The Virgin Islands’ government is hoping to get close to $500 million in value from the tourism industry after the cruise season reopens this month. The Premier and Minister of Tourism, Andrew Fahie said the government is looking forward to […]
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Skelton Cline paid before contract signed? COI probes
Financial Secretary (FS) Jeremiah Frett says the government can pay a contractor before signing an agreement even though there isn’t anything on the territory’s law books that explicitly permits this action. Frett gave that indication to the Commission of Inquiry […]
CARPHA samples show 13 persons with Mu and Delta variants in BVI
Samples sent to the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) have shown that there were at least 13 persons with the Mu and Delta variants of the coronavirus in the BVI. Mu is considered a ‘variant of interest’ while the […]
Accused curfew breacher says cops are ‘unfair’ when enforcing the law
A Virgin Gorda man who was charged alongside two relatives for breach of curfew has complained of receiving discriminatory treatment from law enforcers. Cliff Creque as well as his father Clinton, and brother Chris, were all brought before the Magistrate’s […]
Tender waived for Top Priority contract to transport $$ to bank
Nine months after the company began its duties, Cabinet decided to waive the tender process for Top Priority Security to provide transportation services for government funds. According to the most recent post-Cabinet statement released yesterday, October 7, the contract runs […]
Gov’t enters $147K deal to assist special needs students
The government has entered into a $147,700 agreement with the Wellness Center Behavioural Health Clinic Ltd (WCBHC) to assist special needs students. In its September 29 Cabinet meeting, the government decided to waive the tender process and retroactively hire WCBHC […]
Premier: Gov’t was not excessively lax, generous with stimulus grants
While accepting that his government’s stimulus grant programme “possibly” could have been better executed technically, Premier Andrew Fahie said his government provided the grant “in good faith to meet real needs”. In an official statement released today, the Premier defended […]
Teen among four arrested in connection to recent break-ins
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has reported that it has made “breakthroughs” regarding several burglaries that happened around the main island of Tortola in last two weeks. Four suspects including a teen have been arrested and charged in […]
Discourteous! Unanswered email prompts further hiccups, says COI
An email sent to Withers LLP, the Attorney General’s (AG) legal team representing government in the Commission of Inquiry (COI), was left unanswered to for weeks, prompting Commissioner Sir Gary Hickinbottom to label the behaviour as discourteous. Sir Gary indicated […]
FS says Skelton Cline’s contract should’ve been clearer
Financial Secretary (FS) Jeremiah Frett has said the language of government consultancy contracts given to Claude Skelton Cline should have been clearer in terms of the deliverables government wanted. Frett gave this indication when he appeared before the Commission of […]
