Prosecutors in the Andrew Fahie drug and money laundering trial unmasked a local mystery woman who was previously identified in court documents only by the initials ‘RS’. During testimony on the second day of the trial, jurors heard hours of […]
Archive for January, 2024
New draft immigration policy proposes 20-year Belongership wait
A new draft immigration policy released by the government yesterday suggests that persons must reside in the territory for 20 years before becoming eligible to apply for Belonger status. The new policy mirrors a previous controversial National Democratic Party (NDP) […]
Insurance fees are unaffordable!
Eighth District Representative Marlon Penn has expressed concern over the rising cost of insurance in the territory and grilled the government over how it planned to fix the issue. Penn raised concerns specifically regarding natural disaster and climate change coverage, […]
Premier’s ministries record nearly $30M in unused funds
Amid the cries for speedy infrastructural upgrades in the territory, it has been revealed that some $30 million allocated to ministries and offices led by the Premier, remained unspent in 2023. The offices headed by Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley include […]
Prosecutors accuse Fahie of greed, corruption as trial gets underway
Prosecutors painted a vivid picture of greed, arrogance, and corruption when the trial of former Premier Andrew Fahie began this week. Fahie appeared in a Miami federal court where he was accused of allegedly conspiring to allow massive cocaine shipments […]
Why Fraser refused to join Q&A session in HOA
Third District Representative Julian Fraser yesterday refused to participate in the question-and-answer period in the House of Assembly. The question and answer session held yesterday was scheduled to take place on October 31 last year. But the government pushed back […]
Two seriously injured in major accident near Joe’s Hill
At least two persons are nursing serious injuries following a major vehicular accident that happened near Joe’s Hill, Tortola this afternoon. Reports to our news centre are that the vehicle in question was a sewerage truck that overturned. It is […]
Fahie unaware of Maynards’ side deal, attorney says
The attorney for former Premier Andrew Fahie said he was unaware of any side deals made between his co-accused — former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director, Oleanvine Maynard, her son Kadeem Maynard — and an undercover US Drug Enforcement Administration […]
Festival Fiasco: Residents furious after man evicted
Dozens of residents expressed outrage after a homeless man who reportedly sought refuge at the Road Town festival grounds was asked to leave sometime yesterday. The man who occupied the ticket booth at the festival grounds was evicted after a […]
New governor pledges to focus on COI reforms
Former governor, John Rankin, has departed the BVI but his successor Daniel Pruce has assured the territory that he will be focusing on the good governance reforms handed down by the Commission of Inquiry (COI) in 2022. The reforms — […]
