The Latest Breaking News from BVI

UK accused of caving-in to British Virgin Islands over access to companies register

Parliamentary group urges government to clamp down on overseas territories before flagship anti-corruption summit

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025

UK offshore havens miss deadline for transparency plans

British Virgin Islands criticised for launching financial crime-fighting cartoon mascot before new legislation

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2025

Three Russians under sanctions own UK property via overseas entities

Alexander Frolov, Igor Shuvalov and Vladimir Potanin own properties via BVI, Cyprus and Russia

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023

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

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

British Virgin Islands activists protest plan for direct UK rule

Activists in the British Virgin Islands on Monday protested against a proposal to put the overseas British territory under control of the United Kingdom, days after the BVI premier was jailed in Miami on charges of conspiring to traffic drugs.

Reuters · 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 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

‘Head coach wants to play’: the US drug sting that led to BVI premier’s arrest

Andrew Fahie is due in court on drug charges in Miami after arrest following months-long undercover operation

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2022