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Auditor General Sonia Webster is investigating how the government dramatically underestimated the cost of public-service salary increases awarded last year, according to Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley. He made the disclosure …
The House of Assembly passed the 2025 budget with amendments on Dec. 19 after a lengthy debate over two days that touched on the economy, infrastructure, healthcare, the minimum wage …
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After a delay that left Tortola with no public library for more than six months, the East End/Long Look Community Library reopened on Monday at a new location in the …
The head of the BVI Tourist Board told legislators last year that the agency needed $15 million to do its job in 2022, when tourism is expected to recover by …
There is a “communication gap” between the Virgin Islands Shipping Registry, Her Majesty’s Customs and the public, according to Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley. During the Standing …
As Director of Public Prosecutions Tiffany Scatliffe-Esprit struggles to fill prosecutorial and administrative posts in her office, human resources issues and low salaries continue to deter new recruits, she reportedly …
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For years, government has promised to construct a new Magistrates’ Court as the first phase of a larger “Halls of Justice” project, after understaffing and inadequate facilities at Johns Hole …
Continue reading “Standing Finance Committee: Relocating Magistrates’ Court would cost $168k”
The Office of the Auditor General has received and reviewed the Treasury Department’s financial statements for 2017 and hoped to have long-delayed audits for that year completed in 2021, Auditor …
In an effort to boost revenue in the Virgin Islands, the government is pursuing plans to grow medicinal marijuana in the territory, Premier Andrew Fahie said during the recent deliberations …
In 2010, legislators passed a law designed to help preserve the territory’s valuable records. Eight years later, it still is not in effect. As a result, some preservation efforts have …
Continue reading “Archives in jeopardy as law remains in limbo”
