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Archive for November, 2023

Cindy Rosan-Jones

Trade Commission debacle was unnecessary

Political commentator Cindy Rosan has posited that the uproar relating to the suspension the Trade Commission was unnecessary. The issue of the Trade Commission’s delay was first highlighted by Eighth District Representative Marlon Penn who had previously done significant work […]

by / on November 8, 2023 at 6:19 AM /
Constitutional Review Commission to submit report soon

Constitutional Review Commission to submit report soon

In the coming weeks, the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) is expected to submit a report on the work it has done over the past several, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has disclosed. The Commission was approved by the Cabinet in June […]

by / on November 8, 2023 at 6:13 AM /
Amended law to encourage longer stays in BVI waters

Amended law to encourage longer stays in BVI waters

Legislative amendments to the Commercial Recreational Vessels Licensing (CRVL) Act could see some vessels remaining longer in the BVI’s waters, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley disclosed recently. Premier Wheatley said the new amendments, which are expected to be moved to the […]

by / on November 8, 2023 at 6:11 AM /
EZ Shipping's Midnight Czar.

EZ Shipping owner reports Governor Rankin to UK gov’t

Owner of EZ Shipping, Clyde Chalwell, has submitted a formal complaint to the UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs about Governor John Rankin’s conduct. EZ Shipping is the company that the Andrew Fahie government hired to […]

by / on November 7, 2023 at 6:29 AM /
Deputy Premier Lorna Smith.

Give Lorna Smith the respect she deserves — Premier

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has stated that the public needs to give Minister Lorna Smith the respect she deserves, adding her suspension of the Trade Commission wasn’t due to a lack of knowledge, as some have posited. Minister Smith suspended […]

by / on November 7, 2023 at 6:14 AM /
Wheatley

Opposition wanted to punish us

Health Minister Vincent Wheatley suggested that the government was being punished by opposition members when they staged a walkout from the House of Assembly last week in protest of a shift in the order paper. The six elected members of […]

by / on November 7, 2023 at 6:11 AM /
Governor Rankin

Address Cabinet disconnect, Governor urges

Governor John Rankin has urged the government to address what he described as a disconnect between the government and officers designated to carry out the Cabinet’s wishes. The governor made reference to a recent report done by former Permanent Secretary […]

by / on November 7, 2023 at 6:03 AM /
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley

HOA walkout by opposition solved nothing

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has argued that the political opposition’s move to walk out of the House of Assembly (HOA) proceedings last week solved nothing. He accused them of attempting to paint his government in a bad light. The six […]

by / on November 7, 2023 at 6:00 AM /
File photo

UPDATE: Victim in fatal shooting identified

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has released the identity of the gunshot victim in this morning’s fatal shooting incident. He has been identified as 25-year-old resident of Purcell Estate resident, Julio Rivera. Rivera was found with multiple gunshot wounds […]

by / on November 6, 2023 at 6:53 AM /
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley. (GIS Photo)

Opposition fighting me because they want to be Premier

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has hit back at the six Opposition members who recently walked out of the House of Assembly sitting after government members changed the order paper and pushed back the question-and-answer segment. Speaking on Tola Radio last […]

by / on November 6, 2023 at 6:14 AM /