During the first press conference for 2025, Acting Commissioner of Police Jacqueline Vanterpool highlighted the arrest of one male individual stemming from multiple reports of gunshots on the western end of Tortola during the early hours of Wednesday, January 15.The individual, 28-year-old Shamauri Camsel of St. Thomas, USVI, has since been charged with Unlawful Possession of Explosives and remanded to His Majesty’s Prison following his court appearance.The arrest occurred after officers i...

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) wishes to inform the public that as part of its ongoing efforts to combat violent crimes in the Territory, officers from various units conducted search operations in Cane Garden Bay during the early hours of Friday, January 24, 2025.During the search activities, officers recovered two (2) firearms along with several rounds of ammunition. Four (4) individuals were taken into custody and are being questioned in connection with the recovered items.Actin...

The Government of the Virgin Islands will commemorate and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the life of the late H. Lavity Stoutt on Sunday 2nd March 2025.Mr. Stoutt, who is considered as one of the Territory’s greatest visionary leaders and National Heroes, will be remembered this year under the theme, “Heroes Live Forever”.Director of Protocol and Chairperson for the Planning Committee, Mr. Kareem-Nelson Hull is encouraging persons to attend this year’s concert as the c...

Dr. Stephanie Vanterpool, Executive Producer of Targeted Pain Treatment – Hope for Patients with Pain, Premieres Documentary on East Tennessee PBS

𝗕𝗩𝗜 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗙𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 “𝗝𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗲 & 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗲” 𝗼𝗻 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 | 𝘼 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝘾𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙅𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙑𝙖𝙣 𝘿𝙮𝙠𝙚

The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change in collaboration with H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), Center Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) and Spatial Innovision Ltd conducted a series of training sessions to enhance the capability of environmental and technical officers in water quality monitoring, data analysis and storage.Approximately twenty – one (21) officers attached to the Ministry, HLSCC, Environmental Health Division, Water a...

The Cabinet Office is notifying the public that three (3) Bills have been published for public review. All three, which were introduced and read for the first time in the House of Assembly on Monday, 13th January, 2025, are now available for review on the Virgin Islands Official Gazette website at https://eservices.gov.vg/gazette/.The Commercial Recreational Vessels Licensing (Amendment) Bill, 2024, the Cruising and Home Port Permit (Amendment) Bill, 2024, and the Customs Management and Duties (...

Ova Drive’s Operation Christmas Food Drive was a heartwarming success. The band who initiated a fundraiser over the festive season, were able to donate various food items to FSN.A donation corner was set up at famous On The RoX bar, at the Cyril B Romney Pier Park, where customers were able to drop off food items during the festive season.“A huge thank you to everyone who generously contributed to this cause. Because of you, we were able to donate to the Family Support Network, sprea...

The British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) is pleased to receive a generous donation of three laptops, four cell phones, and three air purifiers from Harneys. These items were donated to the Primary Health Care Department, which is charged with managing the community health services – including the various clinics throughout the territory.This thoughtful contribution, that was made on Thursday, January 9, 2025, highlights the importance of private sector partnerships in ...

The BVI is the second UK Overseas Territory to launch a Care Certificate programme in an effort to improve and standardize healthcare services among unregulated healthcare professionals.The conversation to implement the programme began two years ago out of the need to ensure that all persons interacting with patients and clients have the same compassion, competence and caring skills and that the same standard of care is offered by all health and care services professionals.The Care Certificate i...

The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting suitably qualified persons or firms to express interest in the long-term development of the site of the Prospect Reef Resort.Firms will be allowed the full opportunity to be innovative in developing the Prospect Reef Resort site into a facility that meets world-class industry standards.The expressions of interest should consider the following in relation to the hotel project:i. Proposals from firms that intend to raise the site and show how they i...

Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley and a team of health officials have met to discuss the viability of the Pockword Pond incinerator.Included in the discussions was President and General Manager of Pennram Diversified Manufacturing Corporation Mr. Andy Hooker whose company boasts a resume of over 25 years of experience in the incineration industry.Mr. Hooker was in the Territory this week to conduct a full assessment of the incinerator after which he is exp...

The Virgin Islands are set to welcome a groundbreaking addition to its tourism and business landscape with the launch of NavigateVI, the first-ever VI experience portal and booking channel. The site goes live with a soft launch onto the market tonight, Saturday January 18th, but will officially and fully go live on February 1st 2025.NavigateVI promises to revolutionise how visitors and locals alike, discover, connect with, and book businesses and experiences throughout the Virgin Islands.What is...

An overnight fire destroyed the Jerk Pit restaurant on Virgin Gorda late Friday night, January 17th. The fire marked the second reported property fire this month.The popular restaurant is located next door to Delta Petroleum Gas Station.Firefighters stationed on Virgin Gorda responded to the scene after a blaze was reported shortly after 11 p.m. They were able to contain the fire, preventing it from spreading to two adjacent businesses, including the gas station.The structure was deemed unsalvag...

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) held its first Force Meeting of the year, setting a progressive tone for 2025 under the leadership of ActingCommissioner of Police, Jacqueline Vanterpool. The meeting, attended by His Excellency the Governor and representatives of the Police Service Commission, highlighted critical developments, key achievements, and strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing the efficiency and integrity of the Force.Governor Announces UK SupportHis Excellency the Gove...

Tourism is everybody’s business and the ability to successfully negotiate those direct flights from Miami to Beef Island has certainly been a blessing to these Virgin Islands and a game changer like no recent other! But now, we must put airport expansion 💯 as an infrastructural top priority! Whether we beg or borrow, as long as we do not steal, it has to happen, like yesterday!“The Premier is bullish about tourism. As Tourism Minister, he must be for he recognizes that tourism is ...

Numerous calls from residents in the Cane Garden Bay area have confirmed hearing up to fifteen (15) gunshots ring out sometime close to midnight last night Tuesday, January 14th.Residents in close proximity of where the shots were heard, were left shaken and distraught.On Monday this week, reports of concern in heightened gun robberies in Cane Garden Bay began circulating, with a video also making the rounds.We cannot confirm at this time whether Police were called to the area to investigate.

Residents of the Canaan Road, Purcell Estate community were awaken by gun shots early Wednesday morning.Witnesses say at around 1:43 a.m. up to 10 gun shots broke the silence of the early morning. Residents soon emerged to find police and ambulance services on the scene. As Police wrapped yellow caution tape across electrical poles, an officer cautioned bystanders not to cross police lines or risk being arrested.Eyewitnesses say police proceeded to spray paint around bullet shells on the street....

On Saturday January 11, 2025, our newsroom was informed of an incident on the sea, in the North Sound area, involving Gumption Tours. As in any other incident, our newsroom did the necessary research, and reported on the incident, free of bias. Our account of the incident not only came from numerous eyewitness accounts, but we were also provided with video footage of the ongoing rescue, as well as images of the incident, and the damaged boat.https://www.gbmediahouse.com/Articles/Article/806/Gump...

The British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) wishes to inform the public that the East End Clinic, also known as the Iris Penn Smith Clinic, will be closed effective today, January 14, 2025, until further notice.This temporary closure is due to administrative adjustments and resource reallocation aimed at optimizing healthcare delivery within the Eastern area of Tortola. These adjustments will allow us to streamline operations and improve the overall efficiency of services provi...