POLICE PRESS RELEASE: Police are investigating a shooting early this morning that resulted in non-life threatening injuries to one male. A man was in his vehicle around 1 am outside an establishment in Little Apple when he was approached by a […]
Archive for February, 2019
More voters participate in advanced polling, says Elections Office
The Office of the Supervisor of Elections has indicated that there was a notable increase in the number of advanced polling voters in the 2019 General Elections. A total of 1,120 persons voted across nine polling stations in the nine electoral […]
VIP gov’t will give PAC powers to override questionable Cabinet decisions
Virgin Islands Party (VIP) leader Andrew Fahie wants to grant more powers to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to the extent where it (the PAC) can, in a sense, override Cabinet decisions if it determines that those decisions reflect poor […]
VIP’s $20M loan scheme a poor knock-off of NDP’s own, says Walwyn
NDP leader Myron Walwyn has dismissed the VIP’s promise to invest $20 million in a small business loan scheme as a poorly-thought-out knockoff of the NDP’s own business loan proposal. Just last month, the NDP said it planned to pump […]
Contracts signed: FDL Consultants designing roads to last BVI up to 30 years
The 3.9 kilometres of roads, drains, and sea defence structures that St Lucia firm FDL Consultants have been contracted to design and engineer in the BVI are expected to last the next 25 to 30 years. That is according to Director […]
Agriculture proposed to close gap between Anegada, wider territory
Residents are being told they can expect a reduced food importation bill as well as greater inclusion of Anegada with the rest of the territory under a Progressives United government. Party leader Julian Fraser plans to accomplish this by revamping […]
VG man charged with wounding granted $70K bail
A Virgin Gorda man is facing what can be described as a serious charge after he allegedly inflicted lacerations to another man at a bar on Virgin Gorda more than three weeks ago. Charged with unlawful and malicious wounding is […]
UK Report proposes for BVI to remove ‘discriminatory’ Belonger status, accept same-sex marriage
A UK report released this month is pushing for the BVI to remove elements its ‘belongership’ status, impose same-sex marriages, and impose what are known as public registers of company beneficial ownership before 2023. These changes have been recommended not […]
NDP promises disability-friendly infrastructures ahead of advanced polls
In what could be perceived as a last-ditch effort to reach the demographic of elderly and differently-abled persons who are expected to vote during today’s advanced polls, National Democratic Party (NDP) leader Myron Walwyn on Wednesday outlined the party’s plans that […]
Gov’t ‘too involved’ in business community, VIP will give more latitude — Fahie
Business owners and investors will receive greater latitude to open and operate their businesses under a Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government, VIP leader Andrew Fahie has suggested. Fahie gave that indication while noting that the current government is “too involved” […]
