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
Territorial At-Large Representative, Hon. Shereen Flax-Charles has joined forces with the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement and will be contesting the next general elections as a 9th District Candidate. The announcement was made today at a Press Conference held by the Party’s Chairman and Deputy Chairman, Ronnie W. Skelton and Hon. Melvin Turnbull respectively with Hon. … Continued
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is making a renewed appeal to residents to assist with identifying anyone who was involved in the murder of Le’ Shaugnh Smith. The appeal comes on the one-year anniversary of Smith’s murder which occurred on February 24, 2022. According to initial investigations by the police, Smith was reportedly outside … Continued
There is no evidence to suggest that the 10 percent salary reimbursement incentive which was part of the “1000 Jobs in 1000 Days” initiative was ever received by employers who joined the programme. This is according to the findings of the Auditor General’s Special Report on Claude Skeleton Cline’s government contracts during the period March … Continued
Former government consultant Claude Skelton Cline has brought God at his defence to the recent alarming findings of the Auditor General’s Special Report on the contracts that was awarded to him during the Andrew Fahie led Virgin Islands Party government. Cline’s comment came during his Honestly Speaking radio programme on Wednesday, which was also streamed … 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
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
