Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley indicated that he will lobby for Police Commissioner Mark Collins to proceed on administrative leave pending an investigation into his alleged misconduct in office. Collins was accused by dozens of officers of the Royal Virgin Islands […]

Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton said the government must get a failing grade over its inability to implement Commission of Inquiry (COI) governance reforms since entering office. Skelton recently backed out of Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley’s offer to appear in a […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has expressed that he is saddened by the lack of support from Opposition members of the House of Assembly, amid a threat from Governor John Rankin that he (Rankin) may override the elected government to get […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley yesterday recommended anger management for talk show host Cindy Rosan during a heated exchange between the two on Tola Radio’s Morning Braff radio show. Premier Wheatley joined the Morning Braff show to defend the government and […]

Former Premier Andrew Fahie has asked the court to dismiss a motion aiming to use the same person as both an expert and a regular witness in his upcoming drug and money laundering trial. Fahie is charged with several counts […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has accused Governor John Rankin of attempting to bypass democracy in the territory by seeking additional powers to help implement the Commission of Inquiry (COI) recommendations. Governor Rankin, in a statement last Friday, said he wanted […]

Governor John Rankin said he has launched an inquiry into the allegations mounted against Police Commissioner Mark Collins. The Governor made that disclosure at a recent press conference where he promised to seek additional powers from the United Kingdom to […]

Governor John Rankin has moved to defend the Commission of Inquiry (COI), stating that none of the charges for misconduct or misuse of public funds were frivolous. Recently, Deputy Premier Lorna Smith said the Governor was focusing on COI charges, […]

BVI News understands that a 38-year-old Grenadian was recently arrested and charged after assaulting his girlfriend and damaging her vehicle tyres. It is understood that the man was living at his girlfriend’s residence for some time. They allegedly broke up […]

Permanent Secretary Carolyn Stoutt-Igwe has suggested that the May 2024 governance reform deadlines coming from the Commission of Inquiry (COI) are unlikely to be met by the government. The COI report was published in April 2022 and the Premier Dr […]