-old Kwayne Francis who was not required to plead when he appeared before […]

Government has granted permission to a group called ‘528 Specialist Team Royal Engineers’ (STRE) to conduct their annual overseas infrastructure training exercise in the British Virgin Islands. The engineers, who provide power and electrical capacity to government agencies, are scheduled […]

The second annual Foxy’s Hemp Festival is happening this weekend on Jost Van Dyke. Event organiser and Manager at Foxy’s Tamarind Bar, Thomas Warner, said the event will begin at around 2 pm on Saturday and culminate late into the […]

Authorities are investigating an incident where a 45-foot fisherman’s vessel sustained severe damage after catching fire at Road Reef Marina on Tortola early Thursday morning. “The vessel was severely impacted to its interior, and it’s structure,” Deputy Fire Chief William […]