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February 9th, 2022
Former First Lady Hilda E. Stoutt passes

WEST END, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our news centre is that former First Lady Mrs Hilda E. Stoutt, the wife of late Chief Minister H. Lavity Stoutt, has passed.

February 9th, 2022
German firm proposes organic futuristic design for WE Ferry Terminal

WEST END, Tortola, VI – More preliminary design plans for the new West End Ferry Dock in the Virgin Islands (VI) have indicated that the facility could feature futuristic green design elements tailored to the VI’s local climate with flood protection to account for rising sea levels.

February 8th, 2022
UK Foreign Office reports 'serious’ cyber attack on FCDO website

LONDON, UK – The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) was the target of a "serious cyber-security incident", according to reports from the BBC.

February 8th, 2022
CG Insurance to distribute COVID-19 rapid test kits

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - CG Insurance has secured Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Test kits to help the British Virgin Islands move past the pandemic.

February 8th, 2022
Heated exchange between ESHS student & teacher caught on video

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A series of videos that have been circulating on social media appear to show a male teacher and a male student of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) armed with pieces of wood and engaging in a verbal altercation filled with expletives in the presence of other students.

February 8th, 2022
'Extremely slow uptake' of Pfizer booster shots concerning - Hon Malone

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has called concerning a slow uptake of the available Pfizer vaccine booster shots in the Virgin Islands.

February 8th, 2022
BVI Cancer Society not only a 'Breast Cancer support organisation'- Gloria A. Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- President of the BVI Cancer Society (BVICS) Gloria A. Fahie said the rebranding of the BVI Cancer Society was a critical milestone for the non-profit organisation as it continues to grow and assist persons of the Virgin Islands affected by various forms of cancer.

February 7th, 2022
RVIPF to observe Safer Internet Day

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is joining its counterparts world-wide in recognising Safer Internet Day by bringing awareness to the local fight to keep the internet safe for children.

February 1st, 2022
‘We have officially entered talking season’- Hon Flax-Charles

CAPPOON’S BAY, Tortola, VI– Jr Minister for Trade and Economic Development, Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) says politicians and aspiring politicians in the Virgin Islands (VI) have officially gone on campaign mode for the 2023 constitutionally due elections.

February 1st, 2022
More positives rather than negatives must be promoted in VI– Hon Smith

CAPPOON’S BAY, Tortola, V I– Deputy Speaker in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Neville A. Smith (AL) has called on persons in the VI to start promoting the positives instead of focusing on the negatives.

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