8 February 2017 - Earl ‘Bob’ Hodge and Robert ‘Tico’ Harrigan are remanded into custody in relation to a long-standing extradition request from the United States.[7]
1 April 2017 - retirement age is increased from 60 to 65.[9]
25 April 2017 - UNICEF publishes a controversial report on the state of the British Virgin Islands.[10][11]
May
3 May 2017 - new British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation power plant comes online.[12]
8 May 2017 - the Territory records its fifth murder, the highest total since 2008 and second highest ever.[13]
July
1 July 2017 - registers of beneficial ownership are introduced for British Virgin Islands companies.[14]
18 July 2017 - BVI Airways announced it was laying off all staff as it had exhausted its funds, despite having received a $7 million Government subsidy.[15] This followed tit-for-tat accusations between the Government and the airline.[16][17]
August
8 August 2017 - Emancipation Festival celebrations are cancelled after flooding damage caused by torrential rains, the first cancellation due to weather in decades.[18]
17 August 2017 - contrary to expectations, the Financial Services Commission announces an increase in incorporation rates since the introduction of beneficial ownership registration.[19]
20 September 2017 - Hurricane Maria strikes the British Virgin Islands obliquely, causing modest damage. Damage caused by the Hurricane to nearby Puerto Rico affects recovery efforts following Hurricane Irma.[25]
27 September 2017 - A number of high-risk inmates are transferred from Tortola to Bordelais Correctional Facility in St Lucia because of the damaged state of the Balsam Ghut prison.[26]
November
14 November 2017 - At the third attempt the US government secures a ruling to extradite Earl 'Bob' Hodge and Roberto 'Tico' Harrigan to the US to face drugs charges. The initial extradition request was made in 2012.[27]
22 November 2017 - a double homicide brings the country's tally of murders for the year to 10, the highest total ever in a single calendar year.[28]
December
19 December 2017 - The Social Security board acquires a 33% shareholding in National Bank of the Virgin Islands.[29] The bank was formerly wholly owned by the Government of the Virgin Islands.