Political commentator and talk show host, Claude Skelton Cline has strongly criticised the government for contracting a foreign company to provide design and management services to rebuild the West End Ferry Terminal. Premier Andrew Fahie recently announced that the $1,048,909 […]

Labour Minister Vincent Wheatley has said some employers have been issued with work permits for persons who have never been seen at the job sites where they were hired to work. He gave this as a reason for the government’s […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has stated that the continued delay to publicise outstanding 2020 Cabinet decisions was partially due to the ongoing Commission of Inquiry. Premier Fahie gave that indication in the House of Assembly this week while following up on […]

Persons requiring a COVID-19 test will be able to get their results faster using a Quick Response (QR) code that the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has introduced as part of a new initiative. The BVIHSA said the initiative is […]

Opposition legislator Julian Fraser wants an investigation into the number of bills that were not granted assent by BVI governors after being passed in the House of Assembly. A governor must ratify all bills passed in the HOA before they […]

Agriculture Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley said there are ongoing efforts to register and license all commercial fishers and farmers in the territory. According to Dr Wheatley, traditionally, the existing register has not properly represented commercial fishing or farming in the […]

Education Minister, Dr Natalio Wheatley has dismissed the notion that insufficient funds had been allotted to the education sector from the $40 million COVID-19 grant government received from the Social Security Board last year. Opposition legislator, Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull had […]

Eleven new constables and three auxiliary officers were sworn in as the newest members of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) on Monday. The 14 new recruits now join four already serving auxiliary officers. All 18 now form the […]

By Shaina Smith, Contributor As a woman in politics, I have been listening intently to the recent discussion about women leaders and the merits of an all-female Cabinet. I believe in life there should be balance and the House of […]

The police have confiscated a dozen motor scooters and charged nine persons for various traffic offences including having loud mufflers and driving while unlicensed and uninsured. This was done at the weekend during what the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force […]