It has been a slow first month of the cruise season for taxi operators and tenants at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park. However, they are looking forward to November when the season is expected to pick up. According […]
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Premier denies making multiple trips to complain to former gov
Premier Andrew Fahie has admitted to registering complaints to former governor Augustus Jaspert but denied doing so on more than one occasion, as has been alleged by some. “I went down — I’m not ashamed to say it. I said […]
Gov’t failed to meet demands so senior school teachers join sickout
The government has reportedly failed to meet the demands of the BVI Teachers’ Union (BVITU) so teachers at Elmore Stoutt High School’s (ESHS) senior campus are continuing a sickout their colleagues at the junior campus began yesterday, October 27. This […]
Gov’t wants HOA to exempt Speaker from paying legal fees
Government members moments ago moved that the order paper of the ongoing session of the House of Assembly (HOA) be amended to exempt the Speaker of the House, Julian Willock, from paying any legal fees. If approved, the financial burden […]
‘Our teachers are frustrated! Treat us as priority’ — BVI Teachers Union
The teachers at the Elmore Stoutt High School’s (ESHS) junior campus said they are tired of the poor treatment by the government of the Virgin Islands. A statement by the Executive Committee of the BVI Teachers Union (BVITU) said they […]
Govt’s COVID stimulus monies were misguided, says Opposition Leader
Opposition leader Marlon Penn has argued that the monies distributed through the government’s COVID-19 stimulus grant programme were critically misguided. He also insisted that there was an absolute need for a second stimulus package from the government. Speaking on the […]
Governor’s Group waived 6 of 10 tender processes over two yrs
Former Governor, Augustus Jaspert, has conceded that his office had also waived tender processes in order to have projects executed. Appearing before the Commission of Inquiry (COI) recently, Jaspert said there were instances where he felt that waiving the tender […]
Rider pleads guilty after pointing unlicensed gun at police
The scooter rider who pulled a firearm at police after crashing his bike weeks ago has pleaded guilty. Thirty-year-old St Kitts national, Randale Hanley, was charged with three counts of assault on a police officer and carrying an unlicensed firearm. During his […]
Jaspert can’t recall pressuring Premier to sign UK loan guarantee
Former Governor, Augustus Jaspert, said he has no recollection of ‘intensely’ pressuring Premier Andrew Fahie into signing a loan agreement that was offered by the UK government for hurricane recovery. In a position statement from government ministers to the Commission […]
Three found guilty of illegal gun possession in 5-year-old case
Roughly half-a-decade since their arrest, three men were found guilty of illegal possession of a firearm in the Magistrate’s Court this week. The three accused, Edgar Carasco, Darryl Frett and Jose Almestica, were all slapped with the conviction by Magistrate […]
