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At a joint press conference held yesterday March 18th on the present state of affairs regarding National Security in the British Virgin Islands; the territories leaders admitted to the BVI having a serious Drug problem and an extremely vigorous Drug Trade, which they say is as a direct result of the recent brazen criminal activity … Continued

The squad has safely arrived at its base in Curacao ahead of the first round of CONCACAF Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup, Qatar 2022 games against Guatemala and St Vincent and the Grenadines. Based at the Acoya Hotel, just across the road from their main training ground in Willemstad, the players have already begun … Continued

Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force removed six scooters, six vehicles, arrested four persons and reported seven over the weekend as Operation Clean the Streets continues. In the weekend operation, a dozen scooters and vehicles were confiscated for being unlicensed and uninsured and for defective mufflers. Persons were ticketed for various traffic offences. … Continued

The Inter Secondary School Debate series commenced on the 3rd February, 2021, with participating schools being: Bregado Flax Educational Centre Secondary, Cedar International School, Ciboney Centre for Excellence, Claudia Creque Educational Centre Secondary, Elmore Stoutt High School and the Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies. The annual debate hosted by the Ministry of Education seeks … Continued

Deverson Williams The numbers continue to rise in a series of seemingly unrelated murders, homicides, murder/suicide and unclassified deaths in the British Virgin Islands with the most recent being the brazen drive-by execution of Vincentian national residing in the BVI. The murder victim of yesterday fatal drive-by shooting which took place in broad day light, … Continued

Following yesterday fatal shooting, a search warrant was carried out on a property on Tortola which resulted in the seizure of a loaded firearm and ammunition. Two persons were arrested as a result. Police are presently working on several leads however witnesses into the yesterday’s incident or anyone with information are encouraged to contact the … Continued

The murder victim of yesterday’s fatal drive-by shooting which took place in broad day light, has been formally identified by officials as Deverson Williams, 38, native of St. Vincent, who resided in Long Trench. Williams was pronounced dead at the scene after sustaining several gunshot wounds while in his vehicle in the Fish Bay area … Continued

The British Virgin Islands is preparing to receive the second shipment containing 12,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the United Kingdom today Wednesday March 17th, 2021. This second shipment from the United Kingdom continues to support the COVID-19 vaccination roll out to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The official handover is expected to take place … Continued

Leader of her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition Hon. Marlon A Penn has issued a statement in regards to the recent gun violence in the territory of the Virgin Islands. The District eight (8) representative began by saying, “As our loved ones continue to reel from one crisis to another, I call on the Government of the … Continued

Senior sources within the National Bank of the Virgin Islands have confirmed with our newsroom that a failed attempted robbery took place this afternoon after 2pm at the Banks Branch in Road Town, Tortola. The lone assailant was unsuccessful and no one was injured. More details to follow as becomes available.