As House of Assembly Speaker Julian Willock and representative-elect for the Fourth District Mark Vanterpool remain at loggerheads on whether Vanterpool should be sworn into office or whether a by-election should be held, Governor Augustus Jaspert is staying out of […]
Archive for March, 2019
Opposition Leader a character witness for convicted cop, begs mercy
Opposition leader Marlon Penn was one of the character witnesses for interdicted police officer Starcy Huggins who was found guilty of leaking police information back in 2013. Huggins was convicted on one count of ‘breach of trust by a public […]
Forensic audit of finances to be completed in our first 100 days
A forensic audit to be done on the finances of government is expected to be completed within the VIP government’s first 100 days in office, according to Premier Andrew Fahie. Government is hiring an unspecified firm to conduct the audit. […]
Voters asked to rate experience during elections
Voters are being asked to rate their experience during the recently-concluded general election. This is being done through a survey commissioned by the Office of the Supervisor of Elections along with the Governor and Deputy Governer’s offices. “The survey seeks […]
ESHS win 2019 inter-secondary school debates
Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) has won the 2019 Inter-Secondary School Debate competition. The ESHS emerged as victors by outperforming Cedar International School during the grand finals of the competition on Wednesday at the Althea Scatliffe Primary School courtyard in […]
UK MPs vote to delay Brexit
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC): MPs have voted by 413 to 202 – a majority of 211 – for Prime Minister Theresa May to ask the EU for a delay to Brexit. It means the UK may not now leave on […]
No take-backs! Willock calls for by-election, refutes Vanterpool’s ‘return request’
Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock is calling for a by-election, despite Mark Vanterpool’s decision to no longer retire from representational politics. Vanterpool submitted a resignation letter on March 5; days before Willock was elected as Speaker. But, […]
UPDATE: Resignation letter was invalid, I’m coming out of retirement for the people
The letter that NDP legislator Mark Vanterpool submitted to resign as Fourth District Representative has been marked as ‘invalid’ because it was not submitted to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, as mandated by the Virgin Islands Consitution. After […]
Rymer launches ‘full assessment’ into Works ministry as he takes over post
A full assessment is underway for the Ministry of Works, Transportation & Utilities — a portfolio last headed by retired NDP legislator, Mark Vanterpool. VIP legislator and Fifth District Representative Kye Rymer launched an evaluation into the ministry following his […]
CDB Report: Inflation reaches 5-year high in BVI last year
The Caribbean Development Bank’s economic review of the BVI for 2018 has shown that the territory’s inflation rate increased higher than it has ever been in half-a-decade. “Inflation ticketed up to 2.1 percent in 2018, above the historical five-year average […]
