The newest member of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition Honourable Carvin Malone has stated that he is not in favour of allowing the former Premier Andrew Fahie to join the House of Assembly sessions virtually from the United States. Malone’s comments came in response to a question posed by 284News at a recent press conference, where … Continued
Territorial at Large Representative Honourable Carvin Malone has indicated that he has received word from the former Premier Andrew Fahie following his bond release from a federal detention center in Miami. Malone gave the confirmation during a press conference on Wednesday, after announcing that he had resigned from the National Unity Government and crossed over … Continued
Opposition Leader Julian Fraser believes there should be no excuses as to why the territory continues to suffer water woes, considering the availability of some $2 million which has been sitting in an approved fund for the Water Network Improvement Plan since 2018. Fraser made the statement in a recent session of the House of … Continued
Today June 14th, 2022 Hon. Mark Vanterpool 4th District Representative has issued a statement after rumors began circulating about him resigning as a member of the House of Assembly. Vanterpool said, “I make this statement in light of the false rumors which are circulating. I wish to make it very clear to my constituents of … Continued
The process for issuing residency and belongership status will be reviewed after the Commission of Inquiry (COI) Report discovered several breaches of the law in the methods used by previous governments to grant individuals these statuses. In the Report, Commissioner of the Inquiry Sir Gary Hickinbottom recommended a review of processes, adding that the open … Continued
Today, the Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. The Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley made a statement on behalf of the Government of National Unity, where he announced an upcoming series of public meetings to liase with the public on a variety of issues to engage Government reform beginning on the 20th of June. The Premier … Continued
No timeline has been given by the United Kingdom Government on when a decision will be made with regards to the overarching Commission of Inquiry (COI) Report recommendation of a partial suspension of the territory’s Constitution. Governor His Excellency John Rankin made the disclosure during an exclusive interview with 284Media. He said the decision is … Continued
The Government issued more than $1.6 million in rent concessions to a total of 70 tenants of the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park. Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley made the disclosure during a recent session of the House of Assembly, where he revealed that the aforementioned concessions were issued … Continued
From January 2021 to November 2021 the government spent just over $8 million in costs associated with the Commission of Inquiry (COI) according to the Premier Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley. His comments came during a recent House of Assembly session in response to questions posed by the Opposition Leader Honourable Julian Fraser He explained … Continued
The Social Development Department will be solely responsible for the distribution of assistance grants, a change that removes elected representatives and ministries from providing such services. This decision follows Recommendation B7 from the Commission of Inquiry Report where Commissioner Sir Gary Hickinbottom recommended a total overhaul of the BVI welfare benefits and grants system, including … Continued
