Premier Andrew Fahie is urging all Virgin Islanders to maintain confidence in the government, particularly the Ministry of Finance, that it will guide the BVI through what he described as a tumultuous economic time. Fahie, who is also the Minister […]
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BVI legislators ‘taken to task’ about Russian oligarchs during UK visit
Third District Representative Julian Fraser said a delegation of BVI legislators that recently visited the United Kingdom (UK) were accosted and criticised over the BVI’s financial services practices. “We just came out of the UK and we were basically, literally […]
BVI should resist any COI recommendation for a caretaker gov’t
Radio commentator and clergyman, Pastor Claude Skelton Cline has issued a series of warnings about potential recommendations that may arise from the Commission of Inquiry’s (COI) report now in the hands of Governor John Rankin. Among his warnings was that […]
Gov’t has made petty contract system almost non-existent — Penn
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has criticised the government for what he describes as ‘forcing small contractors out of business’. His accusations are premised on the argument that the government made the petty contract system virtually obsolete by having the Public […]
BVI finishes 3rd at CARIFTA; Hodge wins Austin Sealy Award
The British Virgin Islands capped off a historic CARIFTA Games by finishing with seven medals and seeing local athletic sensation, Adaejah Hodge leave with the Austin Sealy Award for a most outstanding athlete at the 49th staging of the meet. […]
Hard to see whistleblowers being fearful of coming forward — Fahie
Premier Andrew Fahie has argued that it is hard to imagine witnesses being fearful following the institution of a wide-ranging suite of good governance legislation passed by his government “May I say that with the multiple layers of protection in […]
Adaejah Hodge locks in third gold at CARIFTA Games!
Local athletic sensation, Adaejah Hodge won gold in the Under-17 Girls 200-metre final at the CARIFTA Games in Kingston, Jamaica on Monday afternoon, April 18. This represents her third win at this year’s games; having also won gold in the […]
Wheatley asks for second term to continue D9’s development
With the four-year term for the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration fast approaching its conclusion, Ninth District Representative Vincent Wheatley has urged his constituents to give him another term in office to continue the development of the district. Speaking at […]
Adaejah Hodge cops second gold medal and is favourite for a third
Emerging Virgin Islands track and field sensation, Adaejah Hodge is currently poised to return from the 49th staging of the CARIFTA Games with the Austin Sealy Award for most outstanding performance at the Games after she copped a second gold […]
Integrity Commission to be functional soon — Premier Fahie
Premier Andrew Fahie has announced that the Integrity Commission is likely to get established sometime this month. Speaking at a press briefing late last month, Premier Fahie said: “This is an opportune time to also mention that we are in […]
