Government has decided to extend the Beef Island runway by some 1,400 feet or more even though a business case designed to assess the project’s feasibility is not complete and …
July 12, 2024
July 17, 2021
COI interrogates former premier on belongership
The Commission of Inquiry questioned former Premier Dr. Orlando Smith last week about belongerships that Cabinet allegedly awarded improperly just before the start of his 2011- 2019 tenure as premier. …
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May 27, 2019
Premier says info on BVI Airways ‘deleted’
Premier Andrew Fahie told the House of Assembly on Friday that information on the botched BVI Airways deal is “missing” or on a “deleted” hard drive and that he is …
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January 31, 2019
Hospital to be renamed after Dr. Smith
House of Assembly members voted last week to rename Peebles Hospital in honour of Premier Dr. Orlando Smith. While the name of the newer hospital building will change, the original …
December 6, 2018
Premier promotes VI amidst Brexit
This week Premier Dr. Orlando Smith led a delegation to the Joint Ministerial Council meetings in London, where he planned to emphasise the importance of the Virgin Islands within the …
November 22, 2018
Cracks deepen within NDP government
The National Democratic Party government continued to splinter over the past week as three elected members left the party, including a minister and junior minister who were fired from their …
October 12, 2018
Government releases, then partly retracts, vague info on Irma donations worth $16m
In response to a request at a recent press conference, government officials last week provided — and then partially retracted — a spreadsheet listing limited information about more than $16 …
July 13, 2018
CARICOM backs OTs in public registers spat
More than a dozen Caribbean leaders, including Premier Dr. Orlando Smith, gathered in Montego Bay, Jamaica last week for the 39th Caribbean Community heads of government meeting. During the three-day …
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June 14, 2018
Non-profit seeks to support local entrepreneurs
Designer Kristin Frazer marked the 10-year anniversary of her company Trèfle in a way she couldn’t have predicted — with the passage of Hurricane Irma. Though Ms. Frazer’s label has …
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