The neighbouring US Virgin Islands (USVI) is one step closer to making recreational marijuana a reality, as an advisory board last week approved critical regulations needed to fully implement the law in that territory. The USVI made it legal for […]

Deputy Premier Lorna Smith said though the community is worried about the rise in crime and violence, the decision to allow all police officers to carry and use firearms must be carefully considered. Ordinarily, only officers attached to the Royal […]

Though they were few, the protestors who marched on Governor Daniel Pruce’s Office yesterday succeeded in handing over their petition which calls for better policing and crime-fighting measures in the territory. On the BVI Governor’s Facebook page, Governor Pruce’s Office […]

It seems elected leaders will never get the chance to distribute social assistance grants in the future, as the government is currently working with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to develop a Social Protection law in the Virgin Islands. […]

Consultations emerging from the recently published Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) report show that residents want to see politicians removed from office for immoral behaviour, amidst fears that corruption in the territory is growing increasingly worse. Although the Commission did not […]

There are reports that many top ranking BVI officials did not know that UK Minister for the Overseas Territories (OTs), David Rutley would arrive in the territory this week. “My understanding is that persons had to cancel pre-arranged appointments in […]

Evidence in the drug and money laundering trial of former Premier Andrew Fahie shows that United Kingdom (UK) government officials in the BVI were long aware of an undercover investigation against him. This is despite claims by former Governor John […]

The BVI government released a new draft immigration policy earlier this week, sections of which include a shift towards implementing immigration quotas. Traditionally, the territory’s immigration policies have often been tailored to its unique economic and social needs, focusing on […]

Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton has revealed that he had to back down when he tried to make a good case for the government during a private meeting with former Governor John Rankin before he left the territory last month. When […]

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 […]