Has the Premier changed his tongue on the ‘Greedy Bill’ now that the Election is over? Based on his statement during his first Press Conference post election, it may appear to be the case. The Legislators’ Retirement Act has been a sore point for the Territory over the past couple years. However, it all came to a boiling point on the campaign trail when Honourable Myron Walwyn explained the controversial Bill during his speech at the NDP’s campaign&nbs...

In a Press Conference held yesterday Tuesday May 2nd, Premier Natalio Wheatley confirmed that the First sitting of the 5th House of Assembly will convene on Thursday May 18th. No information was given on who would hold the seat of Speaker. The Premier is presently out of the Territory on official travel.   

Honourable Lorna Smith OBE has been appointed Acting Premier while the Premier, Dr. The Honourable Natalio is out of the Territory. The Premier left on official travel today, Wednesday May 3rd, for the Coronation of the King, King Charles lll. He will also attend high level meetings with the UK, of which, Honourable Lorna Smith is also expected to be a part of that delegation. She will leave the Territory over the coming weekend.  In both of their absence, Honourable Vincent Wheatley, ...

His Excellency Governor John J. Rankin CMG will be out of the Territory until May 14, 2023. Deputy Governor David Archer has been appointed Acting Governor in accordance with section 37 (1) (a) of the Virgin Islands Constitution Order 2007 which states, “During any period when the office of Governor is vacant, or the Governor is absent from the Virgin Islands or is for any other reason unable to perform the functions of his or her office, the Deputy Governor shall during Her Majesty&r...

In a press conference held yesterday April 27th, it was confirmed that Honourable Julian Fraser played a major role in the delay of, and ultimately causing a coalition government not to be formed between the NDP, the PVIM and himself. Honourable Fraser confirmed during the press conference that his position to the VIP was head or no deal. While Honourable Skelton fell short of confirming whether Honourable Fraser or anyone on Fraser’s team made the same demands to the PVIM, At Large e...

Yesterday April 20th was Advance Polling Day across the Territory, which saw some 1400 plus persons turning out to cast their votes. Based on results provided by the Supervisor of Elections, Scherrie Griffin, at the end of the day yesterday, numbers across districts were up compared to the 2019 elections. Some Districts experienced as much as a 58% increase in voter turnout. Numbers indicate that yesterday saw 1436 valid ballots counted compared to just 1121 in 2019, an increase of 25%. While a...

Information reaching our newsroom indicates that the Honourable Melvin Mitch Turnbull has racked up an $8k phone bill while out of the Territory on official business. We understand the expense occurred while on travel to Portugal and Israel for the UNC COP 2022 Conference. The Minister was out of Territory for two weeks. Initially, there was much conversation around the Minister’s ticket cost to attend the event. However, the Minister did suggest on a few occasions that the benefits to ...

Section 86 of the Constitution was invoked by the Governor, calling the 4th House of Assembly back into session on Monday, April 17th, 2023. The unprecedented and history-making move saw all Members back in the House to ‘fix’ an error made during the Fast Tracking and Regularisation, Andrew Fahie-led initiative of 2019.