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Jacqueline Wheatley
As candidates are taking their places to contest for the next general elections, we don't know the answers to where we would be heading next. The recent news-making headlines of former Virgin Islands Premier Andrew A. Fahie and the ongoing saga of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) have left us to wonder.
VI Emancipation Festival slated for July 24-August 5, 2022
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Plans are underway to host the 2022 Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival from July 24 to August 5, under the slogan ‘Celebrate Freedom for Me and You, BVI Festival 2022’.
‘A woman will rise to power as Premier in next general election’– Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Clergyman and commentator Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has prophesied that in the office of Premier of the Virgin Islands, a woman will rise to power in the next general elections.
Hon Penn urges the unvaccinated to take the jab
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) says with the relaxation of local public health measures relating to COVID-19, the local economy will continue to rebound.
Trishelle A.A. Dawson wins BVI Jr Tablescaping Competition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Tourist Board and Film Commission (BVITB&FC) kicked off its first-ever Junior Tourism Week with the BVI Junior Tablescaping Competition on June 12, 2022. The event was won by 17-year-old Trishelle Aalyiah Angelique Dawson.
Face masks no longer mandatory by law from June 15, 2022– Hon Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) said following Cabinet briefings on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, the ease of COVID-19 public health measures has been considered following a continuing trend towards milder COVID-19 infections, fewer cases of severe disease, and reduced hospital admissions locally.
Much speculation on identity of ‘Government Official 1’ - Gov Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Governor John J. Rankin, CMG says there is much speculation on the identity of an allegedly corrupt official named as ‘Government Official 1’ who was referenced in the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) investigation that led to the arrest of Ex-Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) in Miami, Florida on April 28, 2022.
7 of 8 serious collisions in 2022 are scooter-related- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has pointed out the alarming rate of accidents and serious injuries involving motor scooters in the territory’s roadways and has said not enough care and attention are being exercised by riders.
KATS launches free basic boating summer camp
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Kids and the Sea (KATS), with the support of Unite BVI’s Unite for the Sea’s programme and H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), will be hosting one-week summer camp programmes for youths of ages 10 through 16 at HLSCC Center for Applied Marine Studies and at various other venues on Tortola.
Judge only trials coming; Constitutional Review Committee tossed out in VI!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - While many in the Coalition Government of Premier Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) will not admit that the Virgin Islands (VI) is under direct rule with the appointed Governor John J. Rankin as the ‘strong man’, more and more evidence has emerged.
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