Despite his many protestations and bombastic claims to the contrary, House Speaker Julian Willock — like several other past and present members of the House of Assembly (HOA) — was found to be in breach of the Register of Interests […]

Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley today (June 18) made it clear that the recently reported separation of an infant from its mother was not the fault or directive of the Immigration Department. This follows allegations from radio talk-show host and government […]

Contributing to the debate on the now-passed Whistleblower Act of 2021, Premier Andrew Fahie has expressed concern and alarm about the current state of affairs he says is developing in the BVI. “What I noticed is that, as soon as […]

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has refuted suggestions that his repeated failure to address delinquent behaviour in the House of Assembly (HOA) was an indicator of a pattern of disregard for his statutory obligations. Penn had countered those suggestions concerning his […]

Investigations have revealed that there was no leak emanating from the Governor’s Office or the Commission of Inquiry (COI) team concerning the COI document recently leaked to an online news website. The document was a statement from government ministers who […]

At a time when the BVI has experienced major economic declines, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says increasing competitiveness is a means of inducing strong growth and overcome the impact of COVID-19. According to the CDB’s 2020 Review recently released, […]

Having now entered the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season, the National Disaster Management Council will be meeting today (June 18) to discuss territorial hurricane readiness. The Council — an inter-agency body jointly chaired by the Governor and the Premier — will […]

A police officer was on Wednesday (June 16) interdicted from duty for alleged wrongdoing. A media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) on Thursday said the female cop is accused of obstruction while she was off duty. […]

No charges have yet been laid into the stabbing incident that resulted in the death of one inmate and the wounding of four others at Her Majesty’s Prison last month. The police, however, indicated in a media release on Thursday […]

A government position statement leak published on an online news website yesterday prompted calls for an investigation from the head of the Commission of Inquiry, Sir Gary Hickinbottom. The issue was first raised by COI attorney Bilal Rawat who said […]