An ongoing effort to strengthen regional alliances in the face of global instability was among the topics on the table when Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley attended the Association of Caribbean States Heads of Government Conference last Thursday and Friday in Cartagena, Colombia. The meeting drew...
June 10, 2025
June 10, 2025
Water meters installed at reservoirs
As part of government’s ongoing efforts to better track water usage, large-flow meters are being installed at reservoirs around the territory, according to the Recovery and Development Agency. Already, 11 have been installed under a project that kicked off on May 27, and officials hope...
June 6, 2025
Controlling powers urged to back territories
The United Kingdom and other “administering powers” should set aside their national interest to support self-determination for the Virgin Islands and the 16 other non-independent territories they control, according to VI Special Envoy Benito Wheatley. Mr. Wheatley made the call at the recently concluded United...
June 9, 2025
Festival to focus on culture
As musicians from Elmore Stoutt High School played the territorial song and other numbers, a crowd grew at the Market Square in Road Town for the launch of the 71st annual August Emancipation Festival. At the Friday evening event, officials unveiled a schedule that will...
June 6, 2025
Gov’t had $5m in Bank of Asia
Five days after financial regulators’ surprise announcement that they are winding down the Bank of Asia (BVI) Limited, Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley dropped another bombshell on Tuesday in the House of Assembly. The government, he said, had more than $5 million in the bank as...
June 6, 2025
Branson backs bid to boost VI oceans
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson is a key player in the launch of a $200,000 initiative to invest in Virgin Islands entrepreneurs seeking to launch businesses that will benefit the territory’s marine environment. The Unite BVI 2025 Impact Challenge, which is centred around ocean health, will...
June 6, 2025
Workshop tackles plastic pollution
Environmental consultant Amar Munnolimath stood in a conference room at Treasure Isle Hotel on May 29 arranging large post-it notes on the wall. Each note listed a problem believed to exacerbate plastic pollution in the Virgin Islands: “Lack of awareness;” “Lack of funding;” “No limitations...
June 5, 2025
DPP digs in on Walwyn wall case, slams media
In two Facebook posts over the past week, public prosecutors accused the media of “incorrect and incompetent” reporting and insisted that they have not abandoned their case against Opposition Leader Myron Walwyn despite recent setbacks. In 2022, Mr. Walwyn and Lorna Stevens — who have...
June 5, 2025
Walwyn resurrects no-confidence vote
For the first time under Opposition Leader Myron Walwyn, the opposition has renewed its attempts to topple Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley’s government through a no-confidence vote. The vote Mr. Walwyn requested is scheduled to come near the end of the House of Assembly sitting that...
June 5, 2025
Small protest occupies roundabout
Pacing around the Road Town roundabout on the morning of June 2, about half a dozen protestors called for the government to address problems ranging from water lock-offs and crumbling roads to mouldy buildings and high prices. As police diverted cars away — resulting in...
June 3, 2025
Spring Bay could reopen by year-end
Nestled between vacation villas on Virgin Gorda’s southwestern tip, Spring Bay National Park is a more accessible beach experience for people unable to circumnavigate The Baths less than a kilometre away. Since last June, however, prospective visitors have been prohibited from visiting Spring Bay because...
