Royal Virgin Islands Police (RVIPF) now has two Deputy Commissioners and Superintendent Jacqueline Vanterpool is one of them. The RVIPF announced Vanterpool was appointed on Friday, October 21. She has been acting in the post since 2021. Vanterpool is well […]
Archive for October, 2022
Truss must reverse UK Order in Council before leaving — Malone
Outgoing United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Liz Truss must ensure she undoes the proceedings she first started as UK Overseas Territories Minister which left the BVI staring down the barrel of an Order in Council to suspend the BVI’s constitution […]
Rishi Sunak to become UK’s first British-Asian PM
Britain’s former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak will be the United Kingdom’s next prime minister after his lone remaining rival, Penny Mordaunt, dropped out of the race for party leader ahead of nomination deadline on Monday. The 42-year-old will also become […]
Uncertain times! Governor could be recalled tomorrow — Dr Pickering
With the current political upheaval in the United Kingdom (UK) surrounding Prime Minister Liz Truss’ resignation after a 45-day stint, one former legislator has suggested this spells even more uncertainty for the BVI. Former Deputy Premier Dr Kedrick Pickering argued recently that […]
Child injured! Many more could’ve died in double murder incident
Last Friday’s daring early evening shooting that claimed the lives of 28-year-old Kadeem Frett of Long Look and 38-year-old Kawa Cornwall of Long Bush also injured a minor. The minor and another male who was injured during the shooting are […]
Nat’l Unity Gov’t is a courageous political move — USVI Governor
US Virgin Islands (USVI) Governor Albert Bryan Jr has applauded BVI’s elected leaders for establishing the National Unity Government (NUG) in order to prevent the United Kingdom from suspending the constitution and snatching power away from BVIslanders. Earlier this year, […]
Premier decries East End double murder
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has denounced the double murder that happened on the eastern end of Tortola last Friday, October 21. Premier Wheatley urged the public to give information to the police to bring the perpetrators to justice. The police […]
Too many exemptions and disqualifications for jurors — Fraser
Opposition Leader Julian Fraser has suggested that there may be too many exemptions and disqualifications preventing persons from serving as jurors in trials before the High Court. The Third District Representative’s statement came as legislators debated the provisions of the […]
Two unresponsive and 2 injured in East End shooting
Multiple people have been injured in a shooting incident that happened on the eastern end of Tortola Friday evening, October 21. Two persons are unresponsive and two were found injured at the scene of the incident. The Royal Virgin Islands […]
Lorna Stevens charged with breach of trust by a public officer
Assistant Secretary within the Ministry of Education, Lorna Stevens has been arrested and charged with Breach of Trust by a Public Officer. The exact date of her arrest is not immediately clear to BVI News but the police told our […]
