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BVI Elections Scheduled For Late April as Governor Rankin Signs Proclamation

Beverly Telesford | March 17, 2023

April 24, 2023 — that’s the date on which voters in the British Virgin Islanders will elect a new government.  The proclamation establishing the date for the BVI’s next general elections was signed by Governor John Rankin on Wednesday, five days following the House of Assembly’s dissolution on Friday March 10.  According to Section 86 of the territory’s constitution, a general election must be held between twenty-one days and two months from the date the House is dissolved.  Advance polling will occur on April 21, three days before the election date. Members of the Unity Government, which formed after former Premier Andrew Fahie was arrested and removed from office in the face of drug trafficking, money laundering and now racketeering charges, have returned to their partisan camps to contest the upcoming election.  Now led by incumbent Premier…

BVI House of Assembly Dissolved; Election Date Still…

Staff Consortium | March 13, 2023

Elections are officially around the corner for the British Virgin Islands, following the dissolution…

BVI Government Minister Urging Colleagues to Complete…

Beverly Telesford | March 12, 2023

On the heels of Hamilton Lavity Stoutt holiday in the British Virgin Islands last Monday, the territory’s…

Puerto Rico's Only Zoo Shuts Down After History of…

Staff Consortium | March 06, 2023

Puerto Rico’s only zoo will not reopen after a history of negligence and a chronic lack of resources.…

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