Traffic in sections of Road Town has been slightly diverted because of a freak accident in the capital. A shipping container that was being hauled by a semi-truck has mostly fallen off; creating an impasse for other motorists traversing the […]
Archive for May, 2022
Less than 24 hours: Gunmen rob VG club | Four mowed down on Tortola
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has opened investigations into two unrelated but relatively major incidents that happened within the last 24 hours. The first is an armed robbery on the sister island of Virgin Gorda late last night […]
Gov’t legislators dispel ‘reckless rumours’ after proposed demotion
Immigration & Labour Minister Vincent Wheatley has sought to dispel what he described as ‘reckless’ assertions made against him in recent days. “I have heard many unfounded reckless things said about me, which I can assure you are all baseless,” […]
COI report urges full audit, criminal investigation for EZ gov’t contract
The Commission of Inquiry (COI) report has recommended a full audit, and if deemed necessary, criminal investigations for government contracts with EZ shipping — the company hired in 2020 to use radar barges as part of the territory’s sea defences. […]
Why me? Skelton Cline questions being ‘targeted’ by COI
Political commentator Pastor Claude Skelton Cline has attempted to set the record straight about his various government contracts that formed part of the recently concluded Commission of Inquiry (COI), insisting that he’s done nothing wrong. “Any contracts I’ve had under […]
Opposition proposed 9 principles to execute COI recommendations
During meetings with the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Minister Amanda Milling and Governor John Rankin, members of the political Opposition advanced nine principles they believe could help build a high-level framework for executing the Commission of Inquiry (COI) recommendations. In […]
OT Minister concludes visit to BVI! Plans now to update UK Foreign Sec
United Kingdom (UK) Overseas Territories Minister Amanda Milling said her visit to the Virgin Islands has now concluded and she will return to the UK to update UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on the feedback about meetings and discuss the […]
Premier Fahie could be released on $500K bail, US judge indicates
Premier Andrew Fahie, currently embroiled in a cocaine and money laundering scandal in the United States, could be released on a $500,000 bail bond pending trial, international news media have reported. Federal court Judge Alicia Otazo-Reyes reportedly gave that indication […]
Rogue gov’t staff blamed for Fahie’s diplomatic immunity support
A widely circulated letter that purports to endorse Premier Andrew Fahie’s notice to the United States (US) courts that he is immune from arrest and prosecution has been disavowed entirely by Acting Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley. The letter, which is […]
New cross-party National Unity Gov’t being proposed to Governor
While announcing plans to establish a cross-partisan government, Acting Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has indicated that Vincent Wheatley and Carvin Malone will be removed as Minister of Natural Resources, Labour & Immigration and Minister of Health & Social Development, respectively, […]
