4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (157+ words) There are 16,553 registered voters in the British Virgin Islands, according to the 2026 Preliminary List published this week by the Office of the Supervisor of Elections ahead of the upcoming general elections constitutionally due by June next year. The list covers…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (263+ words) A 42-year-old businessman from the British Virgin Islands has been arrested in Trinidad & Tobago following the seizure of approximately 416.5 kilogrammes of cocaine valued at TT$193.5 million. The Trinidad & Tobago Police Service said officers detained the businessman during an intelligence-led operation…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (357+ words) Community groups, civil society organisations and private-sector entities in the Virgin Islands can apply for funding under the first call for proposals from the Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund (VICCTF). The application process opens today, September 3 and offers two…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (390+ words) Radio host Claude Skelton Cline has urged public officials to resolve reported payment delays affecting some retired public officers, warning that even a modest sum can make a significant difference for retirees facing financial hardship. Speaking on his Honestly Speaking…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (314+ words) Second District Representative Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull has warned that blocked ghuts and drains could worsen flooding across the territory if the government fails to clear them before another period of heavy rainfall. Turnbull said National Democratic Party legislators had repeatedly…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (396+ words) Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has criticised the government over sharp increases in electricity bills and called for a subsidy to continue until the end of the year. Penn said some households received August bills that effectively doubled their electricity expenses…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (380+ words) Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer has attributed recent water outages in several Tortola communities partly to multiple leakages caused by ageing infrastructure and increased pressure on the distribution network. Rymer provided the update alongside Acting Water and Sewerage Department…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (318+ words) Talking Points host Elvin Grant has challenged residents to show the same — or greater — outrage over violent crime as they have shown over nudity, vulgarity and inappropriate behaviour at public events. Grant made the argument amid renewed debate over standards…...