2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (399+ words) By Dickson Igwe, Contributor This Ole Boy was ambling about a store when he met an old friend and politician. Considering the time and place politics was the inevitable outcome of any discourse. The tension was palpable and this investigator…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (360+ words) Political commentator Cindy Rosan has weighed in on the controversy surrounding the DeCastro Street improvement project, arguing that concerns over the removal of mature trees should not derail long-awaited efforts to improve Road Town. Her comments come amid public backlash…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (371+ words) Territorial At-Large candidate Levor Lettsome has called for the immediate removal of the derelict vehicle disposal fee charged to motorists when they license their vehicles. Lettsome, chairman of the Virgin Islands Innovative Association, argued that motorists should not have to…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (386+ words) Political commentator Claude Skelton Cline has called for trust companies and marine businesses operating in the BVI to pay into a sovereign wealth fund intended to finance infrastructure, education and other long-term development needs. Speaking on his Honestly Speaking programme,…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (404+ words) Talk show host Claude Skelton Cline has urged the government to recruit outside experts to overhaul the territory’s water and sewerage system, arguing that the longstanding problems require specialised skills and a structured transfer of knowledge to local workers. “We…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (307+ words) Honestly Speaking talk show host Claude Skelton Cline is calling on the government to search the diaspora for a highly qualified Virgin Islander to become the territory’s next Financial Secretary. His call comes amid reports that longstanding Financial Secretary Jeremiah…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (342+ words) By Dickson Igwe, Contributor In the preceding tale this Investigator made assertions on voter culture. He identified accountability, equity and punishment as three distinct cultures that can be discovered at a General Election. When there are no consequences, the third…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (411+ words) People’s Leadership Movement leader Mark Vanterpool has called on the government to halt the DeCastro Street sidewalk project until it explains the proposed works and the planned removal of mature trees in Road Town. The approximately $798,000 project is scheduled to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (331+ words) The BVI must make a major investment in teaching children to swim if more BVIslanders are expected to take advantage of opportunities in the territory’s lucrative marine industry. That was the message from swim instructor and BVI Watersports co-founder Emma…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (356+ words) NDP leader Marlon Penn has promised to bring “competent planning and hope” to the BVI if his party is elected to form the next government. Speaking on a recent episode of the NDP radio show, Penn was asked by Second…...