Former legislator Eileene Parsons has said many young persons that she has been speaking with recently are calling for a greater role by the United Kingdom (UK) over the affairs of the BVI. Parsons made the comment while appearing on […]
Archive for June, 2022
Progress of ESHS redevelopment project ahead of schedule — RDA
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Recovery & Development Agency (RDA), Anthony McMaster said the Elmore Stoutt High School Redevelopment Project is well ahead of schedule and will be completed by the start of the new school year in September, […]
Malone offers support to Health Ministry from Opposition if asked
Despite crossing the floor to become a member of the Opposition in the House of Assembly, former Minister for Health & Social Development Carvin Malone said he will still be available to lend a hand of support to the ministry […]
They need to thank me for mobile phone expansion in BVI— Fraser
Opposition Leader Julian Fraser has said persons need to thank him for his role in expanding mobile phone usage in the BVI. Fraser’s comments came as he debated the Business Licensing Act that passed in the House of Assembly (HOA) […]
US businessman found with gun at airport fined $50K
A United States man who was held at the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport with a firearm and 15 rounds of ammunition was sentenced in the Magistrate’s Court today, June 20. The offender, 52-year-old businessman Richard Shanahan, was slapped with […]
Steven Spencer wins BVI Junior Chef Showdown
With the BVI Junior Chef Competition drawing the curtains on the territory’s celebration of Junior Tourism Week last Friday, Chef Steven Spencer was crowned the eighth winner of the competition. This year’s Junior Chef showdown took the form of a […]
Trade license fees to see massive increases under new Business Act
The revised version of the Business License Act that passed in the House of Assembly last week is expected to see an increase in fees for trade licenses needed to operate businesses in the territory. While noting that the increases […]
Businesses setting up shop in wrong places with poor zoning
Territorial At-Large Representative Neville ‘Sheep’ Smith has expressed concern at the relatively poor zoning laws that exist in the BVI. “We have a lot of businesses around here that set up in the wrong places – zoning,” Smith said recently […]
Former Labour Minister berates ‘trade license hoarders’
Former Labour Minister Vincent Wheatley has castigated persons he termed as “trade license hoarders“ for accumulating trade licenses with no apparent purpose in mind. Wheatley’s comments were made in the House of Assembly (HOA) recently as legislators debated the Business […]
We think ministerial posts are ours, but they’re not — Penn
Health Minister Marlon Penn has sounded a call for a unified front in the newly formed unity government, even as he chided others who are apparently seeking to disrupt the government’s progress. “We get in these positions and we tend […]
