The Marine Safety Investigation and Reporting Authority (MSIRA) has published its Safety Investigation Report into the collision involving the motor vessel Mojaito, which occurred on the night of 26 July 2025 in the Sir Francis Drake Channel, south of Brandywine Bay, Tortola.The incident involved a 31-foot recreational power boat named “Mojaito” which collided with a green steel lateral channel marker south of the Brandywine Bay entrance while transiting from Virgin Gorda to Roa...

Senior students at the Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre (EHRLC) continue to benefit from a structured Work Programme designed to build practical skills, independence, and confidence through real-world work experience.The programme, which has been in place for the past three years, allows senior students to participate in supervised work placements aligned with their interests and abilities. Students currently attend placements two days per week, with hours increasing as they approach graduat...

The Ministry of Health and Social Development has officially launched the second cohort of the BVI Care Certificate Programme, with 22 participants.Chief Nursing Officer, Ms.  Jascinth Hannibal said the training focuses on strengthening standards and consistency across health and social care services in the Virgin Islands.Ms. Hannibal underscored the programme’s role in building strong foundations for care professionals. She said, “The Care Certificate Programme equips our care ...

The Environmental Health Division is urging residents and property owners to reduce mosquito breeding after periods of heavy rainfall.Acting Chief Environmental Health Officer, Ms. Henrietta Alexander said that this can be done by checking surroundings and eliminating standing water to prevent mosquito breeding and the spread of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever and chikungunya.Ms. Alexander said, “Dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases remain a serious public health concern, ...

In January 2025, the O’Neal Webster team of Paul Dennis, K.C., Nadine Whyte Laing and Koya Ryan, successfully applied on behalf of the Attorney General of the Virgin Islands, for the appointment of joint provisional liquidators over 30 BVI registered companies, alleged to be involved in a transnational criminal organization headed by The Prince Group, a Cambodian corporate conglomerate that includes companies incorporated in the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwa...

To enforces long-standing security deposit policy.

National Epidemiologist Ms. Harmonie Brewley-Massiah has said that global and regional surveillance confirmed increased circulation of Influenza A, which is known to spread easily and cause more severe illness in unvaccinated populations.While the BVI has not reached epidemic levels, local health facilities are reporting an increase in persons presenting with fever and respiratory symptoms. “Right now, we are seeing more flu-like illness in our community but the reported case numbers have ...

Deputy Governor, Mr. David D. Archer, Jr., is acting in the office of Governor of the Virgin Islands from Thursday 5th February to Wednesday 11th February, 2026 during the absence of His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Daniel Pruce, who is out of the Territory.Mr. Archer’s Oath of Allegiance and Oath for Due Execution of Office was administered by Her Ladyship, the Honourable Justice Angelica Teelucksingh in the presence of His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Daniel Pruce.Deputy Governor Archer,...