The controversial Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency Act has passed. It passed in the House of Assembly on Tuesday evening (March 27) with a majority 10-2 vote. Opposition member Julian Fraser and government backbencher Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull are the […]
Articles By: Davion
More wins for Islanders, Sugar Boys in Nat’l League
The Islanders have climbed to the number-two spot on the points table following their second consecutive win in the National League on Sunday. They bagged a 3-1 victory over One Love at the AO Shirley Recreation Grounds in Road Town. […]
Accused burglars in latest arrest blotter
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is reporting four arrests between March 18 and 24. Among those arrested are two persons accused of burglary. In its latest arrest blotter, the RVIPF listed those persons and charges as follows: Burglary […]
Hard to do business in BVI: Bad attitudes, over-regulated
Opposition Leader Andrew Fahie has stressed that the BVI needs investors. However, he said some public service workers and government policies are discouraging these investors from doing business in the territory. He said both local and foreign investors have lost […]
Hire our own | Add HLSCC grads to Agency law
Education Minister Myron Walwyn wants H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) graduates included in the controversial Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency legislation. Walwyn said if the legislation passes and the Agency is established, the Agency should facilitate jobs and […]
CGB cemetery threatens community’s tourism
Residents are concerned that the Irma-destroyed retaining wall at the Cane Garden Bay public cemetery could hurt their tourism product if the problem is not addressed promptly. Using the NDP Radio forum recently, one resident complained that tombs could get […]
Agriculture becoming main economic pillar a welcomed idea
Deputy Chief Agricultural Officer Arona Fahie-Forbes believes the time is ripe for the territory to make good on the vision of developing the agriculture sector and transforming it into the territory’s main economic pillar. Minister with responsibility for agriculture Dr […]
COMMENTARY: Borrow from home or abroad?
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Governments, even micro administrations of tiny jurisdictions, have the ability to raise finance, to an exponentially greater degree than individuals and small businesses. In the aftermath of the September 2017 natural disasters that devastated the Virgin […]
Set-up for suicide: UK pulls ‘backdoor move’ on BVI?
The United Kingdom is facilitating the BVI to borrow up to $426 million (just under half-a-billion dollars), though the territory is not legally allowed to borrow more than a quarter billion over a specified period. Under a BVI-UK agreement called […]
Do what UK says, borrowing locally 5 times more expensive
By Davion Smith, BVI News Journalist The British Virgin Islands will spend five times as much on loan repayments if it refuses the United Kingdom’s £300 million loan guarantee and borrows from the BVI Social Security Board (SSB). That is […]
