Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has sprinkled a dash of scepticism over the unflattering quarterly progress reports issued by Governor John Rankin in recent months.  The reports, which have been assessing the government’s implementation of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) recommended reforms, accuse […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has counted his government’s progress in the East End/Long Look (EE/LL) Sewerage Project as being among some of the successes that warrant his re-election to office. Premier Wheatley, who is the current Seventh District Representative, counted […]

The following is a media release from the Ministry of Finance. The British Virgin Islands (BVI) will welcome assessors from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) who arrive in the BVI next week […]

This story has been updated. Business Development Manager at the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park (TPP) Zoe Walcott is seeking to become the final Territorial At-Large candidate for the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) for the upcoming general elections. Highly-placed […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has revealed that the concerning issue of cultural imperialism lies firmly behind his call for a referendum on same-sex marriage in the territory. Dr Wheatley gave that indication at a forum held yesterday, March 12 for […]

Opposition Leader Julian Fraser has strongly rejected provisions in the Customs Management and Duties (Amendment) Act, 2023 which require that the Virgin Islands cooperate with foreign law enforcement bodies. In order to bring the legislation in compliance with new financial […]

Opposition Leader Julian Fraser has said he does not support the government’s move to make last-minute changes to the territory’s Elections Act. Those changes were introduced in the Elections (Amendment) Act, 2023 that lawmakers debated in the House of Assembly […]

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour is in talks with H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) to acquire land for a permanent campus on the sister island of Virgin Gorda. According to Natural Resources Minister Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull, the […]

Ninth District Representative Vincent Wheatley has strongly refuted claims that he ever stayed at an apartment on Tortola paid for by the government at any time after he was elected in 2019 with the Virgin Islands Party (VIP). While debating […]

Health Minister Marlon Penn has accused former Premier Andrew Fahie of having a more than $10 million ‘slush fund’ at his disposal when he distributed funds as part of Ministerial Assistance Grant allocations. A slush fund is effectively a reserve […]