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Premier to lead the charge for the strengthening of gun laws
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said he will personally champion the strengthening of the Virgin Islands (VI) gun laws.
West End Ferry Terminal Project faces review as bids soar $79M over budget
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—With the lowest submissions of bids for the New West End Ferry Terminal Project far exceeding the project’s estimated budget of $15 million, an immediate reassessment of the project’s scope and requirements is being done.
VI at the ‘tail end’ of CoI- Kedrick E. Malone
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands (VI) is at the “tail end” of implementing recommendations stemming from the Commission of Inquiry (CoI).
CoP Mark Collins goes scot-free following review of damning allegations
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was in January of this year that former Governor John J. Rankin, CMG announced that a review had been ordered into a myriad of complaints against the territory’s Commissioner of Police and United Kingdom (UK) national Mr Mark Collins.
Public urged to review Public Service Management Bill & give feedback
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands has approved the Public Service Management Bill, which received its first reading during the continuation of the Seventeenth Sitting of the First Session of the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA) on August 16, 2024.
Integrity in Public Life (Amendment) Bill 2024 now available for public review
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Cabinet Office of the Virgin Islands is notifying the public that the Integrity in Public Life (Amendment) Bill 2024, which was introduced and read for the first time in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, is now available for review.
The BVI has for years suffered corruption & allegations of corruption- Ex-UK police officer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Although the Commissioner of Inquiry was not considered a criminal investigation and did not find hard core evidence of corruption in the Virgin Islands, a former police officer in the United Kingdom, Andy J. Cooke, has surprisingly stated that the [British] Virgin Islands suffered from corruption for years.
The CoP ‘seems afraid to address the people in the territory’- Violet Thomas-Gaul
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The embattled Commissioner of Police Mr Mark Collins has been accused of dodging opportunities to address the public.
Rosan believes Sr Magistrate Richards should be sent home 'under review'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Rosemary L. Rosan aka ‘Cindy’ has accused Senior Magistrate Tamia N. Richards of abusing power in the case with Wade N. Smith where Justice Sonia Young on April 24, 2024, found the actions of the Senior Magistrate unreasonable and lacked substance and not justified.
Minimum Wage: ‘Is there going to be an increase? I don’t know’- Hon Lorna G. Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With anticipation high that there will be an increase in Minimum Wage in the [British] Virgin Islands, since a review is currently ongoing, Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE has said an increase will depend on the feedback received from the public.
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