It’s official! Dr Natalio Wheatley is the new Premier and Minister of Finance of the British Virgin Islands. He was sworn in at Government House moments ago after Governor John Rankin revoked the appointment of disgraced Premier, Andrew Fahie, from […]

After a lengthy debate, members of the House of Assembly, moments ago, unanimously voted in favour of a motion to remove Andrew Fahie as Premier of the Virgin Islands. The motion was passed 10-1 with At-Large Representative Carvin Malone being […]

Traffic in sections of Road Town has been slightly diverted because of a freak accident in the capital. A shipping container that was being hauled by a semi-truck has mostly fallen off; creating an impasse for other motorists traversing the […]

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has opened investigations into two unrelated but relatively major incidents that happened within the last 24 hours. The first is an armed robbery on the sister island of Virgin Gorda late last night […]

Immigration & Labour Minister Vincent Wheatley has sought to dispel what he described as ‘reckless’ assertions made against him in recent days. “I have heard many unfounded reckless things said about me, which I can assure you are all baseless,” […]

The Commission of Inquiry (COI) report has recommended a full audit, and if deemed necessary, criminal investigations for government contracts with EZ shipping — the company hired in 2020 to use radar barges as part of the territory’s sea defences. […]

Political commentator Pastor Claude Skelton Cline has attempted to set the record straight about his various government contracts that formed part of the recently concluded Commission of Inquiry (COI), insisting that he’s done nothing wrong. “Any contracts I’ve had under […]

During meetings with the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Minister Amanda Milling and Governor John Rankin, members of the political Opposition advanced nine principles they believe could help build a high-level framework for executing the Commission of Inquiry (COI) recommendations.  In […]

United Kingdom (UK) Overseas Territories Minister Amanda Milling said her visit to the Virgin Islands has now concluded and she will return to the UK to update UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on the feedback about meetings and discuss the […]

Premier Andrew Fahie, currently embroiled in a cocaine and money laundering scandal in the United States, could be released on a $500,000 bail bond pending trial, international news media have reported. Federal court Judge Alicia Otazo-Reyes reportedly gave that indication […]