The Opposition Leader Marlon Penn is refuting claims made by government consultant Claude Skelton Cline that member-elect of the Fourth District Mark Vanterpool is still receiving a salary and other privileges as an elected representative even though he has not […]
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Scholarship crackdown: Ministry to enforce that recipients return govt’s investment
The Ministry of Education will be cracking down on scholarship recipients whereby they (the recipients) will be mandated to uphold their bonds to the government, Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley has said. Dr Wheatley said this is one of the […]
Top Priority | Improvements on RT sewerage to begin this year
Minister of Works and Utilities Kye Rymer has promised to begin work on the troubling issue of the faulty sewerage system in Road Town this year. While delivering remarks during Monday’s sitting of the House of Assembly, Rymer said funding […]
Youth Parliament to be back in operation by September
The Virgin Islands Youth Parliament is set to be re-established and up and running by September 2019 under the VIP government. This according to Premier Andrew Fahie who said he believes the Youth Parliament will contribute to a strong and […]
‘Childish’: Premier blasts Opposition for boycotting Immigration Bill debate
Premier Andrew Fahie has described as ‘concerning’ what he said was a display of childish behaviour by the members of the Opposition when they decided to boycott the final readings of the amendments made to Immigration and Passport on Monday. […]
Over 1K signatures | Governor receives petition for Vanterpool’s swear-in
A petition with more than 1,000 affixed signatures has been presented to Governor Augustus Jaspert in reference to having member-elect of the Fourth District Mark Vanterpool sworn into office. This was done on Tuesday by residents of the Fourth District […]
Castoff 3rd-generation BVIslanders living overseas gets 6-week Belongership offer
Premier Andrew Fahie is calling on castoff and statusless third-generation BVIslanders living overseas to return to the territory to receive Belongership. He made the appeal at Monday’s sitting of House of Assembly when amendments to the territory’s Immigration and Passport […]
Premier rubbishes claims of ‘unfavourable terrain’ | Up to 5yrs to improve internet
Premier Andrew Fahie has rubbished the reasons local telecommunications providers recently gave for their poor and expensive internet service to the territory. The Premier was responding to recent BVI News report in which two of the three main telecoms providers […]
‘Pay up or lose it’, says Wheatley to delinquent landowners
Residents across the British Virgin Islands who were assigned Crown land but never made payments are at risk of losing the said properties. A tough-talking Minister for Natural Resources Vincent Wheatley said these persons are being given a small window […]
‘Cruise line prefers to go to Antarctica than service BVI’,
At least one cruise line said it prefers to travel to the frigid south pole on the other side of the globe than to make calls to the British Virgin Islands. Premier and Minister for Tourism Andrew Fahie claimed the […]
