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Hon Fraser slammed for supporting Act that returns powers to Governor
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Deputy Premier and Minister for Environment, Natural Resources, and Climate Change, Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) has faced significant criticism for advocating the approval of the Public Service Management Act of 2024.
Registrar General discusses VI passport & nationality issues in UK
LONDON, United Kingdom- Registrar General Mrs Tashi O’Flaherty Maduro has successfully concluded a series of strategic high-level meetings in the United Kingdom, engaging in critical discussions with representatives from the BVI London Office and the BVI Tourist Board.
RVIPF officers injured in July 5 accident ‘doing well’- ACP Jacqueline E. Vanterpool
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Acting Commissioner of Police Jacqueline E. Vanterpool has said the two officers injured in a recent vehicular accident are recovering well.
Premier Wheatley ‘has my support’- Antigua & Barbuda PM Gaston A. Browne
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica- Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Hon Gaston A. Browne has advised Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) to “stay the course”.
Waste Management Director Marcus E. Solomon Out! New Director to be named!
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our News Centre is that the Director of Waste Management contract of Trinidad and Tobago national Mr Marcus E. Solomon will not be renewed.
Johnney I. Benjamin is 2025 recipient of Ivan Dawson Memorial Scholarship
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- The Ivan Dawson Memorial Scholarship Committee has announced that the 2025 recipient of the scholarship award is Mr Johnney Immanuel Benjamin, a Class Six student at the Ivan Dawson Primary School.
‘I don’t expect to get Commissioner’s post in a handbasket’- Jacqueline E. Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After over a month of speculation as to whether she would reapply for the post of Commissioner of Police (CoP) in accordance with the wishes of the community, and initially stating that she was waiting for instructions from the Lord, local Acting Commissioner of Police Jacqueline E. Vanterpool has disclosed she has reapplied.
VG & JvD named among Best Islands in Caribbean by Travel + Leisure Magazine
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Virgin Gorda and Jost van Dyke have recently been recognised as among the Best Islands in the Caribbean by Travel + Leisure Magazine.
Order in Council ‘should be removed’- TCI Deputy Premier Jamell R. Robinson
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica- The Deputy Premier of Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), Hon Jamell R. Robinson, has opined that it is time the United Kingdom-imposed Order in Council in the Virgin Islands (VI) be lifted.
PHSU opening campus in VI is a 'bold step'- Hon Sharie B. de Castro
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL), has called the decision of Ponce Health Sciences University (PSHU) to open a campus in the Virgin Islands (VI), the first of its kind in the territory, as a “bold step”.

