Leader of Opposition, Marlon Penn has taken another jab at the Andrew Fahie-led administration, claiming the government has been using excuses to hide behind what he described as three years of incompetence. Speaking on NDP Radio earlier this week, Penn […]

With the Atlantic Hurricane season expecting to begin in another two months, Virgin Islands residents are being warned to brace for another busy hurricane season this year.  This is according to an expert forecast from Colorado State University’s Tropical Meteorology […]

The BVI has all of the tools it needs to become sufficient in self-governance, an international expert in governance, Dr Carlyle Corbin, has argued. “I think the assessment actually does conclude that that is in fact the case,“ the governance […]

By Fitsroy Randall, BVI News Staff As the proverbial election season knocks on the territory’s doors, former Deputy Premier and immediate past representative of the Seventh Electoral District Dr Kedrick Pickering has announced he is throwing his hat in the […]

Deputy Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has said the government received $4 million from a single anonymous donor to help fund the $11 million Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) redevelopment project. Dr Wheatley gave that indication during this week’s airing of […]

While announcing his intention to retake his seat as the Seventh District Rep at the next general election, Dr Kedrick Pickering focused heavily on issues affecting the youths in his community as well as the wider Virgin Islands.  Speaking to […]

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn is insisting that despite statements to the contrary from Premier Andrew Fahie, the government is indeed seeking yet another grant from the Social Security Board (SSB), and not a loan as the Premier suggested previously. Speaking […]

Addressing the sewerage problems happening next to the Delta Gas Station in Pasea has hit a snag because of a delay in the shipment of imported materials. Works & Utilities Minister Kye Rymer gave that indication while noting that he […]

A switch by the BVI from the ‘Nature’s Little Secrets’ marketing slogan to the now ubiquitous ‘BVI Love’ branding, has been given a scathing review by former director of the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB), Sharon Flax-Brutus. When asked recently by […]

An early blow has been struck in what appears to be the nascent stages of campaigning for the BVI’s constitutionally due general elections next year. On the eve of former Deputy Premier, Dr Kedrick Pickering’s expected announcement that he will […]