Governor John Rankin has urged residents to pay close attention to upcoming updates about a likely announcement on whether the BVI’s constitution will be partially suspended as recommended in the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report. “I can’t give you an […]

A consumer task force set up by former Premier Andrew Fahie several weeks ago to examine issues of rising prices in the BVI has not yet reported to new Premier, Dr Natalio Wheatley. “I haven’t had a proper briefing on […]

The question of downsizing the public service as a means of alleviating the enormous strain placed on the public purse has long been a weighty one for consecutive administrations in the BVI. Currently, more than 3,000 persons make up the […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has said that although he believes there is no appetite in the Virgin Islands to add a new Electoral District, adding one for Anegada is something up for consideration as the government moves forward with a […]

Local laws addressing the matter of granting Belongership status should be followed and not treated arbitrarily, as has been done in the past, Governor John Rankin has suggested. The Governor, in expressing his concerns on the matter, prefaced his statement […]

As with many plans stalled because of the damning Commission of Inquiry (COI) report and its ensuing recommendations released nearly two months ago, Premier and Tourism Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley has announced that the National Tourism Plan is one of […]

(BBC): The Dominican Republic’s minister of environment and natural resources has been shot and killed in his office by a close personal friend, officials say. Orlando Jorge Mera, 55, was holding a meeting at the time of the attack. At […]

Governor John Rankin has surmised that the BVI‘s current constitutional framework is insufficient at addressing the corruption allegedly found within government. Speaking recently on the status of a proposed constitutional review as recommended by the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report, […]

Just weeks after his predecessor was arrested in the United States for conspiring to launder money and import cocaine, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr Natalio Wheatley said he believes the Virgin Islands government has done an incredible job over […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has confirmed that the plan to appoint a Contractor General for the Virgin Islands remains the same, despite a change in government.  In response to a question from the media at a recent press conference, the […]