Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Marlon Penn has expressed that this is not the time for members of the House of Assembly to be arbitrary in their discourse surrounding the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report. Penn noted that in order to move the territory back on to the trajectory that its forefathers had … Continued
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak have been named the two final contenders in the race to succeed Boris Johnson as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The two emerged from a fifth round of voting among Conservative members of parliament on Wednesday, during which Penny Morduant, who … Continued
“Hasta la vista, Baby!” was the unexpected last words of United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he addressed the parliament for the final time in this capacity. Johnson, who received a standing ovation from the attending Members of Parliament, used his final speech to review his leadership over the past few years, which he … Continued
Registering his objection to the implementation of Recommendation A1 of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) Report on Tuesday, Leader of the Opposition Honourable Julian Fraser told the House of Assembly (HOA) that he found the document to be laced in contradictions. Recommendation A1 calls for the dissolution of the House of Assembly, the cessation of … Continued
The Government of the Virgin Islands addressed the public on Monday to speak about its latest achievement in the recovery of the territory from the devastations of natural disasters in recent times, namely Hurricanes Irma and Maria. This came by way of the signing of a contract for the supply and installation of playground flooring … Continued
On the heels of indications from the premier that the government is moving swiftly along with meeting its obligations to implementing the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry (COI), Representative for the 9th District Honourable Vincent Wheatley, is questioning the rush. “What is the rush to get it done so fast? There can be good … Continued
Fourth District Representative Honourable Mark Vanterpool wants to know who is truly running things in the British Virgin Islands. Vanterpool took the House of Assembly to task during the last sitting while he debated on the subsequently discarded Register of Interest Act 2022. He argued that the candidates looking to contest the next election are … Continued
Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced a suite of new relief measures which she said were formulated to help Barbadians navigate “a world characterised by a level of uncertainty like nothing experienced in recent decades.” Mottley told Barbadians during a national press conference recently, “you know as well as I do that things are … Continued
The island of Barbados is the latest Caribbean country to confirm a case of monkeypox within its borders. The case is a Barbadian national in his 30s who presented himself to the Sir Winston Scott Polyclinic last week with symptoms of a progressive rash, body pains, and fever. An official statement on the matter issued … Continued
Chief Environmental Health Officer Lionel Michael is urging residents who have gotten into the practice of praedial larceny for profit to consider the wider implications of this behaviour. In addition to greatly inconveniencing hard-working farmers, and possibly facing criminal charges, Michael warns that this activity could be an avenue for chemically contaminated food to be … Continued
