Clergyman and political commentator Claude Skelton Cline expressed shock and disbelief after learning that former First Lady Lorna Smith joined with the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) to help form the new government following the elections. Smith, who was sworn in as […]

The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Two persons, a male and female, were charged yesterday in connection with the death of nine-month-old Zamir Romney which took place earlier this month. Monica King, […]

Supervisor of Elections Scherrie Griffin has called for a thorough assessment of the territory’s Elections Act in the wake of the just-concluded general elections. “I think that the elections in itself need a comprehensive review. We need to move away […]

Territorial At-Large candidate Lorna Smith was moments ago sworn in as Deputy Premier of the British Virgin Islands and a minister in the government. She was sworn in immediately after Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Chairman, Dr Natalio Wheatley, who has […]

It has now been confirmed that former First Lady, Lorna Smith, has joined forces with the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) to help form the next government. “Elected members of the Virgin Islands Party and Territorial At-Large member Lorna G. Smith, […]

Members of the four political organisations that will make up the next House of Assembly have been locked in discussions about forming a coalition since the last evening when the results of the general elections was announced. The previously governing Virgin […]

Elections Supervisor Scherrie Griffin has dismissed suggestions that the fairly high number of spoiled ballots coming from yesterday’s general elections was an indication that there was a significant language barrier at play. Some observers suggested that the quantity of spoiled […]

Following the recent election in the British Virgin Islands, the public is eager to know who will become the next Premier. The Virgin Islands Party currently holds six of the 13 seats in the House of Assembly, but they require […]

The Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) may have sprung a major surprise in securing three seats in the House of Assembly (HOA) following yesterday’s general elections. That was the conclusion of several observers who watched as last evening’s elections proceedings […]

As one of its final acts as Cabinet under the previous government, the executive body again approved an extension of its stamp duty waiver initiative, this time for a further one-year period, effective March 24, 2023.  The exemption allows for […]