Embattled former Premier Andrew Fahie has penned what could be described a reflective and motivational farewell letter to his former colleagues of the House of Assembly, urging them to keep fighting for the prosperity of the territory and focus on […]
Archive for November, 2022
‘Sheep to the slaughter!’ Fraser slams local banks for mistreatment
Opposition Leader Julian Fraser has suggested that despite the alleged mistreatment being meted out to their customers, residents are stuck with local banks. Fraser argued in the House of Assembly (HOA) that complaints are being made that banks are not […]
Why no scrutiny of banks in money transfers?
Labour Minister Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull has questioned the lack of scrutiny on local banks in the face of a money transfer tax on money service institutions such as Western Union and MoneyGram. The Second District Representative recalled the time the […]
Hospital housing 20 patients who should have been discharged
Chairman of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), Moleto Smith has revealed that there are nearly two dozen long-term patients who have taken up residence at the Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital. Smith referred to these patients as “boarders” and […]
BVIHSA actively working on compensation issues
Chairman of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), Moleto Smith, said the BVIHSA Board has been making the long-protested issue of compensation for staff a matter of priority. Smith told reporters at a recent press conference that the issues of […]
Embattled former Premier Andrew Fahie resigns and retires
Embattled and disgraced former Premier Andrew Fahie has officially resigned from his elected post as First District Representative, effective today, November 24. Fahie announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Corine George-Massicote. […]
Resignation Letter from former Premier Andrew Fahie
The following is a letter from former Premier, Andrew Fahie, addressed to Speaker of the House of Assembly Corine George-Massicote and was read in the House on Thursday, November 24, 2022. First, I must once again congratulate you as you […]
NDP throws full support behind Walwyn in wake of his arrest
The National Democratic Party (NDP) has thrown the full weight of its support behind its embattled former chairman Myron Walwyn who served within the previous NDP government as Education Minister. The party issued a statement yesterday, November 23 expressing unequivocal […]
New Assistant and Deputy Commissioners sworn in, appointed
The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). The two Deputy Commissioners, St. Clair Amory and Jacqueline Vanterpool, officially received their certificates of appointment yesterday afternoon from His Excellency the Governor John Rankin, while […]
Governor’s Office assessing impact of EU Court ruling
The Governor’s Office has stated that it will be working with personnel in the BVI and the United Kingdom to determine how the BVI may be affected by this week’s ruling handed down by the European Union Court. For some […]
