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Local Politics

January 6th, 2014
Trinidad based PWHC rakes in close to $900,000 for Gov’t Consultancy!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - While some of the National Democratic Party (NDP) politicians still claim with a straight face that the former Virgin Islands Party Administration left the country broke, their alleged “reckless spending” as described by First District Representative Honourable Andrew A. Fahie, continues uninterrupted.

January 4th, 2014
Minister influencing PA committee a dictatorship – Hon. Fraser

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Third District Representative Hon. Julian Fraser, RA argued in the House of Assembly (HOA) that having the Health Minister having undue influence over a committee established for the recently passed Public Assistance Act was a dictatorship.

January 4th, 2014
King stimulus or queen austerity

By Dickson Igwe

Current political debate in the Virgin Islands pits a prudential and cautious financial model, against a model that argues for greater spending to generate economic growth. Which is correct?

January 3rd, 2014
Janice I.F Rymer in! Oleanvine Maynard out!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Word just reaching Virgin Islands News Online from our many sources within the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) is that Janice I. F. Rymer was last month confirmed to the post of Labour Commissioner.

January 2nd, 2014
EXCLUSIVE: Edmund Maduro to contest 2015 general elections

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Popular talk show host Mr Edmund Maduro has stated emphatically that he will be contesting the 2015 general elections in the Virgin Islands.

January 2nd, 2014
NDP gov't full of deception – Hon. Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – First District Representative Hon. Andrew A. Fahie has charged that the government of the day is involved in perception management and have continued to be deceptive in the way that they are representing information to the public.

December 30th, 2013
UPDATE: Hon. Walwyn made $20k plus trip to Papua New Guinea!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - This news site has obtained the details of travel as provided by Premier Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith at the Third Sitting of the Third Session of the Second House of Assembly (HOA) of the Virgin Islands held on December 17, 2013.

December 30th, 2013
Engineers' integrity questioned in bridge assessment

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A response to a question asked in the House of Assembly during its most recent sitting has left many, including Representative for the First District Honourable Andrew A. Fahie, to ponder the integrity of workers and engineers within the Public Works Department.

December 30th, 2013
Opposition calls for betterment of locals in 2014

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative for the Third District Honourable Julian Fraser, RA has expressed concern about issues of maltreatment being experienced by many BVI Islanders at the hands of ‘false pretenders’.

December 27th, 2013
QE II Park ballooned to $1.5M ‘tell people the truth’-Hon. Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It appears that the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government of Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith loves to build parks, now in their second park since taking office in November 2011. The first was completed on Virgin Gorda and opened last week.

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