First District Representative Dr Karl Dawson has said he is finding it difficult to help some of his constituents who are in need because the discretionary funds that were once available to district representatives have been eliminated. Discretionary funds were […]

Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton has said he believes some members of statutory boards will pick up lawsuits for neglecting their responsibilities. Skelton made the argument in the House of Assembly on July 7 as he expressed confidence in Sheldon Scatliffe’s […]

Amid an increase in crime, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have announced that they will increase stop-and-search activities and other operations in the coming months. The police carried out an island-wide weekend roll-and-search operation on Tortola which concluded […]

The BVI just recorded an earthquake measuring a magnitude of 6.6 on the Richter scale. This is based on information emerging from the BVI’s Department of Disaster Management (DDM). Persons reported experiencing at least one aftershock after the initial tremor. […]

Eighth District Representative Marlon Penn has stated that the government needs to pay the approximate $10 million it owes to the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) so the entity can get much-needed resources to properly do its job. Penn made the […]

The question of what has been done with the abandoned Prospect Reef development project is once again being raised, this time by Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn. Walwyn, whose company has managed the Moorings hotel in the BVI for years, […]

Eighth District Representative Marlon Penn is expected to question Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley about loan repayments made in relation to the East End/Long Look (EE/LL) sewerage project in the House of Assembly (HOA). Penn’s questions over the repayments come nearly […]

Third District Representative, Julian Fraser has suggested that emergency generators used in the absence of electricity should become a thing of the past in the community. He made the contention in the House of Assembly (HOA) recently while expressing support […]

Although the government promised to pay all public sector increments by the end of June 2023, Deputy Governor David Archer Jr has stated that the process is not yet completed because some government departments have not submitted performance reviews for […]

Following through on her promise to ramp up efforts against teacher shortage, Education Minister Sharie de Castro has announced the launch of the ‘Let’s Teach VI’ initiative, designed to recruit untrained young people for vacant teaching posts across the territory. […]