With the four-year term for the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration fast approaching its conclusion, Ninth District Representative Vincent Wheatley has urged his constituents to give him another term in office to continue the development of the district. Speaking at […]
Archive for April, 2022
Adaejah Hodge cops second gold medal and is favourite for a third
Emerging Virgin Islands track and field sensation, Adaejah Hodge is currently poised to return from the 49th staging of the CARIFTA Games with the Austin Sealy Award for most outstanding performance at the Games after she copped a second gold […]
Integrity Commission to be functional soon — Premier Fahie
Premier Andrew Fahie has announced that the Integrity Commission is likely to get established sometime this month. Speaking at a press briefing late last month, Premier Fahie said: “This is an opportune time to also mention that we are in […]
Premier on ESHS contingency funding: ‘I don’t think about that’
Premier Andrew Fahie demonstrated an example of his deep-seated faith recently when asked about contingency plans for funding the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) redevelopment project. The territory’s leader at the time said he was willing to take funding from […]
Stunning run! BVI’s Adaejah Hodge wins gold at CARIFTA Games
The BVI’s Adaejah Hodge has won gold in the Girls Under-17 100-metre final at the CARIFTA Games currently happening inside the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. Hodge finished the race in a stunning 11.29 seconds; almost matching the CARIFTA […]
Gov’t proposes mobile incinerator to fix BVI’s solid waste problem
With the incinerator at Pockwood Pond inoperable because of major fire damage, Health Minister Carvin Malone announced that the government is looking at mobile incinerators to help tackle the waste problem in the territory. Speaking at a special announcement press […]
Maliciousness! Premier blasts critics of govt’s SSB funding request
The territory’s political leader has frowned at attempts by some persons to brand his government’s request for funding from the Social Security Board (SSB) as ‘wrong’. “There is no government that ever existed that never got either a grant or […]
Premier boasts about favourable economic rating from regional body
Premier Andrew Fahie has claimed that his government received a double ‘A minus’ rating from the Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS). Speaking at a special press announcement yesterday, Fahie said the government has worked hard to manage […]
Too much focus on negativity in the territory — Smith
Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly Neville ‘Sheep’ Smith says there is too much focus on negative things in the Virgin Islands and not enough focus on celebrating positive things that have happened since Hurricanes Irma and Maria in […]
Gov’t slashes import duty on cement and propane by 50%
Premier Andrew Fahie has announced that in addition to the reduction in Customs duty tax and import duty on gasoline and diesel, Cabinet has approved a 50 per cent reduction in import duties on propane and cement. Speaking at a […]
