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Bishop John Cline

Bishop Cline organises protest against UK direct rule

Following news that the Commission of Inquiry recommended that the United Kingdom (through the governor) assume direct rule over the territory for at least two years, prominent local clergyman Bishop John Cline organised a protest against any such action. The […]

by / on May 1, 2022 at 12:54 PM /
Vehicular crash happens outside hospital in Road Town

Vehicular crash happens outside hospital in Road Town

A vehicular accident has happened outside the Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital in Road Town. When our news centre arrived on the scene Sunday morning, a blue SUV was seen parked in the middle of the road with major damage […]

by / on May 1, 2022 at 12:50 PM /
Seventh District Representative Dr Natalio Wheatley.

VIP seeks Fahie’s resignation! Party backs Wheatley for premiership

Steps are being taken to have a new BVI Premier substantively appointed; and elected members of the governing Virgin Islands Party (VIP) have all thrown their support behind Deputy Premier, Dr Natalio Wheatley. Dr Wheatley made that announcement Saturday night, […]

by / on May 1, 2022 at 2:13 AM /
Premier Andrew Fahie in prison wear.

Premier Fahie appears in Miami court

Premier Andrew Fahie has now appeared in a Miami courtroom on charges related to conspiring to import cocaine and money laundering. He appeared via Zoom dressed in what appeared to be prison attire. According to international news agency Reuters, Fahie […]

by / on April 29, 2022 at 3:41 PM /
News of Premier Andrew Fahie's arrest in the Miami, USA has populated the world wide web.

Fahie breaks the internet while BVI gov’t seeks to avert UK direct rule

As the BVI government begins its fight to stave off a potential UK take-over, Premier Andrew Fahie, in a most dramatic fashion, has ‘broken the internet’ today, and has made the headlines of some of the biggest media outlets in […]

by / on April 29, 2022 at 1:28 PM /
COI findings: High likely serious dishonesty took place in gov’t

COI findings: High likely serious dishonesty took place in gov’t

The report from the Commission of Inquiry (COI) has “firmly” concluded that “there is not only information that serious dishonesty in relation to officials may have taken place here in recent years, but it is highly likely to have taken […]

by / on April 29, 2022 at 12:46 PM /
Governor John Duncan

Suspension! COI recommends BVI gov’t stand down for two years!

Head of the now concluded Commission of Inquiry (COI), Sir Gary Hickinbottom has recommended that the BVI government cease to exist in its current format for at least two years. The recommendation is part of four overarching recommendations arising from […]

by / on April 29, 2022 at 11:09 AM /
Penn

We’re all shocked and embarrassed — Opposition Leader

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has counted himself among locals surprised and humiliated by reports of Premier Andrew Fahie and Ports Authority boss, Oleanvine Maynard’s arrest in the United States on drug and money laundering charges. He expressed those sentiments in […]

by / on April 29, 2022 at 9:48 AM /
File photo of Oleanvine Maynard and the minister responsible for Ports, Premier Andrew  Fahie. (GIS Photo)

‘He’s a crook sometimes’! Ports boss allegedly led Premier in drug plot

The BVI Ports Authority’s Managing Director Oleanvine Maynard allegedly played a key role in connecting Premier Andrew Fahie with a drug and money laundering plot that turned out to be a sting operation by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration […]

by / on April 29, 2022 at 8:02 AM /
Finance Minister Andrew Fahie

Fake drug busts, re-election funding alleged in Fahie’s trafficking plot

Premier Andrew Fahie allegedly agreed to a plot that would have involved fake/pre-planned drug seizures designed to divert suspicion away from himself in a drug and money laundering scheme, a criminal affidavit filed in the United States (US) has shown. […]

by / on April 29, 2022 at 7:38 AM /