An unknown scooter rider attempted to rob someone on the outside of Road Town Wholesale, Pasea. Thanks to a couple of officers that were in the area, the attempt was thwarted. Information circulating suggests that RTW, Pasea was robbed a couple hours ago. However, that has proven to be incorrect information.We understand a male on a scooter sought to harass one male on the outside of the establishment, and attempted to rob another. We will update pending further information from t...

Poem for the Broken Hearted. So many people deal with heart break and go through emotional warfare alone. We all deserve love not confusion. We all deserve honesty without half- truths. We all deserve peace. We all been lied too and manipulated thinking it is love, but it is not. It's control. People who loves you do not play with your emotions. We need to define and set clear boundaries. Firstly, accept the hurt and then start to Heal. Here is a short poem to express how we all feel. &...

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is reporting some of the most significant reductions in serious crime in recent years, with first-quarter figuresfor 2025 (January–March) showing notable improvements over both last year and a five-year average from 2020 to 2024.Key Crime Reductions:• Serious Assaults declined by 17% compared to the same period in 2024 and are now 11% below the five-year average.• Sexual Offenses saw a dramatic drop,...

Carlene Herbert has been appointed Supervisor of Elections effective 10th March.Herbert joins the Public Service with more than 20 years of experience in governance, administration and communications within the public sector.Deputy Governor, Mr. David D. Archer, Jr. welcomed Ms. Herbert to the role, noting that the Office of the Supervisor of Elections carries out critical functions that oversee the maintenance of the Territory’s democratic foundations; the electoral process.The Deputy Gov...

119 persons are now British Overseas Territories Citizens following two ceremonies held at Government House on 25th and 28th March.During the ceremonies, the newly naturalised individuals heard congratulatory remarks from His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Daniel Pruce, Premier of the Virgin Islands, Honourable Dr. Natalio D. Wheatley, and Registrar General, Mrs. Tashi O’Flaherty-Maduro.During his remarks, Governor Pruce reminded the celebrants that Naturalisation is an enriching process fro...

The public is notified that the Immigration and Passport (Amendment) Bill, 2024 has been published for review. The Bill, which was introduced and read for the first time to the House of Assembly on Thursday, 3rd April, 2025, is now available for review on the Virgin Islands Official Gazette website at https://eservices.gov.vg/gazette/ in an extraordinary issue of the Gazette No. 44 dated 15th April, 2025.For more information or assistance, please contact the Gazette Unit of the Cabinet...

The Government of the Virgin Islands today published its inaugural National Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment of Legal Persons and Legal Arrangements, reaffirming the Territory’s commitment to global standards on transparency, beneficial ownership, and the prevention of financial crime.The risk assessment—mandated under the revised Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations 24 and 25—provides a comprehensive review of the ...

A brief power outage Saturday night, March 29th, could not dim the burning light within new convert and new Christian Artiste, “KC ASAP”.  The artiste whose given name is Khiry Creque is a 31-year-old from East End, Tortola known for dancing more than singing. His listening party changed that, a his debut project featured 12 songs, many of which features him singing while he raps on others.He opened the listening party with crowd favourite ‘Journey’ which recapped po...

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is reminding all drivers and front-seat passengers to wear their seat belts at all times while the vehicle is in motion.The Road Traffic (Seatbelt & Cellular) Regulations 2004 requires that both drivers and passengers wear seat belts to reduce the risk of serious injury or death in the event of an accident. Drivers found in violation of this law are liable to a fine of $100 for driving without a seat belt, and if a front-seat ...