A West End man was fined $3,000 and given a suspended sentence after he obtained roughly $15,000 from his employer through forgery. Derrick Penn pleaded guilty to eight counts of forgery and eight counts of obtaining property (money) on a […]
Archive for February, 2019
Vanterpool blasts opponents for ‘sudden emergence’ in D4
National Democratic Party (NDP) candidate for the Fourth District, Mark Vanterpool, has blasted his political rivals for what he believes to be their sudden emergence in the constituency to now appear as saviours of the district. He described his rivals […]
COMMENTARY: A guide to elections, what to vote for
By Justin Blyden, Contributor It is February 2019 and the merging of sustained macroeconomic forces complicate all aspects of the Virgin Islands experience. Climate change and resource scarcity raise questions of self-sufficiency, increased global regulations directly impact the Territory’s economic viability, […]
‘God has to come from heaven and tell me VIP not behind attack on my wife’
Despite Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Andrew Fahie’s quick denunciation of a social media attack on the wife of the National Democratic Party leader Myron Walwyn, it appears that Walwyn is not buying into it. Addressing the issue […]
‘Family members are off limits’, says Fahie after attack on rival’s wife
Following the circulation of a malicious text attacking NDP chairman Myron Walwyn’s wife, Judith, VIP leader Andrew Fahie has ran to her defence. “I categorically denounce this kind of attack on Mrs Judith Walwyn,” Fahie said in a post on […]
Anonymous anti-NDP billboard mounted days before elections
A little more than a week before the territory goes to the polls, a billboard has been mounted in the capital city of Road Town campaigning against the Myron Walwyn-led National Democratic Party (NDP). It is not clear whether one […]
Deputy Governor speaks out as political arena muddies in BVI
As unsavoury behaviour continues to pollute parts of the political environment ahead of the 2019 General Elections, Deputy Governor David Archer, Jr has now spoken out against such conduct. In a statement issued on Friday, the deputy governor made specific […]
BVI Finance Chairman hails Lorna Smith as she steps down
PRESS RELEASE: Chairman of BVI Finance Robert Briant has today paid tribute to the outgoing head of BVI Finance following her “immense contribution” to the jurisdiction’s financial services sector over the years. It was previously announced that Lorna Smith, OBE, […]
Extra portfolio | Tourism to get own ministry if NDP re-elected
The National Democratic Party (NDP) is proposing to establish a Ministry of Tourism, bringing the number of portfolios in the British Virgin Islands’ public service to eight. The territory’s seven portfolios as things stand now are the Ministry of Finance, […]
Visitor fined $4K after refusing to pay bill at local hotel
A female visitor who refused to pay her near-$2,000 bill at a hotel on Anegada — claiming she was unhappy with her stay — has been fined. Thirty-nine-year-old United States native, Katherine Jones, was fined after pleading guilty to two counts […]
