Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn was displeased by the government’s marketing plan for the territory when it was presented in the House of Assembly (HOA) recently. Walwyn asked Premier and Tourism Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley to provide lawmakers in the […]

Eighth District Representative Marlon Penn has rejected the $200,000 that the government has allocated to support small businesses across the territory. The Opposition members have been calling for financial support for businesses that are still recovering from various shocks and […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has dismissed concerns that a sluggish BVI economy is at the root of an apparent rise in serious crime in the territory. Over the past few years, there have been multiple daring daylight robberies and murders, […]

A promised visitor centre at Trellis Bay, Beef Island may soon be a reality for residents and visitors to the territory, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has indicated. Premier Wheatley told lawmakers that the Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has revealed that more than $2.5 million is expected to be paid to politicians — under the controversial Retiring Allowances law passed in 2021 — who were not returned to office at the last election.  Premier […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley was again pressed into action to defend his government’s overseas travel expenses. Dr Wheatley confirmed in the House of Assembly (HOA) yesterday that roughly $3.48 million was spent on travel by his government from 2019 until […]

Justice Kathleen Williams is having difficulty finding the best solution to a post-verdict conundrum which arose when former Premier Andrew Fahie was convicted of drug and money laundering charges two weeks ago. A 12-member jury found Fahie guilty of conspiring […]

Director of the Central Statistics Office Raymond Phillips, has bemoaned the treatment meted out to enumerators who are collecting data for the national census. Phillips said enumerators are facing great resistance from the community as residents continue to fear that […]

There is renewed hope for residents affected by serious faults in the water distribution system, as the government has announced that it is taking steps to carry out leak detection and remediation works on Tortola. The Recovery and Development Agency […]

The government has proposed a new appeals process that promises to significantly change the landscape of the territory’s immigration practices. In its recently released policy document on Belonger status and permanent residence in the territory, the government proposed a new […]