Territorial At-Large Representative Carvin Malone said he believes that the United Kingdom (UK) will still have to suspend the BVI’s constitution in order to implement certain Commission of Inquiry (COI) recommendations. This is despite an assurance by Governor John Rankin […]
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Malone won’t say if BVI has corruption
Carvin Malone, the former Health Minister in the now-dismantled Andrew Fahie administration, has declined to say whether he feels the BVI has elements of corruption as was suggested in the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report released recently. Malone, who yesterday […]
Malone resigns from Unity Gov’t to join parliamentary Opposition
Territorial At-Large Representative, Carvin Malone has announced that he will be crossing over to the parliamentary Opposition as his views are no longer aligned with the government. Malone made the announcement a short while ago at an impromptu press conference. […]
Premier and top cop having talks about RVIPF salary increments
There has been an ongoing discussion with the Premier and Minister of Finance Dr Natalio Wheatley and Commissioner of Police Mark Collins regarding the outstanding increments and allowances owed to members of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Speaking […]
Statutory boards review to look at political interference
An end-of-year deadline has been proposed for a review of how statutory boards are being run in the BVI and a key focus of that assessment will be on ‘political interference’. In a proposal made to UK Overseas Territories Minister […]
More rooms needed for thousands coming for return of Xmas in July
The Christmas in July event which seeks to bring an influx of Puerto Rican tourists into the Virgin Islands will return after a two-year hiatus but the BVI Tourist Board’s Puerto Rican market representative Tommy Dardet says there is a […]
Have some respect for me, says Fraser to gov’t ministers
Third District Representative Julian Fraser has urged government ministers to show some respect for him when conducting projects in his constituency. Speaking in the House of Assembly (HOA) recently, Fraser referred to a number of projects that were being conducted […]
Desha Skelton of ESHS cops BVI Junior Ambassador title
Desha Skelton of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) was crowned the eleventh winner of the 2022 Junior Ambassador of Tourism Speech Competition yesterday inside the Eileen Parsons Auditorium at H Lavity Stoutt Community College in Paraquita Bay. The Junior Tourism […]
Resignation rumours false! I will serve to full term — Vanterpool
Amid rumours circulating locally that Mark Vanterpool has resigned as the Representative of the Fourth District, the legislator has sought to categorically deny those claims. In a statement dated Tuesday, June 14, Vanterpool described the rumours as “false”. “I wish […]
WANTED: Police accuse Erick Rabsatt of murder
The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Six months after the shooting death of Jaimez Stoutt, officers of the Major Crime Team are making an anniversary appeal for information into the whereabouts of […]
