The Finance Ministry has announced the establishment of the Virgin Islands Deposit Insurance Corporation (VIDIC), saying it is a crucial step towards enhancing financial security for depositors within the territory. The VIDIC held its inaugural board meeting on January 16, […]

Amid the long-time promise to build facilities to house mentally ill persons and youth who get in trouble with the law, civil servants in the Ministry of Health have revealed that those plans won’t materialise any time soon. The territory […]

Governor Designate Daniel Pruce is expected to be sworn into office today, January 29 after arriving in the territory on Friday, January 26 with his wife Rachael Morgan. The governor-designate has more than 30 years of experience in public service, […]

The government has moved to dissolve the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs (VIF&F) Committee and have its functions transferred to the BVI Tourist Board. The decision was made at the government’s December 28 Cabinet meeting. Cabinet’s most recent post-meeting statement […]

Consumers may have collectively saved nearly half-a-million dollars through the government’s efforts to subsidise electricity bills during the Christmas period. The government announced last year that it would subsidise half of the fuel surcharge component for the electricity bills of […]

As the territory continues to look for ways to manage waste, the Department of Waste Management (DWM) has announced that they now have a glass recycling machine at the Pockwood Pond waste site on Tortola. Residents are advised to place […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley yesterday declared that the lives in “the fear of the Lord”. He made the statement while speaking at a special church service to mark the end of a time of prayer and fasting that the leader […]

Police said multiple arrests were made following recent investigations into a robbery on Virgin Gorda. Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) arrested Bob George, 56, Bakembe George, 32, Gabriella Vidalis George, 29, and a 17-year-old male, all […]

Theresa Van Vliet, the attorney for former premier Andrew Fahie, has questioned whether US prosecutors received permission to use conversations between Fahie and top security officials in the BVI at his upcoming trial. Fahie is charged with several counts of […]

Documents from the recent Standing Finance Committee deliberations show that the Social Security Board (SSB) is one of the places the government is eyeing for loan financing to fill gaps in the 2024 budget. Residents are usually against any attempts […]