Given the BVI’s dependence on international travel and tourism, Health Minister Marlon Penn said his ministry is monitoring the outbreak of monkeypox cases in countries where the virus does not usually spread. As of May 21, the World Health Organization […]

Speaking at the United Nations Pacific Regional Seminar on Decolonization held in St Lucia recently, Special Envoy for the Premier’s Office, Benito Wheatley, expressed gratitude to various regional governments and organisations for their support amid the impending threat of direct […]

Commentator and clergyman Claude Skelton Cline said he believes the Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital, the Gaming Commission, and the and Terrance B Lettsome International Airport should all be privatised. “These three entities, I believe will be better served in […]

Third District Representative Julian Fraser said recently that he felt the Commission of Inquiry’s (COI) premise was faulty and needed a closer look even before it ever began. “I think that there was a lot to be desired. The premise […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has expressed that the Cabinet’s decision to agree to an extension in retaining Withers LLP law firm will not just benefit the present government, but future governments as well. The government recently disclosed through a post-cabinet meeting […]

The H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) will be offering a Financial Technology (FinTech) programme for persons interested in becoming a professional in that field of study. The FinTech Training Programme, which will commence in late March, is a collaborative […]

The question of who will compensate persons for any loss of earnings after they have been asked to isolate at home upon coming into contact with COVID-19 infected persons remains unanswered. For those asked to quarantine as a result of […]

Removing some of the cumbersome ‘red tape’ that hinders the free flow of business may help to abate some of the corruption seen in public office. This was the view shared by Territorial At-Large Representative and Junior Trade Minister, Shereen […]

The Bitter End Yacht Club in Virgin Gorda is set to reopen later this month with the first and only overwater bungalows available in the BVI. The 64-acre private retreat was opened by the Hokin family in 1973 and quickly […]

Over the last eight weeks, there were at least nine known cases of domestic violence heard before the Magistrate’s Court. And armed with this information, the government’s Gender Affairs Coordinator, Tara-Sue Morgan said it is a bittersweet feeling seeing the […]