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UPDATE: Alcohol permitted to be sold from 6:00 PM- RVIPF

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has advised that establishments will now be permitted to open and serve alcohol from 6:00 p.m. onwards today, Friday, April 18, 2025. Photo: Internet Source
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has remined the public that, in accordance with CAP 42 (1) of the Liquor Licence Act, 1964, all premises excluding clubs and hotels that sell intoxicating liquor must remain closed for the entire day today, Good Friday, April 18, 2025. Photo: Internet Source
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has remined the public that, in accordance with CAP 42 (1) of the Liquor Licence Act, 1964, all premises excluding clubs and hotels that sell intoxicating liquor must remain closed for the entire day today, Good Friday, April 18, 2025. Photo: Internet Source
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After initially stating that businesses that sell alcohol were not permitted to open on Good Friday, today, April 18, 2025, and were also not allowed to open until 3:00 pm on Sunday, April 19, 2025, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has retracted.

The RVIPF, in a bulletin today, said: “After further reflection and in response to feedback from the public, we advise that establishments will now be permitted to open and serve alcohol from 6:00 pm onwards today, Friday 18th April.”

It also said regular business hours will resume from tomorrow, Saturday, onwards.

“We encourage everyone to enjoy a safe, responsible, and festive Easter Festival and holiday weekend,” the RVIPF stated.

See previous article published April 18, 2025

Businesses that sell alcohol must remain closed on Good Friday- RVIPF reminds

- Clubs & hotels are the exception

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has reminded the public that, in accordance with CAP 42 (1) of the Liquor Licence Act, 1964, all premises excluding clubs and hotels that sell intoxicating liquor must remain closed for the entire day today, Good Friday, April 18, 2025.

The RVIPF has also advised that such premises must not open before 3:00 pm on Sunday, April 20, 2025.

Businesses that violate this regulation are liable to a Fine between $150.00 and $200.00.

Persons found on the premises of such establishments in breach of the law may be fined $25.00.

21 Responses to “UPDATE: Alcohol permitted to be sold from 6:00 PM- RVIPF”

  • D9 gotta fire one (18/04/2025, 12:15) Like (17) Dislike (2) Reply
    So how the premier and his crew gonna party tonight?
  • andrew (18/04/2025, 12:27) Like (18) Dislike (13) Reply

    This is such bull sh**

  • IN OTHER GOOD NEWS (18/04/2025, 12:29) Like (11) Dislike (1) Reply
    Tropical Shipping Has Been Exempted from Trump’s $1 Million Port Fee.
  • I need to fire one (18/04/2025, 13:56) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    I am getting the Harrods
  • False (18/04/2025, 14:02) Like (5) Dislike (3) Reply
    Bars and other businesses are open from 6pm as usual on Good Friday.
  • Senior native citizen of the British Virgin Islands (18/04/2025, 14:26) Like (8) Dislike (4) Reply
    Some B.V.I business laws are as crooked as the ones that made,a and inacted them.

    Example 1. Supermarkets also sell alcohol drinks. Alcohol when intake for pleasurous reasons is damaging to the brain, regardeless of what day it ba
    2. Alcohol doesn't drink people, and get drunk, and get drunk, but people over intake of alcohol do.
    3. Everyday is called good by its Creator.
    4. The closing of hotels, Clubs, and rum, and will not prevent people from drinking alcohol today, April, 18, and onward daily.

    5 Physical religious practices without genuine heart (( the humana mind) change is futile (useless).!!!




  • The Silent Majority (18/04/2025, 14:31) Like (5) Dislike (2) Reply
    Why are clubs exempted. We can understand hotels....
  • Herbs Powa (18/04/2025, 16:59) Like (7) Dislike (10) Reply
    People like me who is not indoctrinated have to suffer for their fake colonial religion. These house hold politicians is mentally weak to lead the way forward.
  • local boy (18/04/2025, 16:59) Like (16) Dislike (5) Reply
    Who came up with that ridiculous idea bout not until Sunday 3 pm? Well sah, see why England coming. Hmmmmm
  • Not so smart government (18/04/2025, 17:51) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    It's a 1964 law the governs us in the 21st century. This is why BVI has fallen so far behind the rest of the islands. All our politicians are weak and just knows how to dictate to their ministries vs actually sitting and writing sensible legislation that fits in the times and things that has changed since 1964. The Premiere is weak and his cabinet is even worse. This is the weakest government in the history of the BVI. THEY GIVE A BAD NAME TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN LEADERSHIP. NOT A GOOD FACE.
  • Cindy (18/04/2025, 19:37) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    free the run free the drew
  • Wait (18/04/2025, 19:59) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    THE POLICE SPREADING FAKE NEWS NOW?
  • Big Richard (18/04/2025, 23:12) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
    Glad to see the government still can’t get their poo together. UK now
  • Always Watching (19/04/2025, 00:39) Like (9) Dislike (0) Reply
    Could you imagine waking up on Good Friday to find businesses in a panic over sudden restrictions contrary to what the BVI society understood for years.

    Well, RVIPF officers were given misleading, misinformed and totally unnecessary instructions about liquor sales and closing and opening times for bussiness that sells alcohol.

    From reliable sources, it appears that a senior officer, eager to be seen as relevant, sent directives to the entire force and issued a media post all without properly researching the Liquor Licenses Act and the generally accepted norms already adopted and only saw black and white and decided to flex their so called power echoing their interpretation of an outdated law.

    What’s worse is that there had been no issues in previous years to spark such action, making the directive completely unnecessary with questionable intentions.

    Thankfully, senior members of the community stepped in, challenged it, and had it corrected before things got out of hand and cause a total break down in community relations with the Police. This clearly is an embarrassing situation for the RVIPF to retract a strong directive to the public that was unnecessary instructions the first place.

    But this may just be the beginning, a preview of what happens when square pegs are forced into round holes. Watch this space, there is more to come.
  • One Beer or Two! (19/04/2025, 08:26) Like (2) Dislike (2) Reply
    BVI , Lawless society attempts to prevent citizens having a beer before six in the afternoon. What a joke! It must be a joke because no one will think it serious. "Stay dry in the BVI"
  • i from here (19/04/2025, 09:34) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
    Mr Hodge of Facebook blaming UK for this lmfao

    All them time is our own people who wrote and implement these laws.

    That's how delusional our people are blaming UK for everything
    Money see. Monkey do
  • Flintstones (19/04/2025, 11:24) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    Promoting alcohol in every tourist event police drinking at the bars. Ungratefully the police intended to flex on the business. That is a misuse of the police. Stop coming up with more pompous self righteous ways to restrict people.
  • RedStorm (20/04/2025, 21:22) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    They need to write into law No festival on Good Friday,Saturday,Sunday and Easter Monday. Consequently,women looses their mind and becomes half naked in the streets. Let’s see if this would work ,according to section 6 (a) no women (both foreign ,local,expat’s,residents) shall be seen naked, half naked,semi naked while in the streets of the British Virgin Islands,(b) there shall be a fine of six hundred dollars for all who violate this law.


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