The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, together with the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association, is launching an initiative dubbed Family Fridays in hopes of generating some excitement for family time around the dinner table. Beginning Festival Friday, August 5, and the first Friday of every subsequent month, the occasion is intended to create … Continued
Registering his objection to the implementation of Recommendation A1 of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) Report on Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition Honourable Julian Fraser told the House of Assembly (HOA) that he found the document to be laced in contradictions. Recommendation A1 calls for the dissolution of the House of Assembly, the cessation of … Continued
Opposition Leader Honourable Julian Fraser is of the opinion that the system within the territory has failed the mentally ill. His comment came during a recent sitting of the House of Assembly, where he called on the relevant government ministries to get their act together. Fraser referenced several recent acts which occurred in the territory … Continued
Premier Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley has made it clear that the members of his government are patriots and are not puppets. The premier’s statement came in response to a comment made by the Member for the Fourth District Honourable Mark Vanterpool, during Tuesday’s sitting of the House of Assembly. He said his government is … Continued
The following is commentary by Dr. Charles H. Wheatley. Mr. Howard R. Penn’s active public life began in 1938 when he joined the Civic League led by Mr Hope Stevens, a BVI lawyer resident in New York with a deep concern for the quality of life in the BVI. H.R. Penn joined in the fight … Continued
The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s (HLSCC) Institute of Education is pleased to announce a new partnership arrangement that offers support through grants and scholarships beginning in the fall of 2022 in honour of the late Reverend Edris O’Neal, OBE. Director of the HLSCC Institute of Education, Mrs. Sandy Harrigan-Underhill said she is very grateful … Continued
The first meeting of the Constitutional Review Commission was held yesterday, Monday, 18 July. In her opening welcome remarks at the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports conference room, the Chairman, Mrs. Lisa Penn-Lettsome expressed her thanks to fellow commissioners for agreeing to serve and reminded them that they were all bearing witness to history … Continued
Officers of the Marine Branch have charged Jeremy Kuntz, 30, a resident of Chalwell Estate with smuggling migrants. Kuntz, who will appear before the Magistrate’s Court at the next available sitting, is likely to be receive additional charges in relation to this matter. In the early morning hours of Monday July 18th, officers of Marine … Continued
With residential and business burglaries presently down by 71 percent when compared to 2021, the Royal Virgin Islands Police is asking the public to mark their tools and electronic items to further deter potential thieves. The RVIPF made the appeal on Tuesday, after noting that crime was down in the aforesaid category of burglaries. The … Continued
Former Speaker of the Virgin Islands House of Assembly Julian Willock has slammed claims which suggest that he was a rogue Speaker and acted outside his remit while serving in the position. Willock responded to the claims during his recent appearance on the local radio programme Talking Points. He said he never once acted beyond … Continued
