Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) Chairman, Ronnie Skelton has described the removal of Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull as Chairman of his political party as a necessary move for his return to the political fold. Skelton lost re-election at the 2019 general […]
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Audit report: Former Premier Fahie overstepped legislative authority
Auditor General Sonia Webster has accused former Premier Andrew Fahie, of repeatedly taking efforts to overstep his legislative authority during COVID-19. In her audit report on contracts for static marine platforms between the government and EZ Shipping, Webster said throughout […]
System set up for us to fail — Deputy Speaker
Deputy Speaker and Territorial At-Large Representative Neville ‘Sheep’ Smith has complained that the proverbial ‘system’ has been set up for lawmakers to fail. Smith was speaking during the House of Assembly (HOA) debate over an Auditor General’s report on Claude […]
Last day for gov’t workers to give feedback for compensation review
As the government undergoes a compensation review exercise for its workers, public servants are being asked to give their feedback, and today is the deadline for them to share their thoughts. This has come in the form of a 10 […]
National Sustainable Development Plan to launch today
The government is set to launch its National Sustainable Development Plan (NSDP) today, February 27, describing it as a step towards creating a more prosperous and sustainable future for the people of the territory. Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley expressed that […]
Shereen Flax-Charles goes blue! Lawmaker joins PVIM
Territorial At-Large Representative, Shereen Flax-Charles has joined forces with the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM). She will not be seeking to retain her seat as a Territorial At-Large candidate but rather joins the party as its political candidate for the […]
Man wins over $30K for wrongful arrest, unlawful police search
The High Court has issued a judgment that awards more than $30,000 to a man it concluded was wrongfully arrested by police in 2018 when police broke into his apartment and dragged him from beside his sleeping baby to handcuff […]
CSC no longer supports VIP because ‘gravy train’ is over — Premier
In declaring it was a mistake for him to support the three lucrative public contracts awarded to Claude Skelton Cline between 2019 and 2021, Premier Dr Natalio has seemingly taken a sudden antagonistic approach to the former government consultant. While […]
Days left to register to vote, seek transfer!
The Office of the Supervisor of Elections has indicated that Virgin Islanders and Belongers might only have days left to register to vote or transfer the address where they are currently registered to vote. According to Supervisor of Elections Scherrie […]
There’s been a cycle of cronyism — Penn
Health Minister Marlon Penn has called for a change of the status quo regarding the way the government does business with consultants in the territory. Penn was speaking at the time in the House of Assembly during the debate of […]
