The United Kingdom’s treatment of the BVI has been equated to the devastating and oppressive invasion of the Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin over the past year. This is according to former Speaker of the House of Assembly (HOA) […]
Archive for January, 2023
Some of us have withstood COI — Dr Pickering
Some persons who appeared before the Commission of Inquiry (COI) may have just managed to escape further scrutiny past the COI’s blistering report on governance and the flurry of investigations ordered in its wake. That was the contention of former […]
Gov’t implementing restrictions on smoking tobacco
The government is planning to crack down on, and implement restrictions as it relates to the smoking of tobacco products in the British Virgin Islands. Governor John Rankin indicated in the House of Assembly this week that this will take […]
Southampton MOU a major achievement — Premier
The BVI government’s recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Southampton (UoS) has been hailed as a major achievement by Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley following his recent trip to the United Kingdom (UK). In a press conference upon his […]
COMMENTARY: The Virgin Islands Constitution and the greater good
By Kedrick Malone, Contributor Ironically, the Virgin Islands Constitution review was to be considered in 2017 as it is customarily up for review every 10 years. Ironically, in August and September of that year, the territory was rocked by the […]
Stepfather gets 21 years for incest on minor
A young child has been left to rue the loss of her innocence after suffering repeated acts of incest at the hands of her stepfather. The High Court handed down a 21-year sentence for a man — whose name was […]
Reports completed on Skelton-Cline’s contracts, EZ radar barges
A report on the various contracts executed between the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government and Claude Skelton-Cline after 2019 has been completed by the Auditor General. This is according to the latest update from the Commission of Inquiry (COI) Implementation […]
Revised elections law put on government’s agenda
The government has set its sights on making amendments to the current Elections Act ahead of expected general elections in the next few months. This was revealed during the Speech from the Throne delivered by Governor John Rankin in the […]
Board, secretariat to be established to manage Road Town
The government will be establishing a board of governors for the territory’s capital city, Road Town. While delivering his Speech from the Throne address yesterday to detail the government’s legislative agenda for the year ahead, Governor John Rankin said the […]
Mould shutters BVITB’s Road Town office
Evidence of mould at the BVI Tourist Board’s Road Town office has caused it to close temporarily and has further resulted in its staff of about 20 persons operating remotely. A notice from the Tourist Board advised the public that […]
