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The government closed out 2025 by signing a series of major infrastructure contracts totalling nearly $19 million, including one that leaders described as the largest roadworks deal in Virgin Islands …
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Kamau Georges is well known for playing saxophone. But on Sunday evening, he started with a bright flute solo when he performed the song he wrote in commemoration of the …
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The Aerial, BVI on Buck Island markets itself as a “private island wellness resort” where guests can “heal, elevate and transform” amid horses and zebras on a seaside ranch. The …
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Despite ongoing police operations across the territory this week, two men accused of serious crimes are still on the loose after they escaped from His Majesty’s Prison on Saturday evening, …
Continue reading “Cops up patrols, but escaped prisoners still at large”
Governor Daniel Pruce issued a stern directive to acting Police Commissioner Jacqueline Vanterpool last week, instructing her to correct a message she sent her officers about the controversial police-vetting process …
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After a scathing report from Auditor General Sonia Webster sparked a public outcry last week, House of Assembly members are defending their controversial closed-door decision to double their baseline salaries …
Continue reading “Offering scant evidence, lawmakers dispute audit and defend raises”
When a $20 million overspend on civil servants’ raises came to light last year, government leaders told an angry public that they didn’t know who to blame. Now, Auditor General …
Continue reading “$20m salary blunder blamed on DGO, Finance Ministry”
As House of Assembly members publicly hyped up a plan to increase civil servants’ pay in 2023, they quietly reserved far bigger raises for themselves. During a closed-door meeting that …
Continue reading “HOA members secretly doubled their salaries. Here’s what they make now”
Amid an international media frenzy surrounding a fatal incident early Saturday morning on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island, Virgin Islands police have provided few details and declined to confirm information …
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At a time when healthcare facilities across the territory are facing staffing shortages, the BVI Health Services Authority has hired a consultant to undertake a comprehensive compensation review and job …
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The government’s director of international relations got her day in court, and she came out on top. A magistrate ruled Monday that crown prosecutors had failed to provide sufficient evidence …
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The territory is one step closer to getting the new immigration detention centre that leaders have promised repeatedly since the previous one at Balsam Ghut began housing prison inmates more …
Continue reading “$370k deal signed for design of immigration centre”
In a move that could tarnish the Virgin Islands’ reputation and frustrate its financial sector, a global anti-money-laundering watchdog has added the territory to its list of 24 jurisdictions under …
Continue reading “VI on ‘grey list,’ but leaders aim to exit in 2 years”
Government officials should have known that Bank of Asia (BVI) Limited was failing when they deposited more than $5 million of taxpayer money in it earlier this year, Opposition Leader …
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For a week, officials have not responded to a news report that raised questions about the leadership of the public agency overseeing the winding down of Bank of Asia (BVI) …
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 …
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 …
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Once again, government leaders are claiming that an unfinished business case supports their controversial plan to dramatically expand the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport. And once again, the public will …
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Virgin Islands police officers are not being “tricked” into providing personal financial information under a controversial new vetting system launched last week after lengthy delays, Governor Daniel Pruce said Friday. …
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A West End man accused in 2023 of helping to run a major drug ring from His Majesty’s Prison was shot dead shortly after 3 p.m. on Saturday, police said. …
Efforts to tackle climate change in the territory may soon be eligible for long-delayed funding from a pot that has grown to almost $6 million. After sitting empty for a …
Continue reading “After a decade of delays, climate fund could soon get millions”
The United Kingdom Home Office will soon vet all Virgin Islands police officers, in part because the territory’s Police Service Commission is not yet up to the task, Governor Daniel …
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An anonymous accuser has changed her story and ended her lawsuit alleging that Virgin Islands belonger Dr. Henry Jarecki coerced her into sex slavery in the early 2010s with the …
“Technical issues” disrupted the government’s new online portal for travellers entering the territory and forced a return to the traditional paper-based system last week, officials announced. It is unclear what …
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Amid fears of rising prices linked to sweeping United States tariffs that took effect this week, the Virgin Islands government is working to strengthen economic ties with the Dominican Republic, …
Continue reading “As Trump starts trade war, Virgin Islands looks to DR”
