Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has indicated that he is already taking steps to get loans to fix the infrastructural issues the territory continues to face. Premier Wheatley said he recently participated in consultations with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and […]

Eighth District Representative Marlon Penn has expressed concern over the recent spate of murders in his community. Penn has called on the government to pay closer attention to the issue of policing in his community, and noted that the lone […]

Interim Executive Director of the BVI Yachting, Hotel & Tourism Association (BVIYHTA) Sharon Flax-Brutus says the BVI’s tourism industry is suffering from interference and is not given the respect it deserves. Flax-Brutus made the comments while appearing on the Talking Points show […]

Operations at the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island came to a halt yesterday, marking the third reported instance of abrupt closure in recent weeks. Despite this latest closure, there has been no official explanation from officials on […]

Amid an uptick in serious crime in his constituency, Second District Representative Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull has bemoaned a shortage of police personnel working in the district. Speaking in the House of Assembly recently, Turnbull said the police station in Cane […]

Though the recently released House of Assembly (HOA) COVID-19 Assistance Grants Audit Report managed to reveal multiple damning findings, it seems the Auditor General (AG) had made attempts to dig even deeper to unearth exactly what transpired with the funds […]

The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has revealed the cause behind the latest in a series of lengthy power outages that have been affecting homes and businesses across the territory. The agency said there was a major malfunction at one of […]

The Terrance B Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island has now reopened following an abrupt closure hours ago. The closure caused a number flight delays — one of which was to an American Airlines (AA) commercial flight from Miami to […]

Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton has urged the government against using the territory’s consolidated fund like a flowing spring to collect its revenue. Skelton made the remarks during a recent debate on the latest Schedule of Additional Provisions (SAP) which was […]

Some lawmakers have argued that the latest report from the Auditor General’s Office lacked context, suggesting that critical information was needed from legislators to add a better picture to the report. The audit report on the House of Assembly’s (HOA) […]