A little before 8 p.m. the smoke was already coming from vendors’ grills, the scent of frying fish filled the air and music was playing. Children headed off smiling …
Editorial: Prepare now for hurricanes
Weather experts are predicting a busy year, with as many as 14 hurricanes. Of those, between three and seven are predicted to be Category Three or larger. Fortunately, the VI …
Former AG fires back at premier
after it was widely reported that he used the podium at a public meeting in East End earlier this month to harshly criticise her work in office. Ms. Quartey vacated …
MPs defend OFCs in debate
Three United Kingdom parliamentarians hashed out the usefulness of offshore finance centres in a Westminster Hall debate last week, during which a ranking UK Treasury officer praised the Virgin Islands’ …
Editorial: Remembering emancipation
As the territory celebrates the August Emancipation Festival with pageantry, parades and performances, residents should take time to remember the reason for the season. On Aug. 1, 1834, the Emancipation …
DR man busted with $66k in bag
A Dominican Republic man who illegally entered the territory with a bag containing $66,000 was sentenced on Monday to six months in prison. Eddy Medina Baez, 42, pleaded guilty Monday …
Opposition calls for a Biwater inquiry
Opposition member Dr. Kedrick Pickering (R–D7) called for a public inquiry.into the government’s relationship with Biwater on Monday night’s National Democratic Party radio programme. The move came one week after …