The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has increased the number of daily ferry trips between the BVI and its neighbouring US Virgin Islands. The BVIPA said they have seen an increase in bookings and this led them to increase the number […]
Archive for October, 2021
Pastor: I don’t support strip clubs but they have a right to legally exist
Pastor Claude Skelton Cline said he is in favour of legitimising strip clubs in the BVI, especially since they have been a known quantity in the BVI for decades. In seeking to clarify comments he made on the issue during […]
COI responds to AG’s concerns about ‘Belongership hearing’
The Commission of Inquiry (COI) has responded to a letter sent to them by the Attorney General (AG) Dawn Smith but has declined to publicise the details. The Attorney General had written to the COI last Thursday expressing concerns about […]
Gov’t ‘tone deaf’ in defending Belongership consideration for rapist
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has accused the Andrew Fahie-led Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration of being tone-deaf after it defended the consideration of Belongership applications for at least two convicted persons. Speaking on the NDP radio programme last evening, Penn […]
Extensive int’l coverage as two new villas open on Moskito Island
British Billionaire Richard Branson formally opened two new luxury properties on one of his two private islands in the BVI on Friday, October 1. Branson officially opened ‘the Oasis Estate’ and ‘the Point Estate’ for guests on Moskito Island. The […]
Rising fees! Penn accuses gov’t of mismanaging $$ while feeding egos
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has accused the government of making constant missteps in managing the territory’s finances while, at the same time, feeding the ego of a highly-placed government supporter. Penn made the assertion while speaking on the NDP radio […]
Knowing procurement rules wasn’t part of my cruise pier consultancy
Pastor Claude Skelton Cline has insisted that he did not need to know anything about government’s procurement procedures while serving as their consultant during the cruise pier project. As a consultant, he evaluated the proposal from developers, Tortola Port Partners […]
Sister island ports will reopen for int’l vessels
The sister islands of Jost Van Dyke, Virgin Gorda, and Anegada will resume/commence operations as international ports of entry in the coming days. Premier Andrew Fahie gave that indication while celebrating the West End Ferry Terminal’s reopening to accept all […]
UPDATE: Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram back up
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp have regained function. The apps, owned by Facebook, stopped working Monday for millions of users across the globe and were down for more than six hours. PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED STORY: FB, WhatsApp, IG goes down worldwide Facebook and […]
COI displaying a double standard, Premier suggests
Premier Andrew Fahie has suggested that the Commission of Inquiry (COI) is displaying double standards regarding the submission of government documents to assist with proceedings. He made that suggestion against the backdrop of some additional documents his administration recently discovered […]
