Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has pushed back at criticism that his government had been moving slowly but is now rushing to achieve Commission of Inquiry (COI) recommended governance reforms with a May deadline looming over its head. He argued that […]

The six Opposition members of the House of Assembly recently chose to remain silent when asked whether they will be accepting lump sums under the controversial Greedy Bill when they retire. The “Greedy Bill”, formally known as the Retiring Allowances […]

Second District Representative Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull has bemoaned the uptick in crime, saying the issue is seemingly becoming a norm in the community. The BVI is seeing an increase in serious crimes including murders, shootings, woundings and burglaries. Though many […]

Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn has accused the government of having mixed priorities, highlighting a series of errors and a lack of public consultation on critical issues. Walwyn pointed to a string of blunders, including the hurried implementation of Commission […]

Former Speaker of the House Julian Willock is crying foul following a statement from Third District Representative Julian Fraser who recently condemned moves by an ‘unnamed contender’ he alleged has been campaigning while telling residents that this was his (Fraser‘s) […]

Opposition leader Ronnie Skelton has weighed in on the question of removing Andrew Fahie’s picture from the House of Assembly wall, stating that proper legislation would be needed to do this. “Until there are regulations or legislation that govern what […]

Talk show host Cindy Rosan has posited that Kedrick Malone’s appointment as the overseer of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) implementation process constitutes cronyism. Cronyism refers to the appointment of friends and associates to positions of authority, often without proper […]

Opposition lawmakers have argued that the government misunderstood advice given in the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report concerning public servants and amendments to the Register of Interests (ROI) law. The Register of Interests is a record of the financial interests […]

The BVI does not need a proverbial big-stick approach to governance from the United Kingdom (UK) to ensure the completion of governance reforms as recommended by the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report. Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley argued that point following […]

The BVI’s leader said he was still unsure of the role the United Kingdom played in the events leading up to the arrest of former Premier Andrew Fahie. Despite the unfolding legal proceedings and public discourse surrounding Fahie’s trial and […]