The 2025 Inter-Primary Schools Track and Field Championships has ended with the Francis Lettsome Primary School being the best primary school in the Territory athletically for the third consecutive year.The championships hosted by the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports commenced with an opening ceremony and parade of teams at the A.O. Shirley Recreation Grounds on March 26 to 28 followed by events including three hundred meters races to four by one-hundred meter relays.  The sp...

The Rotary Club of Tortola is proud to announce the resounding success of its 16th Annual Grand Affair, held on Saturday, March 22nd, 2025, at the newly reopened Peter Island Resort. The sold-out event, themed “Out of Africa”, raised an impressive amount in support of the Club’s Cancer Screening Project and the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) Road Town.Co-chaired by PAG Lorna Smith and Past President Ken Morgan, the evening brought together community leaders...

In collaboration with the Department of Information Technology (DoIT), cyber specialists funded by the UK Government are conducting a national cyber security risk assessment (NCRA) and training programme to improve the resilience of the Virgin Islands in the event of a cyber attack.The NCRA focuses on improving the cyber security of critical national infrastructure (CNI) and essential digital services in critical sectors such as government, telecoms, health, maritime, energy, transport, on which...

A three-day conference was held in the Territory to discuss advancing postal services in the Virgin Islands. The conference included topics exploring digital transformation and integrating technology such as artificial intelligence.The conference was hosted by Caribbean Postal Union (CPU) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in collaboration with the British Virgin Islands Postal Services from March 25 to 27 under the theme, “Adapting to the Future: Enhancing Operational Efficiency and Inn...

And ‘the cheese stands alone!’The consorts of the queen on the chess board have won this round.  There was a time when she would have walked on water for ‘Bob the Builder’ but it seems those days are firmly in the history books.For the second time with two ‘M’(s) involved; Bob’ has been deposed.  When it happened the first time, the queen, by her own account, was distraught and displayed emotions that are best expressed in private.What a differ...

Jeremy Mark Smith, a US national visiting the Territory (BVI), was arrested yesterday Friday March 28, 2025 at the Terrence B Lettsome International Airport. Smith was found to be in unlawful possession of ammunition.Smith who is also the holder of a firearms license in the US, traveled to the BVI on 17th March along with his wife for vacation purposes. While departing the territory through the airport yesterday, a search was conducted on his luggage.  During the search, Smith pointed the s...

Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) continue to make significant progress in ongoing investigations into robberies and other property crimes across the Territory.On Wednesday, March 25, RVIPF officers conducted search operations at five properties linked to suspects in recent armed robberies. During the course of these operations, officers recovered a 9mm semi-automatic Glock pistol and a total of 41 rounds of assorted ammunition.Eight males were taken into custody as a res...

Five new members have been appointed to the Board of Directors of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA). This marks a significant step toward strengthening healthcare governance and oversight. Their appointment restores the Board’s quorum and allows critical decision-making and strategic initiatives to move forward.The newly appointed Board members, approved by Cabinet, include: • John Cline – Member • Noelene Levons • Mitsy J. Ellis-Simpson &b...

Ponce Health Sciences University (PHSU) will officially inaugurate its new school of medicine with fifty (50) students in July.The university’s campus will be based at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) in Paraquita Bay and in Road Town at the B&F Medical Building through a partnership with HLSCC and B&F Medical.Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. The Honourable Natalio Wheatley said many areas in the economy will benefit from the opening of the university in the Territ...