Was it a bird? A plane? Aliens?  None of the above.  The bright light that wowed Virgin Islanders on the night of Monday February 27th was in fact a front row seat to the launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket, carrying a new batch of Starlink Satellites into orbit. While the light show became visible … Continued

A British family made history on Monday February 27th by issuing an apology and paying reparations to the island of Grenada. In the presence of public officials, delegates, students and other members of the community, members of the Trevelyan family made a public apology to the people of Grenada on behalf of their ancestors. That … Continued

The BVI Football Association Women’s Committee has honoured Cassandra “Coach Cass” Gregg for her 30 years of unwavering commitment and dedication to the empowering and developing of football in the British Virgin Islands.  Coach Cass was presented with a banner and plaque honouring her work during the Women’s Football Festival on Saturday February 25th. Our … Continued

Between February 27th and February 28th the Government of the Virgin Islands intends to host 3 handing over and dedication ceremonies for community centres which have emerged from rehabilitation works. The first ceremony was held at the Valarie O Thomas Community Centre in Sea Cows Bay, on Monday morning. The Cathryn and Gertude Warner Community … Continued

Virgin Islands Party Candidate for the 8th District Allen Wheatley says that he was drawn to contest the upcoming general election by his overwhelming concerns on the threat of the suspension of the constitution and how that could infringe on the human rights of Virgin Islanders.  Ahead of deciding to move forward with his candidacy, … Continued

Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) Chairman Ronnie Skelton has debunked the rumoured merger of his party and the National Democratic Party (NDP) which was said to be taking place ahead of the upcoming general election. Skelton spoke during a recent press conference where he was questioned by 284 Media’s Ronn Grant on the details of … Continued

Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio Wheatley believes that the process taken to consider and implement the recommendations given in Auditor General’s reports must be done with extreme caution, much like was the case with the Commission of Inquiry (COI) Recommendations. Wheatley, at the time, was addressing the House of Assembly on the heels of two … Continued

“Right is right, and wrong is wrong”- Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio Wheatley says acceptance of such is evidence of a mature society. Wheatley shared those sentiments with the House of Assembly as members explored the contents of the Auditor General’s recent reports. While outlining the need for members of the public to understand the … 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

“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