The House of Assembly passed seven bills on April 22, most of which updated existing legislation focused on financial matters including fee waivers, trusteeships and inheritance rules. While presenting the …
May 3, 2021
May 3, 2021
Cruise ships could home-port here soon
Cruise ships would be able to start and end their journeys in the Virgin Islands under a proposed law introduced recently in the House of Assembly as part of efforts …
May 3, 2021
Inquiry hearings start this week
The United Kingdom’s commission of inquiry is scheduled to start holding its first hearings today in Road Town. The move is the next step after the commission received various written …
April 30, 2021
Premier mum on border management strategy
A plan for managing the territory’s borders during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has been drafted and provided to members of the National Security Council, Premier Andrew Fahie said last Thursday …
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April 30, 2021
Police struggle to fill vacant positions
Despite the previous government’s 2018 plan to steadily increase the hiring of police officers over the following three years, the force will soon have 50 vacancies, Premier Andrew Fahie said …
April 29, 2021
Integrity bill gets to House of Assembly
This year started with the January launch of an investigation into alleged corruption in the Virgin Islands as then-Governor Gus Jaspert aired concerns about political intimidation and inappropriate use of …
April 29, 2021
Government to scrap four day quarantine for vaccinated travellers, relaxes rules for some day trips
About two weeks after Premier Andrew Fahie first hinted that travel restrictions for vaccinated travellers would be loosened as part of a push for a full summer reopening, his administration …
April 29, 2021
Farmers Week held for first time since 2015
During a Monday afternoon ceremony that was part of Farmers and Fishers Week, the fishing wharf in Baughers Bay was renamed for late legislator Omar Hodge, affectionately known as “the …
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April 29, 2021
Premier dodges stimulus questions
Despite facing criticism for months over a lack of transparency surrounding the $62.9 million economic stimulus package announced last May, Premier Andrew Fahie remained mostly tight-lipped on the topic when …
April 29, 2021
Trees planted for Earth Day
A newly planted white cedar tree stands on the outskirts of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School grounds protected by a wooden barrier. It was one of 100 trees that Green …
April 28, 2021
Parks getting renovated
This year marked the 55th anniversary of the passage of the Recreation Trust Act (Cap 278), and Deputy Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley said the trust is launching a series …
April 28, 2021
Humane society hosts first beach cleanup
With dog leashes in one hand and blue and black trash bags in the other, community members patrolled the Beef Island shoreline recently, picking up bits of boat debris, glass …
April 27, 2021
Malone grilled on pollution scrubber
The Pockwood Pond incinerator is back burning trash after six weeks offline, but Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone came under fire in the House of Assembly last week …
April 26, 2021
Deadly coral disease continues to spread
Continued efforts to monitor Virgin Islands reefs for the highly infectious stony coral tissue loss disease are finding that its spread shows no sign of slowing down. A “coral strike …
April 23, 2021
Farmers and Fishers Week to kick off Sunday
Starting Sunday, Farmers and Fishers Week will celebrate a sustainable, adaptable future in food production, according to Deputy Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley. The event marks the resumption of a …
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April 23, 2021
Speaker calls out governor on pending bills
Speaker of the House Julian Willock started last week’s House of Assembly sitting by levelling criticism at the Governor’s Office for not yet assenting to bills already approved by legislators. …
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April 23, 2021
Joes Hill housing ahead of schedule
Construction on affordable housing for first-time homeowners is set to finish 13 months ahead of schedule, according to Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley. The Joes Hill development …
April 22, 2021
Tourism in the quarantine era
It had been over a year since I’d last travelled to the United States. I normally make the trip twice a year, and I’d never missed Christmas in my home …
April 22, 2021
Government gave commission of inquiry 73k pages
The government so far has provided 3,977 official documents amounting to 72,902 pages to the United Kingdom commission of inquiry, Premier Andrew Fahie told the House of Assembly on April …
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April 22, 2021
New unemployment numbers released
In the latest update on how the pandemic has affected unemployment in the Virgin Islands, government said more than 14 percent of employees at businesses reporting to the Department of …
April 22, 2021
More students allowed on campus for final term
As students prepare for the final term of the 2020-21 school year, more of them will be permitted to attend class in person following recent decisions by Cabinet. But schools …
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April 22, 2021
St. Vincent relief effort at full steam
At a warehouse near Port Purcell, volunteers and other relief workers have been sorting dried goods into boxes that will be loaded onto a barge and transported to St. Vincent …
April 22, 2021
Woman dies after being shot during a robbery at her home
Violent crimes continue to roil the territory, as a string of robberies in recent weeks has led up to the death of Catherine Pickering, 67, who became the ninth person …
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April 22, 2021
Government tackles water storage, distribution
Significant work has been carried out in recent weeks to improve water distribution throughout the territory, according to Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer. “The territory does not have …
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April 22, 2021
Envoy shares Virgin Islands’ ideas on reopening
A Virgin Islands representative recently shared the government’s ideas for safely reopening an island economy with political leaders, industry executives, civil society representatives and other stakeholders in the Pacific. Special …
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