Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has revealed that Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Office, Carolyn O’Neal Morton has been placed on leave while investigations are ongoing by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force. It was just yesterday Governor John Rankin announced […]
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COI slams AG for accusing former Registrar of Interests of criminality
The Commission of Inquiry (COI) has rejected Attorney General (AG) Dawn Smith’s accusation that the former Registrar of Interests, Victoreen Romney-Varlack, committed a criminal offence in disclosing to former Governor Augustus Jaspert that legislators had been breaching the Register of […]
$1M contract to install elevator at Admin Complex
Building Construction Management Ltd has been awarded a contract exceeding a million dollars to install a new elevator for a section of the Ralph T O’Neal Administration Complex. This was indicated in the decision document about the Cabinet’s April 27 […]
BVI continues sanctions on Russia in display of commitment to UK
In a joint statement with the Governor’s Office and the Ministry of Finance, the BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) said it is committed to maintaining its relationship with the United Kingdom and is taking all the requisite steps to ensure […]
Unelected officials can’t make decisions for the people — Premier
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has opposed the prospect of unelected officials being handed the reins of the territory, suggesting that it is tantamount to a form of dictatorship. “To suspend a constitution, fundamentally goes against the principles that I believe […]
Top Priority wins contract without waiver or retroactive approval
This article has been updated Top Priority Security Services Limited has been issued another contract for securing the transport of government funds around the territory but the circumstances under which this contract was offered appear to be different from previous […]
Governor orders criminal investigations into government
Governor John Rankin has announced that he instructed the Commissioner of Police to undertake several criminal investigations as recommended in the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report, including investigations into the Premier’s Office. In a recent press statement, Governor Rankin said […]
Fahie and company officially indicted by US Grand Jury
Disgraced former Premier, Andrew Fahie and his co-accused mother-son duo Oleanvine and Kadeem Maynard have officially been indicted on three counts of involvement in a cocaine and money laundering scheme by a United States Grand Jury. The grand jury determined […]
151 active COVID-19 cases currently in the territory
Despite what appeared to be a decline in the number of COVID-19 cases in the territory in recent months, the Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Ronald Georges is urging residents to be vigilant as there are currently 151 active […]
COI: Suspicious that BVIPA instantly fires lawyer who flagged Patsy Lake rental
Commissioner of Inquiry, Sir Gary Hickinbottom has found it suspicious that an attorney with the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) was sacked with immediate effect in 2019 after drafting a memorandum which addressed a potential conflict between the Port Authority’s Board […]