Labour Minister Vincent Wheatley is calling on schools in the territory to emphasise the importance of women in society. He made that call on Tuesday as the world recognises International Women’s Day — a day he also wants students to […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has questioned the ‘rush’ for an election date, insisting that only God knew the date for the upcoming polls. Despite Premier Fahie’s numerous assurances over the past few months to the contrary, claims have persisted that he […]

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has criticised the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration for what he described as its lack of action regarding the reconstruction of the proposed market square development and the overall treatment of farmers and fisherfolk in the […]

Director of the newly formed H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) Institute of Education, Sandy Harrigan-Underhill said the success of the institution will depend largely on the type of support and policymaking it gets from the Education Ministry and the […]

Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool is expected to seek an exemption from having to vacate his seat in the House of Assembly for entering into business with the government. According to Section 67 of the Virgin Islands Constitution, HOA members […]

Premier Andrew Fahie described Sixth District Representative, Alvera Maduro Caines’ move to cross the political aisle as a means to getting things done within her electoral district. Maduro Caines, a former backbencher within the previously governing National Democratic Party (NDP), […]

Premier Andrew Fahie has complained that his detractors have been falsely misrepresenting him as a dictator, but argued that his approach is better represented as ‘true leadership’. At a weekend rally celebrating the Virgin Islands Party’s (VIP) third year in […]

Deputy Director and Civil Engineer at the Public Works Department, Kurt Hodge said plans for the Carrot Bay Sea Defence System have taken into consideration the area’s eco-system and drainage needs as it combats the effects of any future hurricanes. […]

Territorial At-Large Representative and Junior Minister for Trade, Shereen Flax Charles has credited her party’s unconventional approach for largely subduing the COVID-19 pandemic locally. “We were a team considered wet behind the ears, as the old people would say. The […]

Carrot Bay residents are calling on the government to be more flexible with the Sea Defence System as the current plans may destroy the coastline and the beauty of the community. Part of the existing plan includes erecting a six-foot-tall […]