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April 24th, 2024
‘Cindy’ blasts Governor Pruce as ‘not doing anything at all’

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – New Governor H.E Daniel Pruce has received a vocal flogging from controversial radio talk show host Rosemary L. Rosan aka ‘Cindy’ who has accused the Governor of being far less proactive than his predecessor, Mr John J. Rankin CMG since taking office in January 2024.

February 15th, 2024
UK Territory [British] Virgin Islands De Facto Direct Rule or is Cayman Next?

Peter Polack

Shortly after the arrest of [British] Virgin Islands (VI) Premier Andrew A. Fahie in Miami by DEA agents for a drug sting operation, a UK Commission of Inquiry report on corruption, abuse of office and serious dishonesty was released, in June 2022.

February 13th, 2024
Civil society group to march against Governor, Top Cop over poor policing

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Local business owner and brother of Bishop John I. Cline, Mr Ronford Cline has signaled plans to move a petition and march against Governor Daniel Pruce and the Commissioner of Police Mark Collins to take accountability for security and poor policing in the Virgin Islands (VI).

February 13th, 2024
UK vs BVI - Talking large about doing little

Alred C. Frett

Messages from the Masters:

February, 2024, Black History Month… We can talk about anything, including how Ron DeSantis, a Ringleader for revoking our History with Anti-Woke Nonsense, has suffered a Presidential Nomination defeat... However, the threats are still growing, and we cannot risk the chance of their success, so we must work extra hard to ensure that this and generations to come will not be deprived of their Identity.

February 10th, 2024
VI & UK conduct joint crisis training exercise with hurricane scenario

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Crisis experts from the United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) arrived in the Virgin Islands on Monday, February 5, 2024, to host a week of crisis response and disaster preparedness training.

February 9th, 2024
UK should tell us what is on the other side of this ‘modern partnership’- Hon Stacy R. Mather

FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Deputy Speaker and Opposition Member Hon Stacy R. Mather MBE believes the United Kingdom (UK) has a responsibility to let the people of the [British] Virgin Islands know what is at the other end of this modern partnership that it has been promoting.

February 2nd, 2024
Premier tells new Governor democracy must be respected in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has reminded that the VI remains a democratic nation and, as such, democracy must be respected through democratic governance.

February 1st, 2024
Gov’t looking forward to working with Governor on CoI reforms – Dr Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) in welcoming Governor Daniel Pruce to the VI said his administration is looking forward to working with the new Governor on Governance reforms.

January 31st, 2024
Andrew A. Fahie was ‘framed’ by the UK- Ex-Premier’s attorney tells court

MIAMI, Florida, USA- After several delays, the trial for former Premier of the Virgin Islands Andrew A. Fahie began on Monday, January 29, 2024, in a Miami federal court where the US government made its cocaine-smuggling case against Mr Fahie by casting a confidential informant as a Mexican cartel trafficker.

January 31st, 2024
UK falls to lowest score on global corruption index

LONDON, UK - The UK has fallen from 18th (out of 181 countries) in 2022 to 20th in 2023 in Transparency International’s corruption perceptions index, which ranks countries by experts’ views of possible corruption in public services.

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