The Latest Breaking News from British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands protesters condemn UK direct rule plan

Report commissioned by Queen’s representative had called for Caribbean territory to be effectively governed by London.

Al Jazeera · May 2, 2022

British Islands premier asserts immunity in cocaine case

The premier of the British Virgin Islands is demanding his immediate release from U.S. custody, arguing he is immune from prosecution on cocaine-smuggling charges because he is the elected, constitutional head of government of the British overseas territory

The Independent UK · May 2, 2022

Protests in British Virgin Islands over plan for UK to impose direct rule on territory

Plans to rule the islands from London after arrest of elected leader likened to “colonialism” by demonstrators

The Independent UK · May 2, 2022

‘He’s a little crook’: As British Virgin Islands chief faces US drug charge, his government faces crackdown

As the top politician in the sun-soaked British Virgin Islands, Andrew Alturo Fahie had spent 20 years in the trenches of the tiny British overseas territory near Puerto Rico to become its “head coach.” And he wasn’t about to lose it all in 20 minutes.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Apr 30, 2022

UK should control British Virgin Islands, says report as premier arrested on drug charges

BVI’s constitution should be suspended for up to two years, a report by a British judge recommends

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

UK minister dispatched to Virgin Islands as premier appears in court on drug trafficking charges

Andrew Fahie, 51, was detained in Miami on Thursday over an alleged conspiracy to import a controlled substance and money laundering.

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

British Virgin Islands premier accused of smuggling cocaine

The premier of the British Virgin Islands appeared in federal court in Miami on Friday after his arrest on cocaine-smuggling charges

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

UK set to impose direct rule on British Virgin Islands as premier faces cocaine charges

In a further twist, the islands’ premier has been arrested in a Miami sting operation on suspicion of drug trafficking

The Guardian - US · Apr 29, 2022

British Virgin Islands should be temporarily returned to UK rule, inquiry says

The British Virgin Islands should have its constitution suspended, its elected government dissolved and effectively be ruled from London, according to a highly critical report into governance in the British overseas territory released on Friday.

Reuters · Apr 29, 2022

British Virgin Islands premier to appear in Miami court after drug bust

The premier of the British Virgin Islands was due to appear in a Miami courtroom on Friday, accused of money laundering and conspiring to import cocaine in a case that has embarrassed the British overseas territory.

Reuters · Apr 29, 2022