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A broken judicial system in VI: No justice, lack of Judges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The one-man Commission of Inquiry (CoI) headed by UK national Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom deliberately overlooked investigating the Judicial System during the infamous CoI where they claimed that residents and elected officials were corrupt but subjects under the United Kingdom-appointed Governor, like the Courts and the Police, were well run.
UPDATE: We just have to ‘reset & come again’- Lesmore Smith
ESTATE BOVONI, St Thomas, USVI- With reigning Governor’s Cup Champion Ghostinyou unable to pull off a win in the feature race of the Race to the Poles horseracing at Clinton E. Phipps Jr Racetrack in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) on Sunday, November 3, 2024, horse owner Lesmore Smith of Top Priority Racing Stables said he can’t complain but will just have to “reset” and come again.
Hakeem Gravesande wins 284 Excellence Film Competiton top prize
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- ‘EXIT WOUND’ by Hakeem Gravesande won the top prize, the Rhodni A. Skelton Award/Best Film, of the 2024 284 Excellence Film Competition put on by the BVI Tourist Board and Film Commission.
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BVI Barracudas Swim Team shines @ swim championship in STT
NAZARETH, St Thomas, USVI- The BVI Barracudas Swim Team made a good showing at the 2024 Virgin Islands Swimming Federation Short Course Championship (VISF SC) in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) this past weekend.
BVIEC’s online payment portal reopens
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- Customers of the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) can now skip the long lines and resume paying their electricity bills online from today, Monday, November 4, 2024.
Farley & Lindsay crowned 2024 National Road Race 10K Champions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Julius Farley and Katrina Lindsay were crowned National Road Race 10K Champions on Saturday, November 2, 2024.
‘Iron Lawyer’ Benedict P. Kuehne representing Andrew A. Fahie during appeal
MIAMI, Florida, USA- A new lawyer will be representing former Premier of the Virgin Islands Andrew A. Fahie during his appeal of his conviction in relation to cocaine smuggling and money laundering charges.
USPS to start weekly barge deliveries to USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The office of Delegate to Congress Stacey E. Plaskett has announced new developments aimed at addressing USPS package delivery delays affecting the US Virgin Islands (USVI), a situation that has resulted in widespread issues for local residents and businesses.
'My administration is fully invested' in seeing VI's Financial Services thrive- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister for Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), who is also now the Minister responsible for Financial Services, has said he is pleased to lead the efforts in one of the most dynamic and globally significant sectors of the Virgin Islands.
Visa exemption for nationals of Guyana now in effect
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Cabinet, in accordance with section 37 (4) of the Immigration and Passport Act (Revised Edition 2013) has approved the exemption of Guyanese nationals from the list of countries requiring a visa to enter the Territory.
BVI Barracudas competing @ VISF SC in St. Thomas
NAZARETH, St. Thomas, USVI- Fifteen swimmers from the BVI Barracudas Swim Team has been invited to the St. Thomas Swimming Association’s 2024 Virgin Islands Swimming Federation Short Course Championship (VISF SC) this weekend.
Dirk L Walters In! Retracts resignation & will remain BVITB Events Manager
J R O’NEAL DRIVE, Port Purcell, Tortola, VI- It was earlier this year (July 2024) that Mr. Dirk L. Walters tendered his resignation from the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB) as the Event Manager.
USVI- Police discover unlicensed glock during traffic stop
VI CONSORTIUM
EMILE MILO FRANCIS DRVIE, St. Thomas, USVI- Traffic enforcement in the Lindquist Beach area of St. Thomas led to the arrest of a man found carrying an unlicensed handgun, according to the V.I. Police Department.
Elmore Stoutt High School Lady Rams win Cheer Competition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Elmore Stoutt High School Lady Rams emerged the winner of the Battle of the High School Cheer Competition on Friday night, November 1, 2024.
Taddy Bay Airport closed for runway rehabilitation
TADDY BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The Virgin Gorda International Airport (Taddy Bay Airport) on Virgin Gorda has been temporarily closed to all fixed-wing operations.
The Dollar runs things
By Dickson C Igwe
The objective of these economics articles is to provide insight for laypersons including the writer– non-economists- into a subject that affects national prosperity, and therefore everyone. Families that require food, shelter and safety, cannot avoid economics.
DWM seeking land on Tortola to store derelict vehicles & scrap metals
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The Department of Waste Management is requesting quotations from property owners or their legal agents on Tortola to lease two acres of non-residential land for the sole purposes of storing and processing scrap metal and derelict vehicles for a period of 12 months.
T&T’s Paul Decle appointed Technical Director of football in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Trinidadian Paul Decle has been appointed Technical Director of football in the Virgin Islands.
November begins with severe weather threat
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The National Weather Service has issued several warnings as unsettled weather marks the start of November for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands (USVI), with conditions favouring heavy rain, flash floods, hazardous seas, and dangerous rip currents.
Rotary Club of Central Tortola plants 'Peace Poles' @ Pier Park
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Rotary Club of Central Tortola was honoured to have District 7020 Governor Dominique Bazin of Haiti at its planting of two Peace Poles in the "peace garden" at Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park on Thursday, October 31, 2024.
