In an official release from the Government Information Services of the Virgin Islands, it has been announced that the Government of the Virgin Islands has appointed Mr. Shea Alexander to serve as the Ministerial Special Adviser, effective April 21, 2022. The adviser’s main responsibility is to provide support to the Junior Minister for Trade, Economic … Continued
In the United States females will no longer have a federal constitutional right to an abortion after the Supreme Court overturned the ruling in the case Roe v. Wade this morning. Roe v. Wade is a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled nearly five decades ago that the Constitution … Continued
Belle Vue resident Akeem Durrant has been charged with the murder of Corey Butler. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force gave the confirmation in a media release on Friday which revealed that Durrant has also been slapped with further drug and robbery charges. The police said, “In addition to murder, Durrant was also charged with … Continued
The BVI Post is reinstalling letter boxes around the Territory to allow its customers to resume collecting mail at their own convenience. Letter boxes at Republic Bank formally listed as Scotia Bank, First Bank and Sea Cow’s Bay have been completed and will be accessible from Friday, June 24 at 1:00 p.m. while those at … Continued
Some 137 students graduated from the Elmore Stoutt High School on Thursday with 4 receiving high honours and 75 meeting the criteria to receive honours. The top 10 students receiving honours included six females and four males. Christina Creque received the valedictorian honour while Caliyah Charles was the salutatorian. The other top 10 honourees included … Continued
Should those who migrate to another country to work be qualified for citizenship in that country, is a question being asked by social commentator Claude Skelton Cline. Cline posed the question during a recent airing of his Honestly Speaking radio programme, where he called on the relevant authorities to find a solution to the existing … Continued
Representative for the Fourth Electoral District Honourable Mark Vanterpool has said that it is time to let the younger generation lead the territory. Vanterpool made the comment during a recent session of the House of Assembly as he showed his support for young leaders. He said more people should be supportive of younger persons taking … Continued
The BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA) held its National Junior and Senior Championships over the weekend June 18th 2022 at the A.O. Shirley Grounds; see attached full details of results. Prior to start of the event, David Thomas – Chief Operations Officer and Nekita Turnbull – Marketing Manager of Clarence Thomas Limited (CTL) presented a donation … Continued
Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley has affirmed a renewed partnership with Virgin Islands’ tourism stakeholders. Premier Wheatley, who is also the Territory’s tourism minister, told industry representatives at a meeting last Friday that the renewed partnership will be reflected in the composition of the new tourist board, which will … Continued
Deputy Premier and Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer, has pledged his support as Minister to the continued improvement of the Telecommunications sector in the Virgin Islands. Honourable Rymer was addressing celebrations to observe World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2022, at the Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park last week. The … Continued
