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Finance and Business
Lack of affordable housing in USVI leading to increased homelessness- Officials say
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, ST Croix, USVI- The lack of adequate affordable housing is contributing to elevated levels of homelessness in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), keeping people in emergency shelters well over the allotted timeframe.
HoA rescheduled to March 2, 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The continuation of the 3rd Sitting of the 5th Session of the 4th House of Assembly initially scheduled for 2:00 PM today, February 28, 2023, has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 2, 2023, at 10:00 AM at the House of Assembly Chamber in Road Town, Tortola.
VI must constitutionally protect locals as population diversifies– Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Pastor and clergyman in the Virgin Islands Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called for the protection of locals in the Virgin Islands, as the population diversifies with more nationalities.
Chef Greg Best joins Scrub Island Resort
SCRUB ISLAND, VI- A very popular chef in the Caribbean is now part of the team attending to the taste buds of guests of Scrub Island Resort.
'I had many concerns' with Skelton-Cline's contracts– Hon Flax-Charles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Trade, Economic Development, Agriculture and Fisheries Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) has revealed that right at the start of the Government consultancy contracts with Claude O. Skelton-Cline, she had concerns with the arrangement.
'You do a whole audit on EZ Shipping & you don’t interview' them?- Premier on AG Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– A Report of the Auditor General, Ms Sonia M. Webster on the COVID-19 Border Security Contracts for Static Marine Platforms [COI R23], has been criticised for lacking proper research and interviews by Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7).
Premier Wheatley reminds Hon Penn his NDP is ‘not without sin’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Health and Social Development in the Unity Government and member of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) spent much time in the House of Assembly (HoA) on February 21, 2023, seemingly trying to wipe himself and party clean of the controversial contracts given to consultant Claude O. Skelton-Cline during the Andrew A. Fahie led Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Administration.
Is this the last Black History Month for the VI?
Alred C. Frett
Fairness between Locking up Trump or Freeing Andrew:
As we exit February, Black History Month - the Shortest Month – Our History has always been hidden or distorted in order to disadvantage us and benefit others... At home and abroad, we remain under threats to keep us in ignorance, as we pretend to hear without making the effort to listen and learn... As a Consequence, our very survival requires a supply of Truth for the Youth and Redemption for the Elders.
Gov’t contracts awarded to Claude O. Skelton-Cline was a 'mistake'- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Government contracts awarded to Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline under the past Premier Andrew A. Fahie administration were labeled a mistake by current Premier, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) when the House of Assembly debated an Auditor General's Report on the examination of public contracts issued to Mr Skelton-Cline.
VI attends highly informative Airport Expansion Summit in Florida
MIAMI, Florida, USA- As the tourism-dependent Virgin Islands continues to focus on critical airports development, a delegation from the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) recently travelled to Florida, USA to attend the Airport Expansion summit for Latin America and the Caribbean.
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