Governor Pruce suddenly suspends recruitment process for new CoP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In what has been labelled as a surprising and concerning move, Governor Daniel Pruce has decided to suspend the recruitment process for a new Commissioner of Police (CoP) in the Virgin Islands.
Opposition shocked & disappointed after another failed Motion of No Confidence attempt
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Members of the Opposition have expressed shock and disappointment following the recent sitting of the House of Assembly (HoA) where their second attempt to bring a Motion of No Confidence against Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D Wheatley (R7) was met with a lack of quorum.
Eureka Medical & Bougainvillea Clinic cash in over $50M in 5 years from NHI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Over eighty million dollars has been paid out to five local healthcare partners through the National Health Insurance (NHI) from January 2019 to January 2024 with Eureka Medical Clinic and Bougainvillea Clinic being the top two companies.
14th edition of BDO Schools League launched
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Overcast conditions yesterday, October 30, 2024, proved to be the perfect conditions for the launch of the highly anticipated 2024 BDO Schools League, as the hundreds of school children, donning their uniforms and displaying banners, marched along Waterfront Drive to A.O. Shirley Recreation Grounds.
Two VG teams to battle it out in final of Women’s KO Cup Saturday
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Virgin Gorda United will be facing Avengers FC in the final of the Women’s Knockout Cup at the Virgin Gorda Recreation Ground on Saturday, November 2, 2024.
Opposition Members off to Australia 'to see the kangaroos’- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called out the hypocrisy of Members of the Opposition for constantly criticising the government for travelling on government business when they themselves have been travelling on the public's purse.
A walk out? HoA lost quorum when ‘Vote of No Confidence’ was to be read!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The ‘Vote of No Confidence’ was the last item on the Order Paper of the Continuation of the Twentieth Sitting of the First Session of the Firth House of Assembly (HoA); however, it was after 11:00 PM last evening, October 30, 2024, and at the time when Leader of the Opposition Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) was ready to read the motion the House was lacking a quorum.
1,500 expected to march on 75th Anniversary of 1949 Great March
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier of the Virgin Islands, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is inviting the public to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the historic Great March of 1949, in a ceremonial march on Sunday, November 24, 2024.
Historic Loan Signing Ceremony!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Today, Thursday, October 31, 2024, Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), made history by signing the largest loan agreement in the Virgin Islands’ history—a $100 million facility with CIBC First Caribbean Bank (Cayman) Limited.
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Flooding possible Thursday to Saturday
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As of 12:45 p.m. today, October 30, 2024, the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services is monitoring several weather features in the vicinity of the Territory that will create unstable weather conditions beginning later today and continue into next week an advisory from the BVI Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has said.
‘I am grateful for the experience’- Miss True Blue Beauty
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Miss Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Tresan R. Sharpe has expressed her gratitude upon being crowned the first-ever Caribbean Federation of Police Welfare Associations (CFPWA) Miss True Blue Beauty.
Queen of hate @ it again; Makes near 2 hour rant against 4 VI men
HUNTUMS GHUT, Tortola, VI- The queen of hate speech in the Virgin Islands (VI), Rosemary L. Rosan aka ‘Cindy’, who many associate with the ‘Mika Barry’ platform that spreads hate, fabrication, fake news and places residents' lives and livelihood in danger, was at it again. She has recently denied being a part of the platform that is filled with malice.
Governor’s Cup champ Ghostinyou in feature clash of 'Race to the Poles' on STT
ESTATE BOVONI, St Thomas, USVI- Another expected thrilling race featuring Tortola’s Ghostinyou is on the cards for the Race to the Poles set for Clinton E. Phipps Racetrack in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) on November 3, 2024.
Nyron A. Erickson being detained unlawfully- Attorney Hugh Wildman
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- “The situation with Mr Erickson is untenable. I don’t know what is going on down there,” high-profile Jamaican attorney Mr Hugh Wildman, the lawyer for Nyron A. Erickson, stated when he appeared on The Morning Braff on Tola Radio VI on Monday, October 28, 2024.
Firing of Hon Smith made 'common sense & political sense'- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Commentator and Pastor Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline said the recent and surprising changes made to the government by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) bring stability to the Virgin Islands.
Local companies will be protected in FIA legislation- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said calls by members of the House of Assembly (HoA) for the protection of local companies resonate with him.
HLSCC warns of fraudulent online course offers
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) is alerting the public of fraudulent online offers purporting to be sanctioned by the college and using contents taking from its website and social media pages.
Bryan & Roach out for speaking engagements, Senate President assumes local duties
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- On Monday, Government House Communications Director Richard Motta announced that Governor Albert Bryan Jr. will be out of the territory until next week.
$95.2K contract signed for new Agriculture & Fisheries Complex
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) has signed an over ninety thousand dollar contract for the design and construction management of the new Agriculture and Fisheries Complex.
VG United rout Avengers to go top of BVIFA Men’s National League
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Virgin Gorda United (VGU) leapfrogged Lion Heart FC to go top of the National League with a resounding 8-0 victory over new boys Avengers FC on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at the Virgin Gorda Recreation Ground.
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