Territorial At-Large Representative, Shereen Flax-Charles, has contended that the Virgin Islands Party’s (VIP) BVILOVE slogan, made popular by former Premier Andrew Fahie, was nothing more than a political stunt. The BVILOVE brand and campaign was introduced in September, 2020 after […]

Third District Representative Julian Fraser has called for the return of the petty contract system in doing business with government; protesting that it’s near elimination has helped to stymie the growth of the economy. “We need to make sure that […]

A recent report submitted to the Governor’s Office has recommended that the Ministry of Natural Resources no longer receive applications for Crown land and for that responsibility to be transferred to an independent authority. This recommendation was made in a […]

Former Education Minister Myron Walwyn has blamed the faults demonstrated by the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government on the fact that it only had one member with prior experience in governance. When the VIP succeeded in ousting the Walwyn-led National […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has denied that his government was responsible for the months-long delays in publicising several reviews emanating from the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report.  Dr Wheatley suggested that the delays in bringing the reports on those reviews […]

The following is a media release from the Governor’s Office. A team of international election observers has arrived in BVI to observe next week’s General Election. The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Region (CPA BIMR) Mission consists of […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has charged an immigration officer with three counts of breach of trust in a public officer. Thirty-five-year-old Naima Grante of Old Plantation was arrested over the weekend and remains in police custody, while […]

Attorney General (AG) Dawn Smith has decried a recurring pattern of government members using persons in her post as a scapegoat whenever issues in governance are highlighted to the public. Smith raised the concern in response to the Dr Natalio […]

Territorial At-Large Representative Shereen Flax-Charles delivered an emotion-filled presentation in the House of Assembly (HOA) yesterday, arguing, among other things, that Virgin Islanders appear to be fighting against themselves as they strive for independence. “We are in an uphill battle […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley opted for the proverbial rose-tinted glasses as he assessed yesterday’s sitting of the House of Assembly (HOA), calling the abnormal legislative gathering an historic event.  The unprecedented recall of the House, mere days before the general elections, […]