The new House of Assembly is taking shape. The past week saw the appointment of Progressive Virgin Islands Movement leader Ronnie Skelton as opposition leader and the setting of ministerial …
May 6, 2023
March 3, 2023
Minister promises progress on teacher increments
Amid upset concerning outstanding increments due to teachers, Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Sharie de Castro met with the BVI Teachers Union last month and promised progress, according to …
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March 3, 2023
‘Extreme misconduct’ on rise in schools
Amid infrastructure and administrative changes at the territory’s schools, officials are planning a disciplinary crackdown at a time when “extreme misconduct” is on the rise, Education, Youth Affairs and Sports …
March 23, 2022
Youth parliament gets new mentorship
A new leader will take charge of managing the Virgin Islands Youth Parliament. House of Assembly members voted on March 10 to replace House Speaker Julian Willock as chair of …
June 17, 2021
Inquiry probes Registry of Interests, assistance grants
Focusing on elected officials’ financial interests and how they go about allocating $1.8 million each year in assistance grants, the Commission of Inquiry resumed public hearings again this week. COI …
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December 1, 2019
De Castro attends UK seminar on parliaments
Junior Minister for Tourism Sharie de Castro is representing the government this week at the 2019 Westminster Seminar on Effective Parliaments in London. The annual seminar — the United Kingdom …
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November 13, 2019
VI to launch investment promotion agency
The Virgin Islands will soon launch an investment promotions agency called BVI Invest, which will work to attract foreign investment to the territory, leaders announced. BVI Invest will be part …
November 13, 2019
Logo designers go back to the drawing board
The six young competitors who vied to design a logo for the government’s new Innovative Business Lab set to launch next year are getting a lesson in working for demanding …
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November 4, 2019
Big ideas emerge during Innovation Week
“There are a lot of big deals in this room,” said emcee Kareem-Nelson Hull as he surveyed a conference room full of dozens of young Virgin Islands entrepreneurs at the …
July 18, 2019
Price control ‘not the focus’ of consumer protection bill
Price control is “not the focus” of the 99-page draft Consumer Protection Act, 2019, said Junior Trade Minister Sharie de Castro (R-at large), even though she acknowledged that price gouging …
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July 11, 2019
Government seeks input on consumer protection bill
The government is holding a series of meetings with business owners and the wider community to gain input in preparation for the second and third readings of the Consumer Protection …
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March 3, 2019
In a first, women win three seats in the House of Assembly
In the final moments of the election on Monday, Sharie de Castro sat hunched over, staring intently at the screen displaying the election results in the Multi-purpose Sports Complex. When …
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