The Department of Disaster Management is inviting residents to take part in ShakeOut, an annual global earthquake safety drill scheduled for Oct. 16. DDM Director Jasen Penn said the exercise …
October 7, 2025
October 7, 2025
26 interns get a taste of financial services
Rising stars of the Virgin Islands financial services sector received a boost as the Tomorrow’s Leaders Internship Programme gave 26 youths work experience within top-tier firms in the territory. The …
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October 6, 2025
Smith: Civil service letting down businesses, public
Entrepreneurs and other residents are suffering because the Virgin Islands’ civil service is slow, ineffective and unaccountable, Financial Services and Economic Development Junior Minister Lorna Smith told the House of …
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October 6, 2025
Elections bill promises big changes
Long-promised campaign finance rules, new voting methods and transparency measures are among the wide-ranging election reforms that could be on the way under a bill recently introduced in the House …
October 3, 2025
Admin complex to reopen in 2027
The Ralph T. O’Neal Administration Complex has been closed for business ever since it was gutted by the 2017 hurricanes, and the government is now paying more than $2 million …
October 3, 2025
Cops correct fake news on wreck
One person was injured in a wreck at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday in East End, but no one was killed as claimed by false reports that circulated afterwards on social …
October 3, 2025
Premier ‘hopeful’ UK will help expand airport
Britain could help the Virgin Islands government finally deliver on its controversial plan to move ahead with a major airport expansion on Beef Island, Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley told the …
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October 2, 2025
VI urged to shed ‘bad money’ rep
The Virgin Islands must boost transparency and “clean up” its reputation for attracting “bad money” if it wants to grow its financial services sector, British Anti-Corruption Champion Baroness Margaret Hodge …
October 2, 2025
Constitution debate now continuing in private
After six days of debating constitutional reform in public, the House of Assembly entered a closed-door committee session on Friday to continue the talks in private — despite calls for …
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October 2, 2025
Residents take stand against crime
When United States Virgin Islander Roberto “Robbie” Smalls was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1988, he thought he had a promising future. “No. Wrong,” he told hundreds of high …
September 30, 2025
Seven centenarians honoured
Virgin Islands leaders paid tribute to the territory’s seven oldest residents on Sept. 22 as the Social Development Department marked National Centenarians Day. “Our centenarians are living treasures who have …
September 29, 2025
VI employment policy in the works
A shake-up of employment practices could be on the way for the Virgin Islands following government engagement with the International Labour Organisation. The Geneva-based ILO revealed this month that it …
September 26, 2025
Brewers centre reopens
Filling nearly every seat in a room of the newly renovated community centre in Brewers Bay on Friday morning, more than 50 residents celebrated the facility’s reopening after eight years. …
September 26, 2025
Crime up, but juvie centre stalled
Serious youth crime is on the rise in the Virgin Islands, but plans for a juvenile detention and rehabilitation centre remain mostly at a standstill after nearly 20 years, according …
September 26, 2025
Captain in hospital after boat flips
A captain was left in critical condition when the speedboat he was driving overturned shortly after 6 p.m. on Sunday near Fish Bay, police said. A video circulating on social …
September 25, 2025
Offering scant evidence, lawmakers dispute audit and defend raises
After a scathing report from Auditor General Sonia Webster sparked a public outcry last week, House of Assembly members are defending their controversial closed-door decision to double their baseline salaries …
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September 25, 2025
HOA’s constitutional debate still going after five days
Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley stood before a hushed House of Assembly last Thursday morning and launched legislators’ first official debate on constitutional reform in nearly two decades. “The Virgin Islands …
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September 25, 2025
At expo, residents urged to buy local
The Virgin Islands economy may be struggling in part because too few residents support local businesses, according to Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley. “Persons have said to me that the economy …
September 23, 2025
Business drive pushes into Latin America
Financial services firms in the Virgin Islands have set their sights on the Latin American market with a major push into the region. As part of that effort, the territory …
September 22, 2025
Watchdog takes aim at company-register plans
A United Kingdom transparency watchdog has warned that the Virgin Islands’ plan for a restricted beneficial-ownership register could endanger journalists and others who investigate financial crimes — but VI government …
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September 22, 2025
‘Father of financial services’ dies at 73
Robert Mathavious, the first managing director and CEO of the Financial Services Commission, died on Sunday, Sept. 14. He was 73 years old. Sometimes dubbed the “father of financial services” …
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September 22, 2025
New fees to help remove derelict vehicles
The government has imposed a new fee to help clean up derelict vehicles across the territory. The one-time Derelict Vehicle Disposal Fee, which ranges from $60 to $125 depending on …
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September 19, 2025
Lady Hodge urged not to snub media
United Kingdom Anti-Corruption Champion Baroness Margaret Hodge has been urged not to shun the media during a high-profile visit to the Virgin Islands in the coming days. Lady Hodge is …
September 19, 2025
New animal shelter opens
Back in 2013, the Humane Society of the BVI purchased an acre of land for a new animal shelter in Josiahs Bay after pinching pennies and saving donations for a …
September 18, 2025
EE sewer system promised in two months
After decades of delays, government officials promised Monday to commission East End’s first public sewerage system within the next two months. But before that can happen, they said, households and …
