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Unity Gov't admits to dragging foot on Gaming & Betting Commission
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says while he is sure illegal gambling is taking place in the VI, neither has he any specific knowledge of the activity nor has he participated.
Unity Gov’t wants tourism to thrive in VI – Premier Dr Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says his Government of National Unity is looking to create a thriving tourism industry in the VI.
Dawn Barzey-Boyea wins Rotary Club of Tortola’s $20K raffle
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Mrs Dawn Barzey-Boyea is the winner of the Rotary Club of Tortola’s Grand Raffle, which was drawn on September 16, 2022, at One Mart Supermarket.
Energy, Tourism & Sports Fishing among talks @ 9th Inter-Virgin Islands meeting
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Virgin Islands Premier, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is leading a delegation in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) for the Ninth Meeting of the Inter-Virgin Islands Council (IVIC), where a number of discussions are being had on areas of mutual interest between the VI and USVI.
Summer Sizzle BVI 2022 expresses gratitude for sucess of 2022 event
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Summer Sizzle BVI returned to the Virgin Islands in all its glory to host a spectacular five-day weekend (7/20-7/25) in celebration of the event's 12-year anniversary and following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic.
HoA rejects Motion for amendments to ToR of Constitutional Review Commission
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – The Unity Government has shut down a motion brought to the House of Assembly (HoA) by Opposition Member Hon Carvin Malone (AL) for amendments to the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the Constitutional Review Commission. The proposed amendments, according to Hon Malone, would have been taken to the public for consultations.
Legal Shakeup ousts Valston M. Graham as St Kitts & Nevis DPP
BASSETERRE, St Kitts & Nevis –Virgin Islands Belonger Valston M. Graham who served as the Director of Public Prosecutions for St Kitts and Nevis will now see his tenure come to an end, after a legal shakeup in the country’s DPP office.
JvD residents bypassed for jobs on JvD school construction - Gerald E. Chinnery
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke – Businessman Gerald E. Chinnery is alleging that skilled residents based on Jost van Dyke are being bypassed for jobs on the new Jost van Dyke Primary School construction project, which he says should not be the case but rather it should be a community collaboration.
Haiti unrest worsens misery as residences face water shortage
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti– Thousands in Haiti faced water shortages after days of protest virtually halted distribution, eyewitnesses said yesterday, as an approaching storm caused more worry in the reeling country.
'Futuristic approach' being taken for new JvD Primary School – Hon de Castro
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke - A futuristic approach will be taken for the new Jost van Dyke Primary School, which will be built with the community and its future generations in mind.
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