As the territory remains on track to exceed half-million visitors by the end of 2022, one legislator has called out residents who give poor customer service to visitors. Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool said he has intimate knowledge of the […]

Labour Minister Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull has revealed that there were members of the House of Assembly who tried to ‘sacrifice’ the BVI for their own political interests during an important meeting that occurred when the UK was threatening to suspend […]

Health & Social Development Minister Marlon Penn has praised his colleagues in the Government of National Unity, saying history will highlight them as people who stood on good principles and acted in the best interest of the BVI during a […]

Territorial At-Large Representative Neville ‘Sheep’ Smith has sought to spread good will this Christmas by distributing boxes of turkey and ham primarily to elderly persons in the First Electoral District. “I’m going to do the same thing I did last […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley is encouraging residents to participate in healthy debate in the territory, including on the issue of the recently announced referendum for same-sex marriage. Premier Wheatley asserted that the territory needs unity now more than ever and said […]

Opposition Leader Julian Fraser has denounced celebrations by residents over what he described as legislators’ wings being clipped.  “I know that in several ways, you can look at it as if us [House of Assembly] members that have been elected […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has expressed surprise at the amount of negative feedback he has received since assuming leadership of the territory. “I find that in these Virgin Islands, we express too much unkindness and too much hatred. In fact, […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has acknowledged that some beneficiaries of the government’s COVID-19 Fishers and Farmers assistance grants programme should not have received these handouts two years ago. The territory’s leader, who served as the Minister of Agriculture when the funds were […]

Minister responsible for ports, Kye Rymer has defended the government’s purchase of two parcels of land worth $2 million that was supposed to be developed by the BVI Port Authority. The land is located on Virgin Gorda and hasn’t been […]

While applauding the BVI for having what he calls an “enviable economy”, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has revealed that investors are in pursuit of him, as they see the BVI as a place where they can get a good return […]