Oleanvine Maynard has pleaded guilty to a count of conspiracy to import cocaine, purportedly in exchange for a more lenient sentence before a US Federal Court. Maynard appeared for a hearing today, at which point she entered a plea agreement with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. The document, seen … Continued

Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio Wheatley has responded to public calls for the Government of the Virgin Islands to “better prioritise” spending following the announcement that the Government will spend $250 thousand on the Non-Stop Concert. Many members of the public have expressed dissatisfaction with the decision, and expressed the view that the money would … Continued

Governor John Rankin has said that “additional action will be necessary” should the Government of the Virgin Islands fail to make significant progress in the implementation of the Commission of Inquiry Reforms by the time of his next Quarterly Review. “If we do not see the ‘meat on the bones’ of these reforms by my … Continued

The Ministry of Education recently completed both the Primary and Secondary levels of the 2023 National Spelling Bee with the following students announced as champions for this year. At the Secondary School Level, the finals competition was held on May 31st and the results were as follows: 3rd place – Lennox Clancy – Ciboney Centre … Continued

The Non-Stop Concert will now be held at the Festival Grounds in Road Town. The move was confirmed by Premier Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley on Thursday. According to Premier Wheatley, the decision to make the shift from Brandywine Bay is in line with efforts to ensure that this year’s Emancipation Festival receives maximum support … Continued

On June 7, the Department of Enviornmental Health joined the global community in observing World Food Safety Day 2023. The annual observation seeks to draw attention to food standards. We joined Environmental Officers at the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park on that day, as they held an event to sensitize and inform members of … Continued

Canada has announced the introduction of visa-free travel to travelers holding passports from 13 countries, several of which are in the Caribbean. The list released on June 6th named St Kitts and Nevis, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago, among members of the global community who will … Continued

After receiving the official proclamation of Virgin Islands Day in the City of Tamarac and the keys to Broward County, Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio Wheatley and Minister for Communications and Works the Honourable Kye Rymer showed their gratitude to Commissioner for Tamarac, Virgin Islander, Hon. Morey Wright Jr. . This ceremony set the pace … Continued

On June 5th the international community observed “World Environment Day” with a specific focus on bringing an end to plastic pollution. ” World Environment Day 2023 is a reminder that people’s actions on plastic pollution matters. The steps governments and businesses are taking to tackle plastic pollution are the consequence of this action. It is … Continued

The Virgin Islands is weeks away from the commissioning of an asphalt plant which promises to significantly slash the costs of upcoming roadworks being undertaken by the Government. That is according to a recent update provided by Director of the Public Works Department Jeremy Hodge. Hodge went on to provide some specifics as to where … Continued