By Davion Smith, BVI News Staff Government minister Myron Walwyn is pushing for a policy that will bar legislators from reading the names of government contractors aloud in parliament. The minister said the practice of ‘public naming’ in parliament is prejudicial […]
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Big drop in murders, 12% drop in overall crime
Having recorded a startling 10 murders in 2017 — the highest in nearly a decade, the British Virgin Islands is experiencing a major drop in murders so far this year. The territory is seeing a 50 percent decrease in murders […]
COMMENTARY: Wasted youthful enthusiasm facing gov’t corruption
By Alred Frett, Contributor A crucial feature that places man above other Animals is his ability to reason and conceptualize so it is heartbreaking and disappointing to see our youth plagued by wasted opportunity when good ideas wither before getting […]
16-y-o student reportedly mixed up in iSmart burglary
A 16-year-old has been implicated in the April 2018 burglary of iSmart in Road Town. Following investigations, police reportedly charged the Elmore Stoutt High School student with burglary. Information to our news centre is that police suspect the teen was […]
3 nabbed, charged in connection to BVI burglaries
Police have arrested three men in connection with the series of burglaries that have been happening in the British Virgin Islands. Charged are are Road Town resident Michael Ashby, 36-year-old Huntums Ghut resident Reynoldo Hewlett, and 24-year-old Belle Vue resident, […]
Walwyn responds: ‘Fahie has tenuous relationship with truth’
Education Minister Myron Walwyn has labelled Opposition Leader Andrew Fahie as a dishonest politician who has used ‘school children’ to score political points. “It’s unfortunate that after all these years Honourable Fahie still has a tenuous relationship with the truth,” […]
Farmers, fisherfolk earning more at temporary market
Local farmers and fisherfolk are earning more at their new temporary venue at Sir Olva Georges Plaza on Waterfront Drive in Road Town. That is according to a member of the Farmers and Fishermen Network, Aragon Dick-Read. In an interview with […]
Give each sister island its own representative — Wheatley
There are calls for the Virgin Islands Constitution to be amended to include at least two additional legislators in the House of Assembly. Sister Islands Coordinator Vincent Wheatley is suggesting that Virgin Gorda, Anegada, and Jost Van Dyke should each […]
Do what UK says, borrowing locally 5 times more expensive
By Davion Smith, BVI News Journalist The British Virgin Islands will spend five times as much on loan repayments if it refuses the United Kingdom’s £300 million loan guarantee and borrows from the BVI Social Security Board (SSB). That is […]
Bring back locals living abroad to help rebuild
Opposition member Julian Fraser has called on government to bring back educated British Virgin Islanders living abroad to help rebuild the hurricane-ravaged territory. Speaking Wednesday night at a public meeting at St Mary’s Church Hall on Virgin Gorda, Fraser said […]
