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Premier could face life in prison if convicted of trafficking charges

Premier could face life in prison if convicted of trafficking charges

Premier Andrew Fahie could face as much as life imprisonment if convicted of the drug and money laundering charges laid against him in Florida, USA last Thursday. This is according to a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report on the maximum […]

by / on May 3, 2022 at 9:23 AM /
Vox Pop: How do residents feel about Premier’s arrest?

Vox Pop: How do residents feel about Premier’s arrest?

As the territory deals with the fallout of Premier Andrew Fahie’s arrest in the United States and the subsequent release of the Commission of Inquiry Report, Virgin Islanders have expressed general shock and embarrassment at the alleged actions of their […]

by / on May 3, 2022 at 8:37 AM /
Protestors demand public meeting with UK Overseas Territories Minister

Protestors demand public meeting with UK Overseas Territories Minister

Led by spirited local activist Amberly Crabbe and clergyman Bishop John Cline, residents who gathered at Government House yesterday to protest the Commission of Inquiry’s (COI) recommendation for UK direct rule over the BVI have demanded a public meeting with […]

by / on May 3, 2022 at 7:46 AM /
Cindy Rosan-Jones

Cindy explains absence at ‘No UK rule’ protest

Prominent social and political activist, Cindy Rosan said it was not accidental she was absent from yesterday‘s protest against the Commission of Inquiry’s (COI) recommendation for UK direct rule of the BVI. Rosan has been a staple in the political […]

by / on May 3, 2022 at 6:48 AM /
Premier Andrew Fahie

Fahie files for release from US custody citing diplomatic immunity

Disgraced Premier Andrew Fahie has requested immediate release from United States detention claiming diplomatic immunity. A representative from the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida confirmed with our news team that Fahie, accused of drug trafficking and money […]

by / on May 2, 2022 at 1:09 PM /
Activist and businesswoman, Patsy Lake

Lake to UK: ‘Fix your problems before coming to us’

By Fitsroy Randall, BVI News Staff “Dig the mote out of your eyes before you come to dig it out of ours,” a determined Patsy Lake, said in an emphatic statement directed at the United Kingdom government. She was at […]

by / on May 2, 2022 at 12:52 PM /
Claude Skelton Cline

COI Report: Skelton Cline’s contracts were false!

In a scathing review of the work done by Pastor Claude Skelton Cline as a consultant for the current Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration, the Commission of Inquiry (COI) found that his contracts were patently false and demonstrated serious dishonesty […]

by / on May 2, 2022 at 11:05 AM /
From left: Territorial At-Large Representative Neville 'Sheep' Smith, Sixth District Representative Alvera Maduro-Caines, social commentator Claude Skelton Cline, calypsonian Sistah Joyce, and Territorial At-Large Representative Sharie de Castro sit across a section of public road near Government House in Road Town, (Photo by Fitsroy Randall/BVI News)

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Sitting in solidarity against direct UK rule

Against the backdrop of a crowd of protestors, a few government legislators and prominent civilians firmly sat across a section of Waterfront Drive preventing motorists from entering or leaving Road Town. Their message was clear — the United Kingdom (UK) […]

by / on May 2, 2022 at 9:44 AM /
Residents at a community forum Sunday evening.

Residents say governor’s statement on corruption hypocritical

  Members of the Virgin Islands community have accused Governor John Rankin of hypocrisy regarding his statement on corruption in the territory. They’ve argued that he focused heavily on corruption in areas controlled by local elected government officials but glossed […]

by / on May 2, 2022 at 9:06 AM /
Attorney-at-law Daniel Fligelstone-Davies of Silk Legal

‘UK wants our resources’, COI lawyer for legislators warns

A local lawyer who helped to represent House of Assembly (HOA) members during the Commission of Inquiry (COI) has contended that the United Kingdom (UK) is after the BVI‘s resources and has no interest in helping the territory’s people, as […]

by / on May 2, 2022 at 8:04 AM /