A suite of amendments proposed by Territorial At-Large Representative Carvin Malone to be added to the terms of reference for the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) found no favour among fellow legislators in the House of Assembly yesterday, September 21. Malone […]
Archive for September, 2022
No judge should decide our same-sex marriage law
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has argued that any changes made to the territory’s same-sex marriage laws should be made by Virgin Islanders and not any court of law. He touched on the controversial topic because of a recent same-sex marriage […]
Premier leads delegation to Inter-VI Council Meeting in USVI
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley is set to lead a delegation of House of Assembly members and senior public officials to the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) today for the ninth meeting of the Inter-Virgin Islands Council (IVIC). The council is […]
HOA should be responsible for Constitutional Review Commission
Opposition Leader, Julian Fraser said he believes there is nothing more paramount than the territory moving towards self-determination and argued that the House of Assembly (HOA) should play a greater role in that task. The Third District Representative was at […]
Police recover spent shells from East End shooting
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has recovered several spent shells from a shooting incident on the eastern end of Tortola early this morning, Wednesday, September 21. A brief press statement by the police indicated that the shooting took […]
Vincentian allegedly injures wife, stepchildren with machete and car
A St Vincent man residing in Diamond Estate has been charged with wounding after reportedly attacking his wife and stepdaughter with a machete and mowing down his stepson with a vehicle. The man, who reportedly committed the offences this week, […]
Republic Bank to go paperless by November 1
Republic Bank Limited (RBL) in the BVI has indicated its intention to make some of its communications with customers completely digital within the next few weeks; meaning that customers will no longer receive these communications as normal through their mailboxes. […]
New policies to govern NPOs in BVI
Minster for Social Development Marlon Penn has, on behalf of the government, proposed several changes to the Non-Profit Organisations (NPOs) Act to better govern NPOs in the territory to prevent them from exposure and abuse by terrorist networks. Speaking at […]
BVI must do all it can to protect its ‘cash cow’ — Wheatley
Legislators must do all they can to help protect the territory’s financial services industry, Ninth District Representative Vincent Wheatley has stressed. He made that argument while House of Assembly (HOA) members were debated the Non-Profit Organisations (NPO) Amendment Act, 2022 […]
Walkers law firm sponsors local cyclist Darel Christopher Jr
Local law firm Walker’s BVI has moved to become a sponsor for the BVI Cycling Federation through what it is described as a partnership with the Ministry of Education & Sports. Offering a $7,000 cheque to the Federation recently, the […]
