Opposition Leader Julian Fraser, who has been a legislator for the last 20 years, has highlighted the inexperience of members of the National Unity Government who he suggested are ill-equipped to govern or handle public service ‘bureaucrats’. And as the […]
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Native BVIslander Angela Burnett Penn cops international award
Native Virgin Islander Angela Burnett Penn has received international recognition for her work as author of The Irma Diaries and for climate change activism in the Caribbean. Burnett Penn has copped the Rising Star Award 2022 from The Edward J. Bloustein School […]
Legislators were never going to remove Fahie — Dr Pickering
Former Deputy Premier, Dr Kedrick Pickering has argued that legislators were never going to remove the now-disgraced former Premier Andrew Fahie from the House of Assembly (HOA) as they had suggested would happen. Dr Pickering gave his take on the […]
New contract process cumbersome, slowing down execution of projects
Opposition Leader Julian Fraser has indicated that elected leaders are finding it difficult to deliver vital projects needed by constituents because of the new tendering requirements brought on by the United Kingdom (UK) to foster transparency within the BVI government. […]
Not an easy road for Unity Gov’t — Mitch
Minister of Natural Resources and Labour Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull has hinted that the BVI’s affairs were not in a good state when the Government of National Unity assumed power earlier this year. While making a statement in the House of […]
Burden I carry for BVI has cost me tremendously — Skelton Cline
Political commentator and clergyman Claude Skelton Cline said the burden he has carried for the territory has cost him dearly. The Honestly Speaking radio show host was at the time commenting on the failures of the party system in the BVI and […]
BVI’s rising crime a symptom of deeper faults
Former legislator Dr Kedrick Pickering has argued that the rising crime rate in the territory is “a symptom of other underlying problems”. Dr Pickering told residents in Virgin Gorda at a campaign rally last evening that there are a lot […]
Diseases emerging locally because BVI has ‘fallen off’ track
CEO of the BVI Health Services Authority, Dr June Samuel said the BVI has seen an emergence of certain diseases because the community has ‘fallen off track’ with preventative care. Dr Samuel said healthcare workers have seen local emergent diseases […]
Man ordered to pay $106K for pit bull attack on pregnant woman
The High Court has issued an award of $106,931.93 against Elmo Connor Jr in the matter of a Pit Bull attack that happened in Sea Cows Bay in 2019. According to the facts of the case, the victim, who was […]
Flow introduces new flat rate roaming plans with more data and free incoming calls
The following is a media release from Flow. Flow has made it much easier for their customers to stay connected and share their travel experiences with family and friends while abroad, with the launch of the company’s new roaming plans […]
