While hailing the late Eileene Parsons as a true patriot, Deputy Premier Julian Fraser said he wishes her legacy also included stronger advocacy for greater self-determination for the territory. “There’s one thing I wished she had done. And given her […]

Political Commentator Claude Skelton Cline has warned that the imbalance between elected and non-elected officials in the Virgin Islands is crippling good governance and slowing national progress. In his most recent Honestly Speaking radio broadcast, Skelton Cline highlighted what he […]

Farmers in the Virgin Islands are still waiting for meaningful support as several government agricultural initiatives remain in the planning stage. Territorial At-Large Representative Stacy Mather made the claim in the House of Assembly as he complained about the lack […]

Second District Representative Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull criticised the proposed merger between the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) and the Water and Sewerage Department (WSD), warning that combining two struggling utilities could worsen service delivery across the territory. “Putting them together without […]

As UK advocates continue to portray the British Virgin Islands as a jurisdiction that conceals “dirty money,” talk show host Claude Skelton Cline has pushed back, noting that many British citizens also conduct business with the territory. Two UK Members […]

Territorial At-Large Representative Stacy “Budda” Mather has called on the government to allocate more funding to the four At-Large representatives so they can spearhead critical projects across the territory. Currently, each At-Large representative receives $10,000 for civic projects. But Mather […]

The government is seeking to retroactively validate past labour inspections carried out without the proper legal appointments. Speaking in the House of Assembly, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley said a bill has now been brought to fix the issue, which could […]

The Environmental Health Division issued a recall notice for Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause severe illness. The recall follows a safety alert from the United States Department of Agriculture’s […]

Dr Natalio Wheatley is attending the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The meeting runs from July 6 to 8 and is being chaired by the Prime […]

Two Members of the UK Parliament have called for the imposition of an Order in Council over the British Virgin Islands, following the territory’s failure to meet the final deadline for implementing publicly accessible registers in its financial services industry. […]