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May 30th, 2024
Premier applauds SDA Church & Pathfinders for seeking to make VI ‘a much better place’

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) almost delivered a sermonette when he had the task of declaring the 48th VI/USVI Congressoree open on Friday, May 24, 2024.

May 30th, 2024
‘People are working hard’ to implement CoI recommendations in VI- Gov Pruce

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– With August 31, 2024, being the final deadline for the Government of the Virgin Islands to implement the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) recommendations, Governor Daniel Pruce has shed a positive light on the work done so far.

May 30th, 2024
HoA continues today, May 30, 2024; Crown Lands Bill is being debated

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The controversial Crown Lands Management Bill is before the House of Assembly (HoA) today, May 30, 2024, as the debate continues. Today is the continuation of the 11th Sitting of the 1st Session of the 5th HoA.

May 30th, 2024
CIBC Caribbean reorganising Call Centres across region, creating new ‘Digital Branch’

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – A reorganisation does not always have to result in displaced and unhappy employees. CIBC Caribbean is proving this to be true as it unveils plans for the creation of a “Digital Branch” out of its current Call Centres.

May 30th, 2024
Bill defining pathway to Residency & Belongership passes in HoA

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Immigration and Passport Amendment Bill, 2024, designed to establish a clear pathway to Residency and Belongership status in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) was passed with amendments in the House of Assembly (HoA) on Friday, May 24, 2024.

May 29th, 2024
MESIROWFX.COM: Another company trying to scam the Territory

PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Financial investment firms, online companies and others trying to defraud the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) are on the rise. To this end, the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (FSC) has warned residents about yet another company.

May 29th, 2024
Proposed fares for taxi & livery services now available for public review

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) has announced that the proposed fares for taxi and livery services in the Territory are now available for review by the public.

May 29th, 2024
Baseball bat & gasoline: St Croix man charged with Attempted Murder

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — The [US] VI Police Department (VIPD) has announced the arrest of Francisco Cruz Santiago on charges of attempted murder, as well as first- and second-degree assault.‌

May 29th, 2024
Haiti gets new PM as nation remains under siege by gangs

NATION NEWS

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Garry Conille was named Haiti’s new prime minister Tuesday evening, nearly a month after a coalition within a fractured transitional council had chosen someone else for the position.

May 29th, 2024
CXC to meet with Ministers of Education to address syllabus suspension

JAMAICA OBSERVER

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is to meet with Ministers of Education across the region regarding the suspension of the syllabi of four Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects.

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