An audit into the Assistance Grants Programme administered by the Premier’s Office found that a lack of adequate controls to ensure appropriate due diligence in making decisions on awards fostered an environment in which applicants could and have abused the programme. The audit detailed various instances in which members of the public are believed to … Continued
Auditors say that the nature by which grants were handed out under the Office of the Premier, from January 2019 to May 2022, has begged the question of whether the programme was used for political reasons, rather than the socio-economic issues for which it was created. Of a sample of 301 approved applications and transactions … Continued
Governor John Rankin has reserved comment on the audit report into the Government’s Assistance Grants Programmes pending a proper release of the document which he believes was leaked from the Cabinet. Rankin told members of the press that while it is important that such documents come to the public, it is necessary that due process … Continued
Governor John Rankin has expressed unwavering confidence in the quality of work produced by the Auditor General and her team. This comes after members of the House of Assembly heavily criticised the work of the Auditor General while debating the contents of the audits conducted into government contracts issued to Claude Skelton Cline and EZ … Continued
One VI Poker Run has made a major contribution, valued at $10,5000, aimed at bettering the student and teacher experience at the Ivan Dawson Primary School. The “One VI Poker Run Give Back Ceremony” was held at the school’s campus in Cane Garden Bay on Friday March 3rd. There, the Poker Run team led by … Continued
The British Virgin Islands women’s softball national team finished fourth in the Eastern Caribbean Amateur Softball Championship, a tournament which was won by the unbeaten Curaçao team. Playing at the Virgin Islands National Park in St. John on Sunday, the BVI team fell short to Aruba to lose 9-8. The BVI team had an impressive … Continued
Alric Lenois Corea a stalwart businessman in the Virgin Islands passed away on March 3rd, 2023 at the age of 76. He was born on February 24th, 1947. Mr. Corea was married to the late Judith Titley-Corea and is survived by his 5 children, 12 grand- children and 1 great-grand child, his siblings, extended family … Continued
The British Virgin Islands women’s national team suffered their third defeat in the 2023 Eastern Caribbean Amateur Softball Confederation Championship against the unbeaten Curaçao team on Saturday. Playing in St. John USVI at the National Park, the BVI fell to Curaçao 12-0 in the fourth inning via mercy rule in a must win game.Curaçao which … Continued
Dream Team, Gunz, Raw Power and Elite volleyball teams opened the 2023 Virgin Islands Volleyball Association’s Power League each with victories. Playing at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex on Tortola last weekend, Dream Team enjoyed a straight set victory against Hawks in the opening game of the men’s division, winning 25-16, 25-10, 25-5. Game two in … Continued
Greater Advocacy for the Tourism Sector Last year the Board of Directors of the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association (BVICCHA) initiated a working group to explore the feasibility of establishing an organisation to represent the tourism sector which is a main economic pillar in our economy and employer of 65% of the workforce. … Continued
