Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley declined to provide the names of vendors who worked on Virgin Islands festival activities in 2022 and 2023, citing a need to protect their identity. The Premier refused after Eighth District Representative Marlon Penn requested details […]

Third District Representative Julian Fraser has urged Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley to officially confirm whether the UK has withdrawn a $426 million loan guarantee previously extended to the BVI.  The veteran lawmaker’s plea comes amid concerns that the territory is facing massive […]

Talk show host Claude Skelton Cline has said he believes the BVI would benefit more from becoming a full member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Currently, the BVI is an associate member of CARICOM and would need the approval of the United Kingdom […]

Territorial At-Large Representative Stacy “Budda” Mather has stated that all elected leaders are concerned about holding higher positions in government, adding that this attitude is preventing them from working together for the good of the nation.  In 2023, Premier Dr Natalio […]

Marketing Manager at the BVI Ports Authority, Natasha Chalwell, expressed disappointment after Norwegian Cruise Line cancelled five scheduled calls by the Norwegian Breakaway between May and June.  While the cancellations occur during the BVI’s slower tourist period, this loss of revenue remains […]

Prominent clergyman John Cline staged a one-man protest yesterday, expressing outrage over the government’s spending on preparations for the upcoming BVI Music Fest.  Cline argued that thousands of dollars are being wasted daily on site preparation while the territory’s infrastructure remains in shambles. In a video widely shared on […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has vowed to finally address the longstanding sewerage problems plaguing the Seventh and Eighth districts.  The East End/Long Look Sewerage Project is a critical infrastructure development that has faced numerous delays over the past decade. The issue has […]

Director of the Central Statistics Office Raymond Phillips has revealed that the Governor has empowered Phillips’ office to issue tickets to persons who withhold census data from enumerators. Enumerators have been in the field since last year but are yet […]

The BVI recently rallied support for itself and 12 other small Caribbean states, saying they remain in need of financing to address sustainable development and climate resilience.  The BVI and the 12 Caribbean nations are Associate Members of the United Nations Economic Commission […]

Concerns are mounting within the Immigration Department and the BVI Ports Authority following a string of incidents where cruise ship passengers have failed to return to their ships after arriving in the territory. The issue centres around passengers from the Norwegian Sky […]