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Opposition Leader Marlon Penn

Decades ago BVI marched on UK; our people now marching on us

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has drawn attention to the irony in the way residents have directed their outrage over the decades when dissatisfied with governance in the BVI. Residents recently turned out in numbers to protest government’s intention to move […]

by / on November 8, 2021 at 6:30 AM /
Local solar tech grads to be at forefront of Microgrid Project

Local solar tech grads to be at forefront of Microgrid Project

Local solar technician graduates will be at the forefront of the Anegada Microgrid Project which is being done through an agreement signed between the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) and the US-based solar energy company, Power52. Power52’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), […]

by / on November 8, 2021 at 6:24 AM /
Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley

Some media houses don’t engender atmosphere of truth — Dr Wheatley

Deputy Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has protested against what he said was a lack of veracity emanating from some media houses, accusing them of practising reckless journalism in some instances. Dr Wheatley said his Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government has […]

by / on November 8, 2021 at 6:22 AM /
Junior Tourism Minister Sharie de Castro.

DeCastro challenged by discrepancies in Speaker’s actions

Junior Minister Sharie deCastro said she felt conflicted and held some level of discomfort in the way the Speaker of the House of Assembly (HOA), Julian Willock, went about his court injunction against three Commission of Inquiry (COI) lawyers. DeCastro […]

by / on November 7, 2021 at 11:11 AM /
COMMENTARY: The tyrant’s last stand

COMMENTARY: The tyrant’s last stand

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Politics is the last refuge of the scoundrel, and Xenophobia is the tyrant’s last stand. Now, anyone with the barest of observation skills must notice the rising level of angst, anger and frustration, on the Virgin […]

by / on November 7, 2021 at 10:39 AM /
Opposition legislator and former Works Minister, Mark Vanterpool.

I will not oppose the court’s ruling, Willock must pay — Vanterpool

Opposition legislator with the National Democratic Party, Mark Vanterpool, said he will not be voting to exempt Speaker Julian Willock from paying his (Willock’s) legal fees when the select parliamentary committee meets to assess the matter. In an interview on […]

by / on November 5, 2021 at 1:59 PM /
Premier and Minister of Finance, Andrew Fahie delivering his Budget Address on Tuesday, November 19, 2019. (Photo by Esther Durand/BVI News).

Govt’s committee for Willock matter a usurpation of the court?

A strong suggestion has been made that the committee established to ultimately determine if taxpayers should pay Speaker Julian Willock’s court injunction fees is a ‘usurpation’ of the Supreme Court, which had already ruled that Willock should foot the bill […]

by / on November 5, 2021 at 9:06 AM /
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Police Sergeant charged for illegal bullets, breach of trust

A sergeant of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force has been charged for breach of trust and unlawful possession of ammunition. The accused senior police officer has been identified as 41-year-old Lenroy Samuel. He was charged yesterday after a search […]

by / on November 5, 2021 at 8:30 AM /
Lead organiser of the 'We the People are Fed Up' motorcade protest, Cindy Rosan-Jones during the event on Saturday, June 12.

Rosan-Jones to sue VINO for offensive cartoon

Local activist Cindy Rosan-Jones is planning to start legal proceedings against the Julian Willock-owned Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) for a derogatory cartoon representation of her published this week. The offensive cartoon, which was later removed after receiving overwhelmingly negative […]

by / on November 5, 2021 at 8:28 AM /
The COVID-19 treatment pill called molnupiravir developed by Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics.

UK approves first COVID antiviral pill for use

The United Kingdom (UK) has become the first country globally to approve a COVID-19 antiviral pill jointly developed by US-based Merck & Co Inc and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. The potentially game-changing drug, molnupriavir, was recommended by Britain’s Medicines and Healthcare products […]

by / on November 5, 2021 at 8:25 AM /