The Police (Amendment) Act 2023 has been passed in the House of Assembly and once assented to will set out the legal procedures to be used by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force when collecting DNA samples from persons suspected of being involved in arrestable offences. Mover of the Bill Premier Dr. the Honourable Natalio … Continued
Resident Jermaine Henry once again created history for the territory and his homeland Jamaica after placing third at the Arnold Classics in Columbus, Ohio last weekend. Competing in the Super Heavyweight category in his second international competition since debuting in December 2022, Henry was impressive enough to finish in the top three, receiving a bronze … Continued
Four of the audits ordered in the Recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry Report remain outstanding, for public consumption, ahead of the upcoming change in government that will come following the 2023 General Election. According to the most recent report from the COI Implementation Unit (January 2023), the outstanding audits surround the following: All Four … Continued
A man and a woman have been charged and granted bail in connection with the murder of Yan Edwards. This is according to a media release by the Royal Virgin Islands Police on Thursday, March 9 which revealed the identities of the two persons as 60-year-old Rowan Arlington Pickering and 34-year-old Miriam Kimberly May. Pickering … Continued
Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio Wheatley has strongly condemned the individual, believed to be a member of his Cabinet, responsible for the unauthorised release of the Auditor General’s report into Assistance Grants Programmes. Ahead of debating the contents of the audit, Premier Wheatley stood to express his deep disappointment in what unfolded. To this end … Continued
Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Hon. Melvin Turnbull has issued a stern message to persons in the Territory who have been violating public access to beaches. Turnbull rose before the House of Assembly to address what was later described as a worsening issue being monitored by the Ministry and other stakeholders. According to Hon. … Continued
Governor John Rankin has concluded that audits recently laid before the House of Assembly have evidenced failure in good governance. The audits he spoke of, at the time, surrounded contracts granted to Claude Skelton Cline for consultancy and to EZ Shipping for the use of Static Marine Platforms. On the heels of concerning conclusions in … Continued
The Police Act 2023 is set to make a return to the House of Assembly during the ongoing sitting to update the dated legislation with new measures for handling DNA sampling. Deputy Premier Kye Rymer made the announcement during a recent airing of the Virgin Islands Party radio programme Let’s Talk. The bill was later … Continued
Ron Potter is set to be appointed as the next chairman of the BVI Health Services Authority Board (BVIHSA). This was confirmed in the Order Paper for today’s sitting of the House of Assembly which revealed that the appointment will span a period of three years from the March 15, 2023 commencement date. Potter’s selection … Continued
Members of the House of Assembly intend to, today March 9th 2023, proceed with the second and third readings of 16 key pieces of legislation which they intend to pass through the House ahead of the dissolution of the Fourth House of Assembly, constitutionally due within the next 72 hours. The 16 bills before the … Continued
