Health & Social Development Minister Marlon Penn has praised his colleagues in the Government of National Unity, saying history will highlight them as people who stood on good principles and acted in the best interest of the BVI during a […]
Archive for December, 2022
Smith spreads good will with ham and turkey donations in D1
Territorial At-Large Representative Neville ‘Sheep’ Smith has sought to spread good will this Christmas by distributing boxes of turkey and ham primarily to elderly persons in the First Electoral District. “I’m going to do the same thing I did last […]
Let the chips fall! Premier welcomes debate on referendum
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley is encouraging residents to participate in healthy debate in the territory, including on the issue of the recently announced referendum for same-sex marriage. Premier Wheatley asserted that the territory needs unity now more than ever and said […]
Fraser slams ‘wing clipping’ of lawmakers
Opposition Leader Julian Fraser has denounced celebrations by residents over what he described as legislators’ wings being clipped. “I know that in several ways, you can look at it as if us [House of Assembly] members that have been elected […]
I never expected so much hatred — Premier Wheatley
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has expressed surprise at the amount of negative feedback he has received since assuming leadership of the territory. “I find that in these Virgin Islands, we express too much unkindness and too much hatred. In fact, […]
Some recipients not deserving of farmer’s grants — Premier
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has acknowledged that some beneficiaries of the government’s COVID-19 Fishers and Farmers assistance grants programme should not have received these handouts two years ago. The territory’s leader, who served as the Minister of Agriculture when the funds were […]
Rymer rebuts Flax-Charles! $2M was well-spent on VG property
Minister responsible for ports, Kye Rymer has defended the government’s purchase of two parcels of land worth $2 million that was supposed to be developed by the BVI Port Authority. The land is located on Virgin Gorda and hasn’t been […]
Investors are knocking at our door!
While applauding the BVI for having what he calls an “enviable economy”, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has revealed that investors are in pursuit of him, as they see the BVI as a place where they can get a good return […]
Crab antics! Vanterpool blasts supermarket critics
Fourth District Representative and businessman Mark Vanterpool has hit out at detractors of his business success, describing their behaviour as similar to that of crabs. Vanterpool recently opened a fourth branch of his OneMart Supermarket in the Lower Estate area while noting […]
BVIPA posts job ad for managing director
The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has posted a job vacancy advertisement for the post of managing director. The posting can be seen on the organisation’s website and invites persons to apply by January 13, 2023. The job vacancy was posted […]