Former Financial Secretary (FS), Neil Smith, conceded that the previous National Democratic Party (NDP) government should have opened up the BVI Airways Project for bids/tenders. In an appearance before the Commission of Inquiry (COI) recently, Smith said the party dropped […]
Archive for September, 2021
‘I placed too much trust in my deputy, Wendell Gaskin’ — Former FS
Former Financial Secretary (FS), Neil Smith, said he may have erred in placing too much trust in his former deputy, Wendell Gaskin. Smith made the assertion during last week’s appearance before the Commission of Inquiry where he was questioned about […]
Premier mystified at claims that Ports being privatised with merger
Premier Andrew Fahie has disputed claims that his government’s intention is to privatise the BVI’s air and seaport authorities when it merges the two entities. The merger of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) and the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) is […]
Concern | Large number of persons in barracks-style accommodation
Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Ronald Georges has voiced his concern over what he says is the large number of persons in “barracks-style accommodation”, causing easier transmission of COVID-19. In a public statement at the weekend, Dr Georges said the […]
Roughly 50% of BVI’s population now vaccinated
Roughly 50 percent of the British Virgin Islands’ population is now vaccinated against COVID-19. Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronald Georges gave that indication in a COVID-19 update at the weekend. “While this may blunt the impact of hospitalisation and death […]
COMMENTARY: COI the watchdog that guarantees good behaviour
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor The Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry is a watchdog that has revealed that the Commission acts as a guarantee of good behaviour by the powerful. Residents of these Lesser Antilles today understand the true meaning of […]
DDM: Hurricane Sam ‘very low threat’ to BVI but keep monitoring
The following is a statement from the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) dated Sunday, September 26, 2021. Based on current information and analysis, hurricane Sam is expected to pass at a safe distance away from the Leeward Islands and British […]
No job losses with BVI’s air and seaports merger — Premier
Premier Andrew Fahie has contended that there will be no job losses once the territory merges its air and seaport authorities. The merger will be done through the The Virgin Islands Air and Seaports Act, 2021, which passed in the […]
Is BVI prepared for gambling law’s pitfalls? It will create loan sharks
Opposition legislator Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull has raised questions about what has been put in place to avert some of the likely social ills that will come with the implementation of the territory’s gambling laws. He raised those questions during the […]
School wall project has scarred me! An overhanging cloud on business
Local architect, Steve Augustine, has said he is scarred by the developments that took place with the controversial 2014 wall project for Elmore Stoutt High School’s (ESHS). Augustine, the owner of SA Architects, was hired under the previous National Democratic […]
