His Majesty’s Prison hosted a training session for emergency first responders to develop a plan of action for dealing with fires on the prison grounds. The training session, held on Tuesday, February 21, was presided over by Deputy Superintendent Joe Wilcox. The session featured a representative from the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service, the … Continued
Thirty-five persons have received training from Ambipar Response in best practices for managing oil spill events. The sessions were held on February 8 to 10 and February 13 to 16 and covered essentials of managing oil spill response including contingency planning, responder safety, spilt oil behaviour, oil containment and removal, and shoreline management. Director of … Continued
The Financial Services Industry professionals turned out in scores to celebrate their colleagues for the Financial Services Awards 2022 during a Cocktail Reception that took place on February 15, 2023 at the newly opened LvL3 Rooftop Prime Restaurant in Road Town, Tortola. Acting Premier Honourable Kye Rymer congratulated the financial services industry for their continued … Continued
26-year-old Nyall George has been charged with conspiracy to murder Kadeem Jimenez who died in December 2022. This was confirmed by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force on Wednesday night which said George was also jointly charged with John Burgos, 24, of St. Croix, USVI with unlawful possession of firearms, unlawful possession of ammunition and … Continued
Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio Wheatley believes that the document entitled “ Report of the Auditor General on the COVID-19 Border Security Contracts for Static Marine Platforms” is incomplete. Wheatley made that argument in the House of Assembly as he rose to debate the contents of the report. First on his list of concerns was … Continued
The Third Sitting of the Fifth Session of the Fourth House of Assembly officially returned to its original Head Quarters in Road Town Since March 2020 yesterday February 21st, 2023. The House of Assembly was relocated to the Save the Seed Energy Centre’s sporting facility in Duff’s Bottom due to spacing mandates implemented by the … Continued
“He who is without sin, cast the first stone” Those were the sentiments of Premier Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley as he stood before the House of Assembly following heated debates on Tuesday evening. That sitting brought two Auditor General reports, surrounding apparent misuse of public funds, to be laid before the House. Wheatley said … Continued
Minister for Health and Social Development Hon. Marlon Penn is urging the BVI public to brace themselves for the information that will be revealed once the pending audit reports from the active investigations are completed and made available to the public. Penn’s statement came as he debated the findings from the Auditor General’s report on … Continued
Premier Dr. the Honourable has admitted that his support of Claude Skelton Cline’s contracts under the Andrew Fahie-led Virgin Islands Party Government from the period March 2019 to September 2021 was a mistake. Premier Wheatley’s comment came during the debate stage of the Auditor General’s Special Report on Clines contracts, which was laid before the … Continued
While it is unclear when the accused Nyron Erickson will be forced to leave the Territory of the Virgin Islands, it is clear that the long awaited extradition will take place definitively. Documents dated February 15th, 2023 received by our newsroom show that the Privy Council has rejected Nyron Erickson’s application for an appeal against … Continued
