After copping the 2024 Governor’s Cup in St Thomas, local horse racing veteran Lesmore Smith bragged that the BVI can draw bigger crowds than the USVI and urged the government to revive the sport or risk losing their seat. Horse racing has been part of […]

The following is a media release from Republic Bank Limited. Republic Bank confirms that, as a result of a technical issue stemming from our conversion exercise, some of our customers’ accounts were not debited in a timely manner for point […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has expressed confidence in the BVI’s crime strategy even as concerns mount over increasing incidents of violent crime in the territory.  Dr Wheatley gave that indication while responding to Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton during a recent sitting of […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is in mourning following the death of its first local Commissioner of Police, Vernon Malone, who passed away recently at the age of 76. Malone, who dedicated a large portion of his life […]

The Beef Island Airport has now reopened following a bomb threat at the facility. It resumed normal operations at 7:30 pm on Sunday, May 5, the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) stated. Head of the BVIAA Kurt Menal said the decision […]

In keeping with its focus on providing an improved customer experience, Flow is reminding customers of its easy bill payment options.  Acting Country Manager, Lyndon Hodge noted, “Customers are advised that bill payments are due on the fifth of each month and automatic disconnections will take […]

The Elmore Stoutt High School said it will be switching to remote learning today Friday, May 3, 2024, following incidents of extreme misconduct which occurred on campus earlier this week. The decision to activate the school’s remote learning plan was made by the Ministry of Education, in […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley declined to provide the names of vendors who worked on Virgin Islands festival activities in 2022 and 2023, citing a need to protect their identity. The Premier refused after Eighth District Representative Marlon Penn requested details […]

Third District Representative Julian Fraser has urged Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley to officially confirm whether the UK has withdrawn a $426 million loan guarantee previously extended to the BVI.  The veteran lawmaker’s plea comes amid concerns that the territory is facing massive […]

Talk show host Claude Skelton Cline has said he believes the BVI would benefit more from becoming a full member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Currently, the BVI is an associate member of CARICOM and would need the approval of the United Kingdom […]