Nearly two dozen immigrants were apprehended by members of the Joint Task Force (JTF) this week for attempting to entering the territory illegally. The 19 Haitian and Brazilian nationals were held after landing on Virgin Gorda via a marine vessel. […]
Archive for September, 2021
COMMENTARY: Dialogues about BVI as a ‘young democracy’
By Shaina Smith-Archer, Contributor I have been hearing the phrase “young democracy ” in conversations lately when referring to the Virgin Islands’ development. I am not sure when the “birth” of the country is being tracked from but let us […]
Don’t be ungrateful! Premier slams those who disregard govt’s efforts
Premier Andrew Fahie has described as ‘ungrateful’, some persons who do not recognise the efforts being made by his government to meet some of their needs under the current prevailing circumstances. “It seems to me that some persons only wake […]
Gov’t to pay out $4M for 2017 salary increments this year
Three-quarters of the salary increments owed to public servants for the 2017 work-year will be paid by year’s end. The total amount of monies government owes for that work year is six million dollars. “Four million dollars is expected to […]
Teachers to get $300 stipend from government’s adjustment budget
Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley has announced that teachers will receive a $300 stipend from the government’s adjustment budget which was passed in the House of Assembly late last evening, September 22. He explained that the stipend was being distributed […]
Deputy Premier scolds Opposition Leader for power grab attempts
Deputy Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has come out in strong condemnation of what he felt were attempts by the Opposition Leader, Marlon Penn, to achieve greater political power. Dr Wheatley said he has been concerned about Penn’s stance regarding the […]
Youth parliamentarians to debate if coalition gov’t is best for BVI
The Virgin Islands Youth Parliament (VIYP) is scheduled to reconvene in the next few weeks. This follows their first official sitting back in March when the 23-member youth parliament had spirited debate on whether BVI should move to self-determination. This […]
Speaker accuses High Court judge of interfering with Legislature
Days after accusing Attorney General Dawn Smith of misleading the High Court, Speaker of the House of Assembly (HOA), Julian Willock has now accused the same court of interfering with the legislative arm of government — the HOA. Willock levelled […]
Frustrated! Pussers employees seek attorney for severance pay owed
Employees of Pusser’s are joining together to hire an attorney to file a lawsuit against the restaurant’s owner, Mark Vanterpool, who they accuse of neglecting to make severance payments owed for months. Vanterpool acquired Pusser’s back in March. And as […]
Smith back with another gov’t contract as COI probes the last
On the heels of a controversy where he quietly held a government contract for eight months before declaring it to the House of Assembly (HOA), Deputy Speaker Neville Smith is scheduled to return to the legislative body seeking exemption from vacating […]
