Governor John Rankin has expressed concern to the United Kingdom government that Cabinet in the BVI is still indiscriminately issuing tender waivers for government contracts. He expressed those concerns this week in his first quarterly review of the ‘Framework for […]

There has been an increase in applications for belongership status in the BVI in the last few months. This increase follows the Dr Natalio Wheatley administration’s commitment to do away with what the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report described as […]

Former Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock has bemoaned the lack of ease in doing business in the BVI, particularly as it relates to the processing of migrant workers.  The former House Speaker said while he appreciated that […]

Nearly four years after his National Democratic Party (NDP) was swept out of office after assuring public servants that they would be paid promised salary increments within one month of the 2019 general elections ending, former Education Minister Myron Walwyn has doubled […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley said work remains ongoing in relation to the readiness of visitor facilities in the territory ahead of the upcoming tourist season. Residents had previously been clamouring for a facility at Trellis Bay on Beef Island, where it […]

The woman who went missing following a boating accident near West End on Sunday has been found. Police confirmed moments ago her that her body was found “close to where the boat sank between Little Thatch and Frenchman’s Cay”. This […]

Local attorney-at-law Daniel Fligelstone Davies has publicly criticised the government and Deputy Governor (DG) David Archer Jr for what he (the attorney) described as ‘unreasonably’ mandating employers to pay their employees during the time they (the workers) are called for […]

Former Education Minister Myron Walwyn said he has made no decision yet on whether he will run for political office at the upcoming general elections that are constitutionally due by May 2023. The former legislator appeared on the Talking Points show on […]

The National Unity Government made a serious error when it accepted the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report’s recommendations to be implemented with rigorous timelines through an agreed framework between itself and the United Kingdom (UK) government. This was the view […]

Dishonesty on the part of jurors could possibly lead to high court trials being redone in their entirety, High Court Registrar Vareen Vanterpool-Nibbs told members of the public during a recent consultation over the new Jury Act. The territory’s jury […]