More than four months after being passed in the House of Assembly, Governor John Rankin revealed that he has not yet assented the Disaster Management Act 2020; parts of which he said undermines his constitutional responsibilities. The Act has been with […]
Archive for June, 2021
Cops target loud-muffler scooters! Six charged, four bikes detained
Six motorists were charged while four scooters and one vehicle were detained during a police operation at the weekend. A media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said the operation involved officers from the Road Policing Unit, […]
Vanterpool didn’t file any interest declarations for roughly six years
Fourth District Representative and former minister in the previous NDP administration, Mark Vanterpool did not file any declarations of interest for up to six years during a period while he was in government. All member of the House of Assembly […]
Speaker’s companies ‘engaged’ gov’t twice to offer security services
House of Assembly (HOA) Speaker, Julian Willock and/or his privately-owned businesses engaged the government on at least two occasions to discuss providing security services during the pandemic, but mysteriously withdrew his offer on both occasions. Willock made the disclosure last […]
Gov’t borrows from Republic Bank to pay off ‘restrictive’ Banco loan
The government has taken out a $17,000,000-plus loan from Republic Bank in Road Town to fast-track the repayment of a loan with Banco Popular whose lending conditions it said had become unfavourable. Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie said […]
BVIPA offering refund to those who’ve already paid increased fees
In light of the decision to postpone the BVI Ports Authority’s (BVIPA) recent fee increases, persons who’ve paid hiked prices since mid-March are now being offered a refund. In a statement on Friday, BVIPA said: “Individuals seeking their refunds are […]
Redaction requests force delay in COI governance hearing
A request to have redactions added to documents previously submitted to the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI) has contributed to the delay of a planned hearing on issues of governance, Commissioner Sir Gary Hickinbottom said. Members of the House of […]
Willock breaches Register of Interests Act but claims otherwise
Despite his many protestations and bombastic claims to the contrary, House Speaker Julian Willock — like several other past and present members of the House of Assembly (HOA) — was found to be in breach of the Register of Interests […]
Immigration did not direct mother to separate from child
Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley today (June 18) made it clear that the recently reported separation of an infant from its mother was not the fault or directive of the Immigration Department. This follows allegations from radio talk-show host and government […]
Premier laments “alarming” atmosphere developing in BVI
Contributing to the debate on the now-passed Whistleblower Act of 2021, Premier Andrew Fahie has expressed concern and alarm about the current state of affairs he says is developing in the BVI. “What I noticed is that, as soon as […]
