Communications and Works Minister, Kye Rymer, has suggested that there may be some misconceptions on the part of persons who look at the territory’s large annual budget and question the state of the territory’s infrastructure. As he addressed colleagues in […]
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Census workers will only speak English and Spanish
Although the BVI has grown to become a multilingual community, enumerators for the national census will not be able to accommodate all the non-english speakers residing here. Director of the Central Statistics Office, Raymond Phillips said his office is aware […]
Lessons learned! de Castro vows to ‘lead loudly’
Education Minister Sharie de Castro has made a shift in her approach to leadership, hinting that she will be much more vocal as an elected official as she serves for her second consecutive term in office. While speaking during the […]
Restrain aggressive pets during census exercise
Residents are being urged to restrain aggressive pets when enumerators visit their homes to collect vital information as part of the Census 2023 process which gets underway in June. Director of the Central Statistics Office Mr. Raymond Phillips said aggressive […]
BVI’s culture of negativity scares educated locals away
Premier Natalio Wheatley has posited that many Virgin Islands natives choose to remain abroad after completing their studies because of the culture of negativity that persists among members of the community. “When you go to the United States, you meet […]
Don’t blame hospital workers for healthcare woes
Host of the Talking Point radio show, Damion Grange has stated that healthcare professionals at the Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital (DOSH) should not be blamed for the problems that plague the system locally. On a recent episode of the […]
UK should give BVI resources to get to independence
The United Kingdom (UK) should do more in its efforts at helping to make the BVI and other Overseas Territories (OTs) more self-governing, particularly if the territories have shown an interest in moving in this direction. This was the viewpoint […]
People don’t want the same old politics — Dawson
Junior Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, Dr Karl Dawson has cautioned legislators about moving forward with an outdated or even traditional style of governance for the territory. “I believe that people do not want the same old brand of politics. […]
Kishma Penn spearheads uniform drive
Outspoken public servant Kishma Penn is inviting the public to join her on her mission to supply students at public high schools with uniforms for the next school year. Penn said she has partnered with J&C Department Store and the […]
‘Remember we’re servants, not elites’, Mather tells legislators
Opposition legislator Stacey ‘Buddha’ Mather has cautioned his fellow elected leaders to behave like servants rather than elites over the course of the four-year legislative term. Speaking in the House of Assembly on May 18, Mather said he hopes elected […]