Baron Jeffrey Howard Archer surmised in his novel A Prisoner of Birth that:“We all suffer in our different ways from being prisoners of birth.”  His story mirrors the one Alexandre Dumas told in The Count of Monte Cristo.  Both men were failed by the systems that should have protected them.Last week the members of the Honorable House threatened solidarity when they united to lambaste the recommendations made in volume two of the “Law Enforcement Review Report.”&...

After much public push back, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have amended earlier Good Friday restrictions announced earlier today Friday, April 18th.Businesses are now allowed to open and serve alcohol beginning at 6:00 p.m. this evening, Good Friday, and business hours resume as regular fr tomorrow, Saturday April 19th, throughout the weekend. An initial announcement from the RVIPF, called for full closures, and stoppage on  alcohol service in observance of Good Friday....

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...

Chief Librarian, Ms. Suzanne Greenaway has said that libraries and literacy is an integral part of community building as the Territory observes Library Week 2025.The week will be observed from from April 21 to 25 under the theme, “Linking You to a World of Information: Your Library, Anytime, Anywhere” and is scheduled to coincide with World Book and Copyright Day, observed on April 23.The Chief Librarian said that this year’s theme reflects the unique role the Public ...

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 Safe Haven Transitional Centre has completed its outreach initiative targeting vulnerable males in the Virgin Gorda community.The event held on  April 4, was made possible through sponsorship of Mourant BVI, whose support enabled the distribution of Gift Vouchers from Riteway Foods Market to individuals identified as most in need.Director of the Safe Haven Transitional Centre, Mrs. Nellville George Bronstorph, said it was a pleasure to be able to extend support to the vulnerable male po...

Director of Disaster Management Jasen Penn joined other regional disaster management leaders in Turks and Caicos Islands, for the 16th meeting of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency Technical Advisory Committee (CDEMA-TAC).Heads of national disaster management agencies meet annually to discuss the CDEMA Coordinating Unit's work program of past and ongoing disaster risk management projects and activities designed to benefit all 20 participating states.Mr. Penn said the TAC is a...

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