ROAD TOWN, BVI — The controversy surrounding access to The Baths and Spring Bay has intensified after the National Parks Trust of the Virgin Islands confirmed it is negotiating an agreement with an international luxury cruise operator that would provide reserved access to The Baths and Devil’s Bay on nine mornings during the upcoming peak season.The proposed arrangement, confirmed by the National Parks Trust (NPTVI) on Friday, would run from 9 a.m. to noon, with fewer than 150 visitors permitt...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua — A dispute that began with a Prime Minister complaining about lenient sentences has rapidly developed into one of the Caribbean’s most serious recent confrontations between political power and the judiciary.Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne has publicly threatened to deport a sitting judge because of sentencing decisions he considers too lenient.The judge was not named.But Browne made his position unmistakably clear during a National Security Council meetin...

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands — A multinational search-and-rescue operation has ended in a successful rescue after a 58-year-old Dominican man reported overdue while sailing from Tortola to St. Maarten was located aboard his vessel Thursday afternoon.The United States Coast Guard confirmed that Peter Baron, who was the sole person aboard the 45-foot sailing catamaran Ocean Time, was located approximately 11 nautical miles west of Sint Maartenby a U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocea...

By Rosemary Rosan, Independent At-Large Candidate

HUNTUM’S GHUT, TORTOLA — Motorists and pedestrians are being advised to exercise caution as a section of the road in Huntum’s Ghut will be partially closed for road works beginning Saturday, August 8.According to the Ministry of Communications and Works, the partial closure will affect the area in the vicinity of the 5th District Office and Toddy’s Restaurant and Bar.The closure is scheduled to remain in effect through Saturday, September 5, to facilitate road works in the area.The Ministry ...

ROAD TOWN, Tortola — The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force has intensified its investigations into a series of recent gun-related incidents across the British Virgin Islands, with search operations resulting in one arrest, the recovery of a reported stolen vehicle and the seizure of several items considered to be of evidential value.According to the RVIPF, the operations were carried out across multiple locations as part of ongoing investigations into recent gun crimes in the Territory.One indi...

Penned by Sharon Flax Brutus. 8/12/2026*Dearest Gentle Reader*,Who am I? Sharon Flax Brutus - apparently the troublemaker -  to ask Officialdom to come to the public within 48 hours with a release clarifying proposed restrictions to public access at The Baths and Spring Bay?Well, Gentle Reader, I asked.The 48 hours have passed.And as I write this, the public clarification I requested has not come.So here I am. Not because I want confrontation. Not because I want to accuse anyone of anything. But...

13-year-olds given primary vessel-handling duties.