The strength of the Prosecution’s case against the three interdicted policemen accused of conspiracy to steal appeared to have somewhat weakened on Monday after one of its key witnesses had difficulties remembering specific details of the incidents that allegedly happened […]
Archive for February, 2019
False! Elections supervisor rejects VIP’s claims of faulty e-tabulating machines
Supervisor of Elections Juliette Penn has negated publicly-made claims by Virgin Islands Party (VIP) spokesperson Claude Skelton Cline that the electronic tabulating machines are malfunctioning. Speaking at a VIP rally after a public demonstration of the machines on Sunday, Skelton Cline […]
COMMENTARY: Big campaign promises but where will the money come from?
By Benito Wheatley, Contributor The people of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) go to the polls on 25th February to elect a Government for the next four years. The election comes as the territory is entering a period of economic […]
Visitors held with $52K, attorney said cash acquired through gambling
Two visitors who were allegedly caught travelling on Tortola with $52,000 cash — which is said to be amassed through gambling — has been brought before the Magistrate’s Court. Charged with possession of proceeds of criminal conduct are 33-year-old Dominica […]
Murder suspects released
The three suspects who were arrested in connection to the February 3 murder of Erran Charles are no longer in police custody. The Information Unit of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force gave that update while responding to inquiries from […]
CDB stats: Real GDP grew in BVI for 2018
In monitoring the economy of the British Virgin Islands — one of its borrowing countries — the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has recorded an increase in real gross domestic product (GDP) for the territory last year. GDP is the total […]
Not a little girl | Hodge-Smith takes aim at Vanterpool for ‘neglect’ of D4
Virgin Islands Party (VIP) candidate for the Fourth Electoral District Luce Hodge-Smith has slammed the constituency’s current representative, Mark Vanterpool, on what she said was an ‘unacceptable’ performance as district rep in the last eight years. She made the statement after […]
No taxes for taxis | Skelton promises duty-free imports to build local fleet
Chairman of the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) Ronnie Skelton is promising to provide assistance to local taxi operators in a manner that could potentially grow the transportation-for-hire sector in the British Virgin Islands. Skelton said the assistance would come […]
Penn fishes for protection laws, co-op between gov’t, local fisherfolk
National Democratic Party (NDP) candidate seeking re-election in the Eighth District Marlon Penn plans to form a cooperative between local fisherfolk and government. “In this relationship with government, we will assist with the establishment of local and external markets to […]
COMMENTARY: BVI politics and the fog of Brexit
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Brexit presents a dilemma for Virgin Islands politics during a month of general elections. How does Brexit affect the Virgin Islands? Will Brexit happen? And if Brexit takes place will Brexit be sustainable in an aging […]
