Premier Andrew Fahie has announced Luce Hodge-Smith as the candidate the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) will be fielding if a by-election is to happen for the Fourth Electoral District. There have been clashing views about whether the Fourth District seat […]
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Bold Premier: Fahie promises OECS he will ‘regularise’ C’bean expats
Premier Andrew Fahie has volunteered himself to be held to account by the regional community. In what could be described as a bold move, Premier Andrew Fahie promised a delegation of regional leaders that he will grant permanent residency to […]
Governor willing to raise concerns of campaign financing with gov’t
Governor Augustus Jaspert said he is willing to raise concerns of campaign financing with the Andrew Fahie administration. A team of international and independent officials who were deployed to the territory to observe the 2019 General Elections said in a […]
Take emergency drills seriously, residents told
As the 2019 hurricane seasons draws closer, residents are being told to take the various emergency exercises and drills seriously and test their individual level of preparedness in the event a real natural disaster. That warning came from Governor Augustus […]
Machete fight over bad parking lands VG man in court
A Virgin Gorda resident has been granted $20,000 bail after he allegedly attacked another man with a machete for bad parking. Charged with ‘armed with an offensive weapon’ is Tudor Griffith. He pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Magistrate […]
Police conducting random stop-and-searches on Tortola
Members of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force are currently executing a major stop-and-search operation on the dual carriageway in Road Town, Tortola. BVI News understands that the operation is in response to reports of stolen vehicles but also to […]
Governor backs from D4 confusion, won’t get involved unless seat ‘clearly vacant’
As House of Assembly Speaker Julian Willock and representative-elect for the Fourth District Mark Vanterpool remain at loggerheads on whether Vanterpool should be sworn into office or whether a by-election should be held, Governor Augustus Jaspert is staying out of […]
Opposition Leader a character witness for convicted cop, begs mercy
Opposition leader Marlon Penn was one of the character witnesses for interdicted police officer Starcy Huggins who was found guilty of leaking police information back in 2013. Huggins was convicted on one count of ‘breach of trust by a public […]
Forensic audit of finances to be completed in our first 100 days
A forensic audit to be done on the finances of government is expected to be completed within the VIP government’s first 100 days in office, according to Premier Andrew Fahie. Government is hiring an unspecified firm to conduct the audit. […]
Voters asked to rate experience during elections
Voters are being asked to rate their experience during the recently-concluded general election. This is being done through a survey commissioned by the Office of the Supervisor of Elections along with the Governor and Deputy Governer’s offices. “The survey seeks […]
