Premier and Minister for Finance Andrew Fahie has said the British Virgin Islands’ revenue stream from the financial services sector has dropped by several millions. Addressing the House of Assembly during the budget debate on December 13, Premier Fahie said […]
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Politicians should not be giving $$ to constituents | Give funds to Social Development for disbursement — Vanterpool
Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool is calling for a ban on the $10,000 monthly allocation that each district representative receives to assist their respective constituencies in the British Virgin Islands. Vanterpool, who was speaking in the House of Assembly on […]
Attorney General’s contract might not be extended in 2020, new AG could be BVIslander
Premier Andrew Fahie has hinted that Baba Aziz’s tenure as Attorney General (AG) of the BVI will come to an end in February 2020. The Premier gave that indication in the House of Assembly on Friday, December 13 during the […]
False claims! Gov’t is not developing a national cryptocurrency for BVI — Premier’s Office
Local government is rejecting reports which suggest that they have partnered with a private company to develop a national cryptocurrency for the British Virgin Islands. A number of reports and social media postings have claimed in recent times that government […]
COMMENTARY: The Thrift Paradox
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor There are two types of player in the market economy: the producer and the consumer. Producers and consumers can be further described as savers and spenders; and lenders and borrowers. This is an important dichotomy of […]
Plans for Foxy’s Old Year’s Night party underway
Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands – Planning for Foxy’s “Old Year’s Night” celebration on December 31, 2018 is underway. General admission to Foxy’s Tamarind Bar and Foxy’s “Outback” Main Stage is FREE and open to the public. Foxy’s is […]
Budget debate kicks off today, only one Opposition member present for start
The budget debate for the 2020 fiscal year kicked off in the House of Assembly (HOA) on Friday, December 13 and only one member from the parliamentary Opposition was present. The debate — which can be described as one of […]
Fake news! My tenure as Deputy Premier ended, Malone to be sworn in next — Wheatley
Minister of Natural Resources & Labour Vincent Wheatley has dismissed reports that he is the permanent Deputy Premier of the British Virgin Islands. “Fake news,” was his response to BVI News’ queries about reports made by a well-known online publication […]
Gunman escapes minimum 10-yr sentence for 2016 shooting because of ‘mental challenges’
A local man has been sentenced to roughly a half-decade at Her Majesty’s Prison after he shot his friend with a firearm back in 2016. Kani Hazel will serve four-and-a-half years for the prohibited firearm offence and one year for […]
Young and gifted | 11-year-old pens children’s book to join fraternity of BVI authors
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Meet Chelsea Simpson. The 11-year-old is perhaps the youngest author in the British Virgin Islands following the launch of her book, ‘The Story of Five Besties’ — a tale about friendship, bravery and kindness. […]
