Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has expressed surprise at the amount of negative feedback he has received since assuming leadership of the territory. “I find that in these Virgin Islands, we express too much unkindness and too much hatred. In fact, […]
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Some recipients not deserving of farmer’s grants — Premier
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has acknowledged that some beneficiaries of the government’s COVID-19 Fishers and Farmers assistance grants programme should not have received these handouts two years ago. The territory’s leader, who served as the Minister of Agriculture when the funds were […]
Rymer rebuts Flax-Charles! $2M was well-spent on VG property
Minister responsible for ports, Kye Rymer has defended the government’s purchase of two parcels of land worth $2 million that was supposed to be developed by the BVI Port Authority. The land is located on Virgin Gorda and hasn’t been […]
Investors are knocking at our door!
While applauding the BVI for having what he calls an “enviable economy”, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has revealed that investors are in pursuit of him, as they see the BVI as a place where they can get a good return […]
Crab antics! Vanterpool blasts supermarket critics
Fourth District Representative and businessman Mark Vanterpool has hit out at detractors of his business success, describing their behaviour as similar to that of crabs. Vanterpool recently opened a fourth branch of his OneMart Supermarket in the Lower Estate area while noting […]
BVIPA posts job ad for managing director
The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has posted a job vacancy advertisement for the post of managing director. The posting can be seen on the organisation’s website and invites persons to apply by January 13, 2023. The job vacancy was posted […]
$2M lost? Legislator laments wasted gov’t funds
Territorial At-Large Representative Shereen Flax-Charles has argued that $2 million may have been wasted by the government when it put those funds towards the purchase of land for the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) in Virgin Gorda two years ago. Back then, the […]
Let my people go! Vanterpool pleads for BVI’s ‘freedom’
Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool has decried the Virgin Islands’ dependent status as an overseas territory of the United Kingdom (UK). “I want to say to United Kingdom – like the Lord sent Moses to speak to Pharaoh – I […]
Turnbull blasts authorities who are targeting fishers
Yet another legislator has criticised local legislation that governs fishing, saying it makes no sense and does not benefit fisherfolk who serve the community. The law that governs fishers is the Food Security & Sustainability Act (2022) which outlines a […]
Cruise passengers should pay environmental levy — Flax-Charles
Junior Minister of Trade and Economic Development, Shereen Flax-Charles said it is time for cruise passengers to pay the environmental levy that all other visitors are made to pay on arrival in the territory. The monies collected from that tax […]
