The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) wishes to address the extended power outage that affected the island of Virgin Gorda for approximately 15 hours, and to provide our valued customers with a full account of the incident, the challenges encountered during restoration, and the steps being taken going forward.Summary of the IncidentAt approximately 5:49 AM, BVIEC received reports of a power outage affecting Virgin Gorda.Minutes later, at 5:54 AM, an accident was reported in ...

Hello You! It comes a point in your life where you realize the lessons that had to be learnt or the changes that needs to be made. You realize that your journey is just beginning and certain patterns or behaviors are too heavy to continue to carry them along. You have to let it go. Why? Because your new life requires a different version of you. Happy Thursday! The Price of Your New LifeThe price of your new lifeis your old one.Not pieces of itall of it. The habitsthat kept you small.Th...

The Government of the Virgin Islands has been recognised as the top-three regional leader in public debt management at the inaugural Commonwealth Public Debt Management Awards.This achievement underscores the Territory’s growing strength in fiscal governance and economic resilience.The event was hosted by the Commonwealth Secretariat at Marlborough House in London on 26th March 2026.  The awards marked a significant milestone in celebrating excellence, innovation, and sound debt manag...

Our news room has been notified by numerous sources, of an alleged unfortunate incident that is said to have occurred on the ESHS campus today Tuesday, April 28th. We understand that a young teenage girl is alleged to have ingested a mixture of unauthorized substances, and attempted to jump from one of the 3 story buildings on campus. We understand the student to be an 8th Grader, and that Police, the Ambulance. and her Parents were called to the campus. This is a breaki...

Tarik Aaron who was arrested shortly before midnight on Friday, 17th April 2026, on an extradition request from authorities in the United States, appeared before the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, 27th April 2026 on the matter. Aaron has signed a no contest in relation to the extradition request for offences he allegedly committed in the United States, and was subsequently remanded to His Majesty’s Prison.The matter has now been referred to His Excellency the Governor, who will d...

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is investigating a shooting incident that occurred after 7:00 p.m. on Sunday 26th April 2026 in the Vanterpool Estate area.Officers responded promptly to the report and recovered evidence from the scene.No injuries were initially found. However, a male individual later presented himself at the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital with what appeared to be a gunshot wound. He received medical treatment and has since been discharged.Investigations into the mat...

6 AWARDS FOR TEAM BVIEC

By Sharon Flax-Brutus More than fifty years ago, in a yard shaded by trees and memory, my grandmother and my great aunt Eunice made hats.Not from anything store-bought or predictable—but from what they had. Fibres drawn from the trees, dried in the sun, shaped patiently by hand. It was craftsmanship, yes, but also imagination at work long before anyone thought to call it that.One Easter stands out. Aunt Eunice, enjoying her sweets, began saving the candy wrappers—bright, crinkle...