Despite a failure to implement several of the stated goals from a 2012 climate change adaptation policy, Natural Resources Minister Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull insists that the government remains serious about climate change in the territory. He expressed that commitment while […]
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Review of social assistance benefits welcomed
Social Development Minister Marlon Penn has welcomed the commencement of a review of social assistance benefits and grants administration systems in the Virgin Islands. The main purpose of the review is to support a shift in the design and administration […]
Liz Truss is Britain’s new Prime Minister
Liz Truss has officially become Britain’s new prime minister yesterday after Queen Elizabeth II accepted Boris Johnson’s formally resignation and accepted Truss as the new leader of the Conservative Party. She was appointed yesterday after Queen Elizabeth II accepted Boris […]
Chief Justice Pereira should be recruited as next Premier — CSC
After months of suggesting that a woman will be the next Premier of the BVI, pastor and political commentator Claude Skelton Cline has finally proposed a name that aligns with his vision. While appearing on his Honestly Speaking radio show […]
Good emerging from the horrors of Hurricane Irma at Island Services
When Hurricane Irma made landfall on the Virgin Islands on September 6, 2017, the trajectory of the territory changed forever. Five years later, some businesses are still recovering from the impact including Island Services – an office supplies store in […]
Paraquita Bay farmlands have been managed very poorly — Premier
Farmlands at the government-owned Paraquita Bay location on Tortola have not been governed as they should over the years, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has suggested. Dr Wheatley was asked at a recent press conference whether there were lands available for […]
Governor lauds DDM for proactive, collaborative approach post-Irma
Governor John Rankin has praised the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) for its efforts following the passage of Hurricane Irma five years ago. In a reflection on the aftermath of the devastating hurricanes that impacted the BVI at that time, […]
Virgin Islanders urged to apply for Chevening Scholarship
More Virgin Islanders are encouraged to submit applications for the 2023/24 Chevening Scholarships programme by November 1. Chevening Scholarships are the UK Government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), partner organisations, and partner universities. […]
Male-female duo charged for gun and ammo! Only woman gets bail
A woman slapped with gun and ammuniction charges was released on bail today while the man she was jointly charged with was placed on remand. Rhondella Guishard, 25, from Horse Path and Rashon Lewis, 42, from Jacksonville, Florida appeared before […]
Premier reflects on infrastructural recovery on Irma’s 5th anniversary
With today marking the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Irma making landfall on the Virgin Islands, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley used the opportunity to reflect on the huge process made in infrastructural development and recovery since the devastation in 2017. The […]
