Amidst the Belongership brouhaha that overshadowed proceedings during yesterday’s House of Assembly (HOA) sitting, Ninth District Representative, Vincent Wheatley, said he felt strongly that the entire affair could have been resolved in a much more private fashion. The issue of […]

Deputy Premier Kye Rymer today condemned rumours he said have been circulating across the Virgin Islands that the spouses of three Virgin Islands Party (VIP) legislators were granted Belonger status even though they did not qualify. Rymer addressed those rumours […]

There is simply no excuse or redemption for lawmakers who participated in passing the Retiring Allowances (Legislative Services) Amendment Act, 2021 which is sometimes referred to by members of the public as the greedy bill. That was the position adopted by Ninth District […]

Former Deputy Premier Dr Kedrick Pickering has suggested that there is much more than meets the eye after Governor John Rankin moved to recall the House of Assembly (HOA) last Friday. In recalling the HOA, Governor Rankin argued in part, that he […]

Accused money launderer, Nyron Erickson, has successfully had his trial date postponed until later this year in a St Thomas, US Virgin Islands courtroom. Erickson was charged with International Money Laundering Conspiracy and Bulk Cash Smuggling in September 2020. However, […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has sought to steer blame away from his Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Cabinet, of which he was a part, for illegitimately granting Belonger status to 688 persons back in 2020. This massive error was discovered in […]

After being dissolved last month, the House of Assembly (HOA) is now set to reconvene for an emergency sitting on Monday, April 17 to regularise the status of some 688 persons that had been granted Belongership status, without following the […]

Former First Lady Lorna Smith has promised that the longstanding problem of protracted work permit and labour processing challenges facing employers and expatriates alike can be easily resolved once her National Democratic Party (NDP) is re-elected into government. Speaking at […]

Territorial At-Large Representative with the Virgin Islands Party (VIP), Carvin Malone, has heaped scorn on the prospect of Third District Representative, Julian Fraser, working together in government with his newfound allies — the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM), and National […]

At the end of Nomination Day yesterday, April 13, the total number of candidates contesting the upcoming April 24 general election has been tallied at 41 persons. This is according to the Supervisor of Elections, Scherrie Griffin who indicated that […]