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June 13th, 2024
Late legislator Carvin Malone gets graveside visit on 65th birthday

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- Legislators, members of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP), members of the Lions Club of Tortola, family and friends gathered at the graveside of the late former legislator Mr Carvin Malone on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, the day that he would have been celebrating his 65th birthday.

May 22nd, 2024
Vernon E. Malone’s ‘legacy will continue to influence our work’- David D. Archer Jr

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Governor David D. Archer Jr has hailed the life and contributions to the public service by the late former Commissioner of Police, legislator and attorney Mr Vernon E. Malone, who passed away on May 4, 2024, at the age of 76.

January 25th, 2024
Tributes flow in HoA for late former legislator Carvin Malone

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Seventh Sitting of the First Session of the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA) began today, January 25, 2024, in Road Town, Tortola, with a motion to pay tribute to the late legislator, Carvin Malone (AL) who died on January 14, 2024.

January 23rd, 2024
Late Legislator Carvin Malone to be honoured @ Special Sitting of HoA on Jan 25, 2024

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While the country, his immediate family, friends, the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) and US Virgin Islands (USVI) officials are still in shock over the sudden passing of former legislator, businessman, patriot, father, husband, uncle and servant Mr Carvin Malone, sitting legislators are set to honour his legacy.

January 15th, 2024
Carvin Malone has left an ‘indelible mark on our political landscape’- VIP

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Party (VIP) has paid tribute to its fallen former president and former Territorial At-Large Representative Hon Carvin Malone, who passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 14, 2024, at the age of 64.

October 20th, 2022
‘No Truss, No Order’ in Council- Hon Fraser

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- With Mary Elizabeth Truss’ dismal performance in leadership, which has led to her premature resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Opposition Leader Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has noted that Truss also got it wrong when she put the Order in Council to suspend the Virgin Islands (VI) constitution and impose direct rule.

February 17th, 2022
Pier Park carries ‘rich legacy of a great Virgin Islander’- Hon De Castro’

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park (CBRTPP) marked its 6th anniversary on February 16, 2022, and celebrated a Virgin Islands stalwart, the late Chief Minister which the said Park is named after during a ceremony and unveiling of his statue as a tribute to his hard work.

January 17th, 2022
Salt Island: The Forgotten & Neglected Island- Part 3 of 3

Edgar Leonard

In Parts 1 and 2, I waxed/rant about the hardy and industrious Salt Island people, the place, the proud, rich history, and heritage; basic, simple, and idyllic lifestyle; of my ancestral homeland's forgotten and neglected situation. In Part 3, I will offer some suggestions on the way forward.

September 30th, 2021
Salt Island: the Forgotten & Neglected Island

Edgar Leonard

Salt Island is my ancestral homeland. Navel strings buried on Salt Island, my paternal grandfather, mother, father, several siblings, and other close family members claim Salt Island as the land of their birth. Nonetheless, Salt Island and generations of Salt Islanders (Cay/Key people) were a forgotten island and people.

April 27th, 2021
Omar Hodge Fisherman's Wharf & Park officially opens

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands yesterday, April 26, 2021, paid homage to the late former Sixth District Representative Omar W. Hodge, who served for 32 years as a legislator and positively impacted the lives of many locals and expatriates, when the Baughers Bay Fisherman’s Wharf and Park was dedicated and named after him.

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