Local tourism industry stakeholders have been partnering with institutions in North America and the United Kingdom to bring travel advisors, journalists, and social media influencers on familiarisation trips to the BVI to see first-hand that the territory remains a prime […]
Archive for May, 2022
We’re unbothered about ‘Gov’t Official 1’, willing to help US — Dr Wheatley
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has signalled the government’s willingness to cooperate with United States (US) officials if assistance is required in further investigations of alleged co-conspirators of former Premier, Andrew Fahie. According to Premier Wheatley, while what was read in […]
Gov’t planning meeting with D1 residents to decide way forward
While First District Representative and former Premier, Andrew Fahie is embroiled in a cocaine and money laundering scandal in the United States, residents of his constituency are without significant representation so the government will be looking to engage them in […]
Former Premier deemed a ‘severe flight risk’ — US prosecutors
United States (US) prosecutors have deemed the now-disgraced former Premier, Andrew Fahie, a severe flight risk, particularly since his removal from office in the BVI. The former Premier was arrested on charges of drug smuggling and money laundering in Miami, […]
No time for the blame game — Premier Wheatley
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has insisted that collective and individual introspection are needed for the territory to be propelled from its current state of a morass. Dr Wheatley was at the time responding to questions from the media about past […]
Decision about an election up to the UK
Despite elections being constitutionally due next year, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has noted that the decision to call an election is out of the hands of the current government. According to the newly-installed Premier, Governor John Rankin now holds that […]
Disappointing! BVIEC did not heed our warnings, says Delta
Delta Petroleum has said it is disappointed by the BVI Electricity Corporation’s (BVIEC) recent public statement claiming, among other things, that Delta had indicated its ‘inability to continue to source and supply the required fuel’ for which they were contracted. […]
Fahie’s arrest has not impacted Sea Trade Conference success
Local tourism stakeholders are confident former Premier, Andrew Fahie’s arrest did not have a major impact on the allure of the territory to industry partners locally and internationally. Fahie was arrested while he was on official business representing the BVI […]
PS Morton on leave as probe on Premier’s Office happens
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has revealed that Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Office, Carolyn O’Neal Morton has been placed on leave while investigations are ongoing by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force. It was just yesterday Governor John Rankin announced […]
COI slams AG for accusing former Registrar of Interests of criminality
The Commission of Inquiry (COI) has rejected Attorney General (AG) Dawn Smith’s accusation that the former Registrar of Interests, Victoreen Romney-Varlack, committed a criminal offence in disclosing to former Governor Augustus Jaspert that legislators had been breaching the Register of […]