While noting that he predicted the win, Mark Vanterpool said he believe the court ruled in his favour partly because House of Assembly Speaker Julian Willock’s bias was evident. Vanterpool said he is now ready to be sworn in and […]
Archive for May, 2019
Governor extends Matthews’ appointment as Police Commissioner
Top cop Michael Matthews will be serving as Commissioner of Police for another two years. Governor Augustus Jaspert, who has responsibility for the territory’s constabulary, decided to extend Matthews’ appointment based on the advice of the National Security Council as […]
Safety issues lead to Premier getting new $115K Cadillac Escalade
Citing ‘safety’ as a primary reason, Cabinet has decided to forego the usual tendering process to acquire a new 2019 Cadillac Escalade for the Office of the Premier. The vehicle purchased from Virgin Islands Motors is valued at $115,600. The […]
Attorney bats for 8-year sentence for client who fatally cut wife’s throat
St Vincent native Lennox Da Silva may receive a lesser prison sentence after both the Crown and his attorney cited that provocation was a major factor at play when he killed his wife in 2017. “It was clear that he […]
Immigration Minister to get power to permit anyone into territory at his discretion
An amendment has been made to the territory’s immigration laws that now gives the minister responsible for the subject the discretionary power to personally permit any person into the territory. This was revealed in Cabinet’s report of its April 24 […]
East End tennis court fully renovated, Federation hopes to bring awareness to sport
Approximately $40,000 has been spent to fully renovate the public tennis court in East End/Long Look on Tortola. President of the BVI Tennis Federation Carol Matthew-Mitchell said the project reached completion on April 19 after the court was resurfaced. “This […]
I’m still confident in my legal team, says Willock after lawyer’s arrest
Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock stands by his original team of lawyers despite one of his lead attorneys reportedly being arrested on suspicion of criminal conduct. Willock made this clear via a statement released through the House […]
Willock’s attorney arrested on his way to BVI
Anand Ramlogan, the prominent Trinidad & Tobago attorney representing House of Assembly Speaker Julian Willock, has been arrested. According to Trinidadian news media, Willock’s attorney was arrested at Piarco airport in the twin-island republic Wednesday morning while boarding a flight […]
BVI a model for implementing SMART Schools regionally
The BVI is paving the way for more SMART School programmes to be developed in the region. SMART represents the use of ‘sustainable, mitigation, adaptation, and resilient techniques’ to ensure schools are safe and healthy. Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley […]
Jet skis won’t be allowed on every beach when they are legalised – Premier
Premier Andrew Fahie has said his government intends to put control mechanisms in place to ensure jet skis are disallowed from being operated on all beaches in the British Virgin Islands. Fahie made the remarks during his contribution to the […]
