PAHO highlights regional health gains in 2025 country reports

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has released its 2025 Country Office Annual Reports, outlining key health achievements and progress made through collaboration with governments and partners across the Americas. The reports detail the results of technical cooperation tailored to each country’s needs, highlighting real-world impacts, best practices, and lessons learned from initiatives implemented throughout … Continued

Lawmakers back select changes but scale back or dismiss several key CRC recommendations

The House of Assembly has delivered a mixed response to sweeping constitutional reform proposals, accepting several recommendations from the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) while rejecting or significantly modifying others. The review highlights a cautious approach by lawmakers, with some of the Commission’s more transformative ideas either scaled back or set aside, raising questions about the … Continued

Power Outages Reported Across BVI Amid Inclement Weather; restoration may be delayed due to conditions

The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has confirmed that several communities across the Territory are currently experiencing power outages. In a public notice, the Corporation said its teams are actively investigating the issue to determine the cause and restore electricity as quickly as possible. However, officials noted that ongoing inclement weather conditions affecting the Virgin Islands … Continued

Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour Celebrates Successful 2026 Easter Festival WahooMania Tournament

irgin Gorda Yacht Harbour (VGYH) proudly hosted another thrilling and successful 2026 Easter Festival WahooMania Fishing Tournament, continuing a long-standing tradition of bringing together the territory’s top anglers, crews, and supporters for a weekend of world-class sport fishing. Held over Easter weekend, this year’s tournament showcased thrilling fishing conditions, strong participation, and impressive catches across … Continued

Roman Nibbs servers as Premier for a week

A 17-year-old student of Elmore Stoutt High School has stepped into one of the Territory’s highest offices as part of a youth leadership initiative. Roman Nibbs Alberto was officially sworn in as “Premier for a Week,” a programme spearheaded by the Premier’s Office to give young people firsthand experience in government, while building leadership, public … Continued

Well Water at Paraquita Bay not suitable for farming says Agriculture Director

As water continues to be a major problem for farmers at Paraquita Bay, the Director of Agriculture Theodore James recently told the Standing Finance Committee of the technical limitations associated with irrigation and well usage, confirming that well water at Paraquita Bay at present was brackish, contaminated and unsuitable for farming. James was responding to … Continued

BVITB & FC take steps to evolve BVI Brand- Project to create new Storytelling Platforms

The BVI Tourist Board and Film Commission says it has begun the first phase of evolving the BVI brand, an effort aimed at supporting the Territory’s continued tourism growth, future success, and creating new storytelling platforms. The board said this initial phase is centred on a listening tour designed to engage residents across the territory, ensuring that … Continued

Shortage of staff and technological issues force a backlog of audited financial statement

Financial Secretary Jeremiah Frett is blaming the shortage of staff and technological issues for the failure of government to present up to date audited financial statements. During the Standing Finance Committee, the Leader of the Opposition Myron Walwyn questioned how far behind government was with audited financial statements and expressed concern that stale financial information … Continued

Legitimate interest access fully operational- Premier says it represents significant milestone

Eligible applicants can now request access to beneficial ownership information. This, as the Government launched the new operational Legitimate Interest Access (LIA) system. According to Government, the new system follows an extensive programme of legislative, operational and technical work and is aligned with the approach taken by other financial centres globally, including the European Union’s … Continued