Nearly four years after his National Democratic Party (NDP) was swept out of office after assuring public servants that they would be paid promised salary increments within one month of the 2019 general elections ending, former Education Minister Myron Walwyn has doubled […]
Archive for October, 2022
Work ongoing for visitor facilities, Premier says
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley said work remains ongoing in relation to the readiness of visitor facilities in the territory ahead of the upcoming tourist season. Residents had previously been clamouring for a facility at Trellis Bay on Beef Island, where it […]
Body of missing woman found!
The woman who went missing following a boating accident near West End on Sunday has been found. Police confirmed moments ago her that her body was found “close to where the boat sank between Little Thatch and Frenchman’s Cay”. This […]
Employers burdened! If gov’t wants jurors it should pay their salaries
Local attorney-at-law Daniel Fligelstone Davies has publicly criticised the government and Deputy Governor (DG) David Archer Jr for what he (the attorney) described as ‘unreasonably’ mandating employers to pay their employees during the time they (the workers) are called for […]
No decision yet on contesting upcoming elections, says Walwyn
Former Education Minister Myron Walwyn said he has made no decision yet on whether he will run for political office at the upcoming general elections that are constitutionally due by May 2023. The former legislator appeared on the Talking Points show on […]
Big mistake! Gov’t shouldn’t have accepted COI recommendations
The National Unity Government made a serious error when it accepted the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report’s recommendations to be implemented with rigorous timelines through an agreed framework between itself and the United Kingdom (UK) government. This was the view […]
Hung jury, mistrial can result from dishonest jurors — HC Registrar
Dishonesty on the part of jurors could possibly lead to high court trials being redone in their entirety, High Court Registrar Vareen Vanterpool-Nibbs told members of the public during a recent consultation over the new Jury Act. The territory’s jury […]
A moving message | Father of missing woman keeping hope alive
After an unsuccessful day of feverish searching for 33-year-old Kristal Black who disappeared at sea following a fatal boating accident off West End on Sunday, her father, John Black, said he is keeping hope alive. In a moving post on […]
6-year-old dies in boat accident! Search underway for missing woman
As the police confirm, this morning, the death of a six-year-old child who succumbed to injuries sustained in a boating accident off West End Sunday night, a desperate search is underway for an adult female who was also aboard the […]
‘I authorise DEA operations in the BVI’, Governor admits
Governor John Rankin has indicated that his office sanctions all operations that United States law enforcement agencies carry out on BVI soil. Governor Rankin recently made that disclosure to the London-based news organisation, Tortoise Media, months after publicly denying that […]