Although the House of Assembly COVID-19 Assistance Grants Audit Report revealed several instances of mismanagement of funds, it did applaud former Territorial-At-Large Representative Shereen Flax-Charles for her handling of some funds. The audit report said one of the guidelines for […]
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37-year-old arrested for beating his child’s mother
BVI News understands that a 37-year-old man from the Fort Hill community was arrested his week after assaulting the mother of his child. Reports reaching our news centre are that the couple is no longer in a relationship. It is […]
RATED programme just about ‘cutting bush’ — Mather
Territorial At-Large Representative Stacy ‘Buddha’ Mather has raised questions about the government’s RATED programme which was established to create short-term employment opportunities for persons who are out of work. “As someone who lives and breathes for all young people, I […]
RDA should recoup wasted water funds – Skelton
Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton has suggested that the government can find ways to recoup millions of dollars spent annually on water distribution that is not collected from its customer base. The government expends more than $20 million yearly to purchase […]
Clueless people making decisions for local tourism — Flax-Brutus
Interim Executive Director of the BVI Yachting, Hotel & Tourism Association (BVIYHTA) Sharon Flax-Brutus has suggested that clueless persons are making decisions at the helm of the territory’s tourism industry. Flax-Brutus appeared on the Talking Points show earlier this week […]
Bad policies did more damage than COVID — Walwyn
Poor policies implemented by the former Andrew Fahie-led Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government during the COVID-19 lockdown period three years ago are being blamed for some of the economic woes that continue to affect the territory today. That criticism came […]
Maynards received excess funds under COVID Grant programme
The recently released House of Assembly (HOA) COVID-19 Assistance Grants Audit Report shows that incarcerated mother-son duo, Oleanvine and Kadeem Maynard, were among those who received excess funds under the COVID-19 Assistance Grants Programme some three years ago. Oleanvine, who […]
Turnbull called out for views on COVID grants audit
One local business has taken issue with Second District Representative Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull’s views on the Auditor General’s (AG) COVID Grants Audit Report. When the report was debated in the House of Assembly recently, Turnbull was among the legislators that […]
Premier takes steps to get funds to upgrade infrastructure
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has indicated that he is already taking steps to get loans to fix the infrastructural issues the territory continues to face. Premier Wheatley said he recently participated in consultations with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) and […]
D8 Representative concerned over murders in his community
Eighth District Representative Marlon Penn has expressed concern over the recent spate of murders in his community. Penn has called on the government to pay closer attention to the issue of policing in his community, and noted that the lone […]
