Attorney Richard Rowe of the locally-based Silk Legal said his firm’s fees pale in comparison to the potential cost of having the United Kingdom take direct control of the BVI’s affairs. Silk Legal was contracted to represent non-ministerial members of […]
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Minister scolded for overgrown bushes! Blames staffing issues
Third District Representative Julian Fraser was recently in a no-nonsense mood regarding the glaring dereliction shown for bush-cutting in his constituency. Fraser said he was not accepting any excuses after the Minister for Social Development, Carvin Malone responded to a […]

Delta variant likely still lurking in BVI — Health Minister
While the BVI was swiftly able to find and isolate the contacts of the single local patient who tested positive for the Delta variant of COVID-19, the territory potentially has a bigger problem on its hands. No one knows how […]

HireBVI targets 50 needy families for this year’s back-to-school drive
With the territory medically and economically reeling from the ongoing health pandemic, local human resources company HireBVI will primarily focus on needy families for its annual back-to-school distribution drive. Unlike its previous back-to-school drives, HireBVI said it has decided to […]

Procedure for returning VI digital textbooks
The following is a media release from the Ministry of Education on the procedure for returning government-issued digital textbooks. Parents of students in the public school system who utilise the Virgin Islands Digital eBook/Textbook (VIDE) are asked to note the […]

Speaker files court injunction against COI legal team
Speaker of the House of Assembly, Julian Willock has filed an injunction to block three Commission of Inquiry (COI) attorneys from conducting any further “legal work” for the inquiry until they have been called to the BVI Bar. An injunction […]

I’m mad! $1M ferry terminal contract should be for locals
Political commentator and talk show host, Claude Skelton Cline has strongly criticised the government for contracting a foreign company to provide design and management services to rebuild the West End Ferry Terminal. Premier Andrew Fahie recently announced that the $1,048,909 […]

Legitimate workers only! Too many expats working ‘off the grid’ in BVI
Labour Minister Vincent Wheatley has said some employers have been issued with work permits for persons who have never been seen at the job sites where they were hired to work. He gave this as a reason for the government’s […]

Publication of 2020 Cabinet decisions interrupted by 2021 COI
Premier Andrew Fahie has stated that the continued delay to publicise outstanding 2020 Cabinet decisions was partially due to the ongoing Commission of Inquiry. Premier Fahie gave that indication in the House of Assembly this week while following up on […]

BVIHSA introduces QR code for faster COVID tests and results
Persons requiring a COVID-19 test will be able to get their results faster using a Quick Response (QR) code that the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has introduced as part of a new initiative. The BVIHSA said the initiative is […]