News
More confusion emerges: 3 show their heads in Opposition palace coup
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— After much speculation that there was intense disunity in the Opposition and that Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (R6) and others were planning to overthrow the Leader of the Opposition in a shameless power grab, three Opposition members have emerged as the culprits.
Int’l Affairs Director to clarify conflicting visa requirements for travel to Guyana—Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—Confusion surrounds the visa requirements for Virgin Islands (VI) nationals traveling to Guyana—following conflicting reports regarding entry procedures— prompting Premier and Minister for Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) to address the issue at a press conference on January 23, 2025, disclosing that his government is actively working to clarify the matter.
Too much confusion over increments, come clean- Willock
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- In an interview on the Talking Points radio show hosted by Violet Thomas-Gaul on Monday, May 29, 2023, the former Speaker of the House of Assembly, Julian Willock, has questioned the confusion over payment of increments to public officers.
‘You can’t have progress in confusion’- Darrell Ruan Jr
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Chairman of the Anegada Advisory Lands Committee Mr Darrell Ruan Jr. has made the commitment to work together with the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government in an effort to advance the cause of the people in the Ninth District.
Stop giving out Belonger status ’period'- Bevin S. George
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Member of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Mr Bevin S. George has called on the Government of National Unity to put a stop to the issuing of Belonger status as he believes it is causing confusion and will put locals at a disadvantage.
Public 'cannot engage' with Commission through IRU- CoI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Commission of Inquiry into governance in the Virgin Islands is now claiming that recent publicity and information about the Inquiry Response Unit (IRU) set up by Cabinet to facilitate information sharing with the COI is having a “misleading effect”.
Carifta mix-up sees Brathwaite collect silver then stripped!
NASSAU, The Bahamas, WI- It is not the first time such confusion has happened in athletics but it can be a little disappointing when officials get the results of an event wrong and then have to make the correction after medals would have been already handed out.

