Social Development Minister Vincent Wheatley has called on the government to ensure that it continues to value the rights of inmates at His Majesty’s Prison (HMP). Wheatley argued that, despite the heinous crimes some of the prisoners may have committed, […]
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Incinerator should be back online soon
Efforts are underway to get the incinerator at Pockwood Pond back online after more than a year of inactivity. That’s the commitment given by Director of the Waste Management Department, Marcus Solomon, who visited the plant’s manufacturer Consutech Systems LLC […]

Patch-and-go roads will cost more in the long run — Penn
Eighth District Representative, Marlon Penn has warned the government against settling for what he described as a patch-and-go approach to fixing the territory’s roads, insisting that it will ultimately be an expensive exercise for the territory. “We need to get […]

Banks need to be more generous
Banks in the BVI need to be more generous as they consider loans from applicants in the territory Deputy Premier, Lorna Smith, said in the House of Assembly (HOA) recently. Smith, who is also the Minister for Financial Services, Labour […]

Lorna Smith is doing great work — Premier
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has commended Deputy Premier Lorna Smith for the work the first-time legislator has been doing since she took office earlier this year. Smith – the Minister for Financial Services, Labour & Trade – held a series […]

Guyana, Venezuela clash over oil reserves
As Guyana continues to chart a course for development resulting from its new-found oil reserves, the country is facing renewed issues with its neighbour Venezuela. Venezuela and Guyana share a border and have had serious clashes in the past over […]

Visitors at Trellis Bay forced to sit under a tree — Walwyn
Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn said he was troubled by recent developments in the BVI and questioned whether the people of the territory have lost their pride. Walwyn, while speaking in the House of Assembly recently, described the sister island […]

We need to march for water on VG — Flax-Brutus
Business operator and community activist Sharon Flax-Brutus said she is prepared to join other frustrated Virgin Gordians who are willing to march on the House of Assembly in protest of the water woes that continue to plague the tourism capital. […]

Drug trade is deeply worrying — Governor
As the BVI continues to process news that cocaine was being transported by the small aircraft that crashed on Anegada last week, Governor John Rankin has stated that the scale of the guns and drugs trade is “deeply worrying.” The […]

Guns found after hooded men elude police near prison
Police discovered a number of guns near His Majesty‘s Prison at Balsum Ghut after a group of hooded men managed to escape their clutches late last week. Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said as they conducted […]