A 15-months-long Commission of Inquiry (COI) has produced nothing that suggests the BVI should lose its self-governing status, Deputy Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has concluded. Dr Wheatley gave that indication last evening, March 5, on the heels of the COI’s […]
Archive for April, 2022
Complainants requesting court cases to be discontinued a trend
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has said it will not accept any letters – whether notarised or not – from any complainants or legal representatives of a complainant asking for a matter to be discontinued before […]
Fahie agrees COI report should be reviewed before releasing to public
Premier Andrew Fahie has said he agrees with Governor John Rankin that a period of review is needed to properly assess the lengthy and detailed Commission of Inquiry (COI) to consider its findings and recommendations before the report is released […]
Governor receives COI report! Says he’ll review before publicising
Governor John Rankin has announced that he received the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report yesterday, April 4 but the length of the report means he will need to take some time to read and consider the findings. Rankins said the […]
BVI’s arrival experience should not be so painful!
Former BVI Tourist Board (BVITB) Director Sharon Flax-Brutus has argued that the BVI‘s arrival experience is unduly painful. Speaking on the Talking Points radio programme yesterday, March 4 the former director said: “I’m not saying that nothing was achieved for […]
Electricity fuel surcharge should have been govt’s relief measure
The government should have targeted its recent economic relief measures in areas where the public could have better felt it, Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has argued. Speaking on the NDP radio programme last evening, Penn said measures by the government […]
BVI’s Reserve Fund will take a hit from VIP gov’t, Penn warns
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has warned that the Andrew Fahie-led Virgin Islands Party government is going to raid the territory’s Reserve Fund to execute promised projects before the upcoming elections. Speaking on the NDP radio programme last evening, Penn questioned […]
Trio freed in Daway murder trial to consider taking legal action
The attorneys for the three persons freed in the Trumayne ‘Passion’ Daway murder trial yesterday have said they will be reviewing their options and see what further actions can be taken against the state. The three defendants in the matter, […]
More action must be taken to prevent child abuse locally
Minister of Health & Social Development, Carvin Malone has said more action must be taken to protect the physical, mental and emotional well being of children in the BVI. In an address to the territory at the beginning of Child […]
Justice served! Defence attorneys happy for win
‘Justice served’ was the overwhelming cry from the attorneys that represented the three persons freed in the High Court today after being accused of the February 2018 murder of Trumayne ‘Passion’ Daway. Valerie Stephens-Gordon — the attorney representing Maybelline Rodriguez […]
