Finance and Business
Ronnie W. Skelton in! as Chair of RDA Board; Jerry D. Samuel is Deputy
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Founder of the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) and former Legislator, Ronnie W. Skelton has been appointed Chairman of the Virgin Islands Recovery and Development (RDA) Board.
Whistleblowers & Contractor General Acts to get 2nd & 3rd Readings today
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Two important pieces of legislation out of a suite of legislation to ensure good governance in the Virgin Islands (VI) will get their Second and Third Readings when the Eighth Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) of the VI is convened at Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff's Bottom, Tortola, today, April 29, 2021.
Adaptable yet resilient safety systems
Melony C. James
Last year taught us one thing, we must anticipate that things will not remain the same. Business must evolve to succeed in this global economy. Therefore, not only must businesses be adaptable but resilient as well.
COVID-Vaccines? Why hold us back from seeking facts?
Alred C. Frett
You can only choose to be Wrong by knowing what is Right:
The world is as dangerous and confused today as any time before but, there is that move to silence us from telling Truth and, we can choose to pretend otherwise or face the facts… Meanwhile, Societies lockdowns and violent crimes spiral out of control – We have never seen more robberies and gun violence in our little Country and it seems like wearing Masks brought out more Criminals than Angels.
CoI investigating Skelton-Cline's consultancy contract with Gov't
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Consultant and host of the Honestly Speaking radio show Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline, said private citizens in the Virgin Islands, like himself, are being targeted by the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) for information that is readily available through the Inquiry Response Unit (IRU) that was set up by the government to facilitate the requests for information by the CoI.
UK now awaiting outcome of CoI to address bills holdup- Hon Willock
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Speaker of the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Julian Willock has indicated that the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) (Amendment) Act and the Disaster Management Act, 2021, both bills that have been refused assent by controversial ex-Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert, is now being delayed to await the outcome of the ongoing Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry.
Reimagining & Re-transforming Caribbean Disaster Management Agency (CDEMA)
Edgar Leonard
The Caribbean region, inclusive of the Anglo, Franco, Spanish, Dutch, and Yankee enclaves, is one of the most disaster-prone areas in the world. The Asian-Pacific region is the most disaster-prone area in the world.
People on a mission to malign ‘my name & the Gov’t name’- Premier
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has said his government don’t get enough credit for protecting the Virgin Islands (VI) during the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing persons of trying to malign the Government’s name and successes as well as to embroil legislators in slander for power.
7 cruise calls expected in June 2021 – Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says with about 7 cruise calls expected in June 2021 when the territory re-opens, businesses and others in the Virgin Islands who are fully vaccinated (VI) will reap the most benefits.
Treat our local lawyers better! Hon Smith to law firms
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, Honourable Neville A. Smith (AL) is advocating for local legal luminaries to be treated better.
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