Magistrate Christilyn Benjamin has been urged not to imprison ‘wealthy’ Anguillan visitor Kirk Hughes because Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut is overcrowded and under-staffed. Hughes, an overseas hotelier, admitted to the court last week that the $45,831 found in […]
Archive for September, 2018
FIA: Comply with BVI’s with anti-money laundering policies
The Financial Investigation Agency advises that if you engage in the following business activities which are outlined in Regulation 2 (1) of the Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, 2008, as amended, (‘AML Regs’.) and you fit the description of an entity defined […]
Aunt allegedly involved in attempt to abduct nephew, court hears
Alanah Chalwell was allegedly said to be a behind-the-scenes player in the attempted abduction of her nephew on August 4. Prosecutors said Chalwell – who was the lone female in the reported abduction operation – went to at least two […]
I wish I could take back my vote for RDA, they’re acting like a gov’t
Junior government minister Archibald Christian said he regrets ever voting for the implementation of the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) because the group is now beginning to act as if it is an independent government. Addressing members of the House […]
New statutory body being established; already problems
A new government statutory body called the Trade Commission Corporation is to be established in the British Virgin Islands. But, this non-existent body is already at the centre of a legal issue for the territory. According to Attorney General Baba […]
Former hotel manager accused of stealing $10K from workplace
A former manager for a local hotel and restaurant has been accused of pilfering close to $10,000 from the establishment last year. Curtis James, a Jamaican residing in Towers pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of theft when he appeared […]
Kirk downgrades, will pass south of BVI late this week
The weather system named Kirk has downgraded from a tropical storm to a tropical depression and is expected to pass a considerable distance away from the BVI late this week. Kirk expected to pass south of the BVI on Friday, […]
Is UK providing enough for OTs after ‘Irmaria’?
PRESS RELEASE: The author is a Policy Fellow at Cambridge University’s Centre for Science and Policy and the former BVI Representative to the UK and EU As the peak of the 2018 hurricane season progresses, Britain is on standby as […]
Man charged after cops discover gun, bullets, cocaine on Saturday
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has recovered yet another firearm as well as a quantity of crack cocaine during two separate operations on Saturday, September 22. Police said they seized a Smith and Wesson 9mm handgun along with […]
Tropical Storm Kirk of ‘immediate concern’ to BVI
Tropical Storm Kirk has formed in the Atlantic while other weather systems continue to lurk in the area. During a weather update Sunday morning, the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) described Kirk as well as another weather system called Tropical Depression […]
