Snapshot: Cane Garden Bay, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
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British Virgin Islands agrees to reforms, avoiding UK rule for now
London, UKReuters Britain on Wednesday said it had agreed a comprehensive plan to reform the governance of the British Virgin Islands without direct rule from London at this stage after an official report found systemic dishonesty in the British overseas territory. While an inquiry in April had recommended the BVI should have its constitution suspended, […]
British Virgin Islands activists protest plan for direct UK rule
Reuters Activists in the British Virgin Islands on Monday protested against a proposal to put the overseas British territory under control of the United Kingdom, days after the BVI premier was jailed in Miami on charges of conspiring to traffic drugs. A report released on Friday that was commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II’s representative to […]
POSTCARDS: AFTER DEVASTATING 2017 HURRICANES, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS RACE TO “BUILD BACK BETTER”
SEBASTIEN MALO, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on rebuilding efforts in one of the nations affected by last year’s hurricanes…