Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has promised to address some issues regarding land ownership on the sister island of Anegada. Premier Wheatley said his Cabinet will decide on land titles for about one hundred and seventy persons in Anegada sometime this […]
Archive for December, 2023
Fahie fires back! Attorney slams prosecution’s late motion
Former premier Andrew Fahie’s legal team has fired back at US prosecutors over an attempt to introduce one of several ‘eleventh-hour’ motions filed before the court just weeks ahead of his January 8, 2024 trial. Fahie is charged with several […]
Premier hails visitor numbers, says BVI ‘doing well’
The BVI is currently closing in on one million visitor arrivals — a milestone it has achieved only once before — prompting much excitement from Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley. Premier Wheatley, who is also the Tourism Minister, expressed that the […]
Pier Park pays over $500K in dividends to 68 shareholders
The Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park Ltd (TPPL) has announced that some 68 shareholders will be receiving dividend cheques for amounts accrued in 2022. A statement from TPPL said dividends have been approved by the TPPL Board in the […]
Weed farmer escapes while cops destroy marijuana fields
BVI News understands that the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force recently raided a number of local plots where marijuana was had been planted. The locations of the plots are uncertain at this time but our news centre was told that […]
Gov’t housing agency not a strange thing — Premier
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has promised to represent the interests of persons he described as only needing a little assistance from the government in their quest for home ownership. “It is not a strange thing for the government to either […]
Opposition Leader: ‘Deliberate agenda to destabilise BVI’
Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton has suggested that efforts are being made to destabilise the BVI. He pointed to the dire state of the BVI’s court system and urged leaders to take corrective measures. Skelton, while speaking in the House of […]
US prosecutors wants to block Fahie’s ‘entrapment defence’
Prosecutors in the trial for former premier Andrew Fahie are anticipating that he will invoke an entrapment defence and have filed a motion to block that legal strategy. Effectively, the entrapment defence is used when an accused person claims they […]
Premier dismisses nepotism accusations
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has dismissed suggestions that his government is involved in any form of nepotism, suggesting that these accusations may have come because of the way the government conducts business. Premier Wheatley said that a lack of policy […]
Dawson defends Premier’s absence from budget process
Amid continued criticism being levied against the Premier for his absence from the territory during the budget process, Junior Minister Dr Karl Dawson has defended the leader, saying Premier Wheatley still managed to played his part in the important national […]
