News
‘Taxi Commission needs to go home!’ – Lorrie A. Rhymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Public Relations Officer of the People’s Empowerment Party, Mr Lorrie A. Rhymer has called for the disbandment of the Taxi and Livery Commission, accusing the group of not doing its job of informing Taxi operators in the Territory.
Former VI First Lady Dorothy N. Wheatley passes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Word reaching our newsroom last week is that the wife of the late Chief Minister of the Virgin Islands Willard Wheatley, MBE, LLD has died peacefully at Peebles Hospital after a brief period of illness.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Elvon Pope aka ‘Barny’
By Cathy O. O. Richards
Ms. Gwenette C. Hodge is a woman whom our Young Professional for This Week Mr Elvon Pope says deserves a lifetime award for being the ‘Strongest and Best Mother’ of all time. For him she holds the scepter that is responsible for his beat in life and for him being the person he is today.
“We are breaking ground” – Hon Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool continued to hit at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) headed by Opposition VIP Leader Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE when he and several others signed the $30.7ML contract for the moving ahead of the Cruise Pier Development Project.
Youth charged in Zion Hill hit & run
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police have charged the suspect accused of being involved in a hit and run accident which resulted in injuries to Mrs Asiyah Mahoney on February 1, 2014.
Caul MVP as BVI Future lifts Ball A Rama Easter Championship
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Stephon Caul of the Virgin Islands was named as the Tournament MVP at last week’s 13th Annual Zero Tolerance Easter Ball-A-Rama Basketball Tournament in St Thomas, USVI.
Stapleton burglary trial to start in June
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Tevorn Stapleton appeared before the Magistrate’s Court again yesterday, April 23, 2014 for what was expected to be the continuation of his trial after he previously pleaded not guilty to a charge of burglary.
LIME surprises students, teachers of BFEC
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - LIME in the first of many surprises to come, yesterday April 23, 2014 brought smiles to the faces of students and teachers of the Bregado Flax Educational Centre – Secondary Division in Virgin Gorda when officials from the communications company visited the institution of learning bearing gifts for well-deserving individuals.
VIP Congress internal elections set for May 28, 2014!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In a closed door Extraordinary General Meeting at Maria’s By the Sea held last night April 23, 2014 the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) general body has selected a date for its internal elections that could see a new Executive Committee being installed.
Grenada Taps China to Lead Carriacou Airport Expansion
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Grenada has engaged the state-owned China Harbour Engineering Company to execute the expansion of the Lauriston airport on the island of Carriacou.

