The British Virgin Islands is gearing up for the potential impact of a Tropical Cyclone by activating the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) and closing the public service as well as local airports early. A circular from the Office of […]
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JVD and Anegada each need individual representatives
Opposition legislator Mark Vanterpool is calling for the sister islands of Anegada and Jost Van Dyke to have their own exclusive representatives under the British Virgin Islands’ newly proposed constitution. Vanterpool said he believes having a representative from all of […]
Strike it from the constitution! Governors should not be able to dip into govt’s treasury — Premier
Recalling the unprecedented and highly-controversial move by former Governor John Duncan to dip into the Consolidated Fund to pump funds into the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force back in 2017, Premier Andrew Fahie is pushing to change the section of […]
Constitutional Review Youth Subcommittee being proposed by Deputy Speaker
Territorial-at-Large Representative and Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, Neville Smith is calling for the implementation of a youth subcommittee to be part of the British Virgin Islands’ constitutional review process. Smith made that call during Tuesday’s sitting of […]
Premier claims UK was harder on BVI following 2018 ‘public registers’ protest
Premier Andrew Fahie said the British government did not take too kindly the BVI’s protest against the UK for introducing a law that forces the BVI to implement public registers of beneficial ownership. Concluding the House of Assembly’s debate on […]
Vanterpool calls for term limits for elected officials
Opposition legislator Mark Vanterpool is calling for term limits to be introduced for legislators elected to the House of Assembly. The fourth-term legislator said he wants these changes reflected under the territory’s next Constitution Order; discussions for which have already […]
BVI under Tropical Storm Warning!
The British Virgin Islands is under a Tropical Storm Warning. In this instance, the warning means tropical storm conditions are expected in the area within the next 36 hours. In an 11 am weather bulletin on Tuesday, July 28, the […]
Fraser proposes for BVI to have two parliamentary Houses as part of constitutional review
Senior Opposition legislator Julian Fraser has said he believes the British Virgin Islands should adopt a bicameral system of government which would consist of a House of Assembly (the Lower House) as well as a seven-member Senate (the Upper House). […]
Independence is ‘very dangerous’! BVI just wants more autonomy
Using Haiti as an example of why the BVI should not seek independence from the UK at this junction, government minister Vincent Wheatley said residents should be clear about what the territory is seeking to obtain through a constitutional review. […]
Gov’t to request UN’s Special Committee on Decolonisation to assist with constitutional review
Government will be inviting the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonisation to deploy a team to the British Virgin Islands to assist the territory with its constitutional review process. The Premier announced those plans in the House of Assembly on […]
