The government has so far spent just under one million dollars implementing proposed reforms made in Commission of Inquiry’s (COI) report. Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley disclosed the figure at a press conference last week. He said funding for the reforms […]

A forceful condemnation of the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) ability to suspend the BVI’s constitution has been issued by the territory’s leader, who also called for the practice to be abolished. “Let me just speak about the the whole concept of […]

The government is now putting measures in place to hire bush cutters all year round so the service can be delivered across the territory on a consistent basis. Last week, a statement from the government said delays in attending to […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has argued that the BVI cannot be made to institute Commission of Inquiry (COI) recommended reforms by force. The Premier’s statement echoes sentiments expressed by several other legislators who have argued over the past few months […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has said he disagrees with parts of Governor John Rankin’s first quarterly review of the ‘Framework for Implementation of the Recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry Report and Other Reforms’. One of the biggest disagreements Premier Dr Wheatley […]

An independent review of operations at His Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut has returned a scathing report about security at facility. This is according to Governor John Rankin who shares joint responsibility for the prison with the territory’s Minister of […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has expressed certainty that persons are continuing to gamble in the territory, despite the fact that gambling is not allowed in the BVI without the requisite licence.  The Gaming and Betting Control Act, which makes gambling […]

The important issues of the BVI’s right to self-determination and its level of good governance may have been mixed together when the Commission of Inquiry (COI) arrived at its findings in a report issued earlier this year. This was the […]

Former Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock has indicated that there may have been some aspects of the BVI’s culture that may have been misinterpreted during the Commission of Inquiry (COI) and reflected in its report. While not […]

Several regional and international organisations charged with helping to build the capacity of fishing in the British Virgin Islands met with 50 small-scale farmers across the territory late last month and discussions arising from those meetings were described as successful. […]