Minister for Natural Resources Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull has issued a public apology to all the members of the Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund Board whose membership – as he puts it – were wrongfully revoked in 2019. He further […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has suggested that one of the factors responsible for the BVI Electricity Corporation’s (BVIEC’s) success as a statutory body is its fearlessness. “Electricity will collect more revenue than Water and Sewerage,” Premier Wheatley said in the […]

Territorial At-Large Representative Shereen Flax-Charles revealed that elected representatives sometimes suffer significant abuse from their constituents as they seek solutions to some of the problems being experienced in their districts. However, she suggested that she is not phased by the […]

As the government tries to confront its longstanding waste management issues, Minister for Health and Social Development Marlon Penn, along with a team from the ministry, is visiting Bermuda to look at the country’s waste treatment facilities. The delegation — […]

Opposition Leader Julian Fraser has expressed concern for the government’s senior citizens programme, which he suggested was being run at a deficit. Fraser was at the time contributing to the debate in the House of Assembly (HOA) on the government’s […]

The two men accused of illegal possession with intent to supply more than 400 kilograms of cocaine were denied bail when they appeared before the Magistrate’s Court earlier today.  Pedro Samuel Sr, 58, of Diamond Estate and Reno Alphonso, 27, […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has suggested that some statutory bodies may need to be given a closer examination, especially when considering that they are ‘top heavy’ in their staffing and may very well be out of control.  “Some of these […]

Chairman of the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association (BVICCHA) Shaina Smith-Archer said she believes other suppliers of fuel should be sought to provide the Virgin Islands with fuel to reduce the cost of electricity as inflation rises. Smith-Archer […]

The Environmental Health Division (EHD) is informing the public of the voluntary recall of approximately 5,760 cases of Capri Sun Wild Cherry Flavoured Juice Drink Blend beverages that were contaminated.  A statement by the EHD noted that the recall comes […]

Health Minister Marlon Penn has argued that the BVI’s water production and distribution network will always require a subsidy but said it is important that this is minimised as much as possible. Penn made the suggestion as legislators recently had […]