Deputy Premier Lorna Smith has expressed frustration over the level of bureaucracy that has been affecting the government’s ability to do certain things, including cleaning up sections of the territory. Smith, speaking in the House of Assembly recently, said lawmakers […]
Archive for January, 2024
Good Samaritan helped victim in New Year’s Day shooting
Fresh details have emerged on the New Year’s Day shooting in Long Trench that left one man — a native of Dominican Republic — nursing gunshot wounds. Our news centre was informed that the victim left home to attend an […]
Search on for wanted man who escaped custody on VG
The police are on the hunt for 29-year-old Jamal Freeman who allegedly escaped custody in handcuffs on January 1. A report from the police said that Freeman escaped while at the Nurse Iris O’Neal Clinic in Virgin Gorda seeking medical […]
RVIPF’s Assistant Commissioner appointed acting head of Montserrat police
Just over a year after being sworn in as Assistant Commissioner with the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), UK national Pam Trevillion has been temporarily transferred to another British Overseas Territory. Trevillion has been seconded to the Royal Montserrat […]
Fahie can remain silent, attorney says
As the trial of former Premier Andrew Fahie inches closer, his lawyer, Theresa Van Vliet, has issued a warning to potential jurors, reminding them of Fahie’s right to remain silent. Fahie is charged with several counts of drug smuggling, money […]
No funds for bush-covered ASPS rebuild — Mather
Territorial At-Large Representative Stacy Mather has lamented the absence of funds in this year’s budget for any building plans to reconstruct the Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS), and urged the government to find creative ways to move the project forward. […]
Non-Belongers should get social assistance too
Persons who are non-Belongers and have lived in the BVI for over a decade should be eligible for social assistance from the government. That was the view shared by Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn as he called on the government […]
Gov’t launches website to track COI reforms
The government has launched a website to track the good governance reforms that the Commission of Inquiry (COI) recommended for the BVI government. The website www.vicoiimplementation.vg was on launched on January 3, and persons can access information on the progress the government […]
HOA Speaker, Deputy Premier get praises from legislators
Deputy Premier Lorna Smith and House of Assembly Speaker Corine Georges-Masicotte seem to be making their mark within the male-dominated space of representational politics, as both have received commendations from their fellow legislators. During the budget debate which took place […]
Fahie’s trial pushed back again
Former Premier Andrew Fahie has suffered yet another delay to the start of his trial, this time, less than a week ahead of its scheduled start. Fahie is charged with several counts of drug smuggling, money laundering and racketeering in […]