By Dickson Igwe, Contributor The Virgin Islands possesses its own unique political ecosystem. These paradise islands are a difficult place to predict political outcomes successfully. Now, politics is correctly termed a social science, like its sibling economics. It has its […]

With just days remaining before the April 24 general election, Premier Dr Natalio has moved to sign a contract to repair the sewerage treatment facilities in his constituency of the Seventh Electoral District. He announced his intentions to have the […]

The government has decided to remove Moleto Smith, Chairman of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), with immediate effect, and appoint a new chairperson in his stead. A decision document of the Cabinet’s March 8 meeting indicated that Cabinet decided […]

Cabinet has approved the grant of Belonger Status to some 50 applicants after reviewing recommendations made by the Board of Immigration.  The move comes weeks after Governor John Rankin expressed concerns that the government was making slow progress over a backlog of […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley expressed disappointment that some of his colleagues in the House of Assembly (HOA) seized the opportunity to drag family members of their fellow lawmakers into the debate during a recent House sitting simply because it was […]

The Office of the Supervisor of Elections has reported that a total of 1,436 ballots were cast on Advance Polling Day, yesterday, April 20. The Election Supervisor’s Office indicated that voters cast their ballots at 10 polling stations across the […]

Reports have surfaced that political candidates and/or their agents having been paying off persons to vote for them in the 2023 elections. Shereen Flax-Charles, an incumbent Territorial At-Large Representative who is now the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement’s (PVIM) candidate for […]

Today is Advance Polling Day and signals the beginning of the voting process that will help decide the 13 legislators who will sit in the next House of Assembly. Advance Polling Day is for a select group of persons eligibly […]

 A recent review that stemmed from the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report has concluded that the discretionary powers granted to elected officials in various legislation are necessary, appropriate, and not overly broad or excessive.  The report, authored by local attorney […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has condemned the misinformation he said was being spread on billboards during the election campaign. Dr Wheatley made the comment while speaking on the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Let’s Talk radio programme recently where he promised […]