Education Minister Sharie DeCastro said her Ministry continues to address the issue of an alternative location to house displaced students of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS). The school was closed abruptly just before the end of the last school […]
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Penn encourages applications for public assistance
Health & Social Development Minister Marlon Penn is encouraging persons to take advantage of public assistance if they are experiencing financial hardships. Minister Penn made the appeal while appearing before the House of Assembly (HOA) recently, calling on such persons […]
BVI All-Party Group re-established to represent VI in UK parliament
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has said a BVI All-Party Group has been officially established in the United Kingdom (UK) and is ready to work to represent the territory in UK parliament. In giving an update on international affairs in the […]
Skeletal remains identified as that of missing man Walter Todman
The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Forensic results of skeletal remains found in a ghut leading to Brewers Bay positively match that of the missing male Walter Todman. DNA samples taken from […]
EE man gets six months for gun used in attempted abduction
A man who claimed that a gun used in an attempted abduction and robbery back in August 2018 had belonged to him, was handed six months in prison when he appeared before the High Court earlier this month. K’vawn Choucoutou, a resident […]
I want my Brexit! Vanterpool, Willock want ties cut with UK
Fourth District Representative, Mark Vanterpool and former Speaker of the House of Assembly, Julian Willock have both called for the BVI to cut ties with the United Kingdom (UK) as the territory’s administering power. Vanterpool, while speaking in the House […]
Cane Garden Bay Wastewater Plant commissioned
The new $1.7 million state-of-the-art Cane Garden Bay Wastewater treatment plant has officially been commissioned. Speaking at the ribbon-cutting ceremony earlier this week, Works Minister Kye Rymer noted that Cane Garden Bay is a hub for regional and international visitors. […]
The powers of our governor is part of a system oblivious to BVIslanders
Opposition Leader Julian Fraser, in his contribution to the Commission of Inquiry (COI) debate in the House of Assembly (HOA), has raised discontent with where the powers of the governor and the legislature come from about making laws in the […]
Lost at sea? Search underway for two boaters missing since Sunday
A search has commenced for two boaters who have been missing since Sunday, July 17. This is according to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) which said it received two separate reports of the missing men on Tuesday. “The […]
Can gov’t ministers steal land? Wheatley suggests it’s not possible
The question of whether government ministers have been or are even capable of stealing land and apportioning it for themselves has been bandied about in hushed tones for years. But former Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Vincent Wheatley, attempted […]