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New Gov't 'doesn't mean direct rule off the table'- Via C. Donovan-Hodge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The [British] Virgin Islands public has been told not to get complacent in thinking that direct rule is off the table just because a new government has been sworn in.
Hickinbottom ‘out of step with reality’ to suggest UK direct rule in VI- David Comissiong
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados– Barbados Ambassador to Caricom, David Comissiong has questioned why Commission of Inquiry (CoI) Commissioner Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom would even make a recommendation for United Kingdom (UK) direct rule in his CoI report and has commented that Mr Hickinbottom is ‘out of step with current realities.
CoI recommends ‘full audit’ of Claude Skelton-Cline's Gov’t contracts
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry Report released in April 2022, has called for ‘Full Audit’ of the contracts of former government consultant Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline.
Hon Carvin Malone named ‘Progressive Melvin Jones Fellow’ by Lions International
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Four-term President of the Lions Club of Tortola Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has been conferred with the award of Progressive Melvin Jones Fellowship by Lions International.
'Everyone can be affected by mental health issues'- Local social worker
JOHNSON'S GHUT, Tortola, VI- “We want the community to understand that everyone can be affected by mental health issues especially in the stressful times that we are living in now with COVID-19 and its adverse impact on the economy,” Acting Social Worker Mr Loren Smith has said, in stressing the point that it should not be one of stigmatisation.
U.S. charges third suspect in assassination of Haiti’s Moise
Reuters
FLORIDA, USA – The United States today charged a former Haitian senator with conspiring to kill Haitian President Jovenel Moise, the third suspect to be charged by the Department of Justice as the Caribbean nation’s own probe into the murder remains stalled.
VI weather: Partly cloudy with 30% chance of rain tonight, May 10, 2022
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has indicated that an increase of moisture in the atmosphere coupled with instability embedded in a moderate to fresh wind flow will produce periods of unsettled conditions mainly after midnight.
Elderly woman dies suddenly @ health clinic in Long Look
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- Information just reaching our newsroom is that an elderly woman died suddenly while at Rosalind Penn Health Clinic in Long Look today, May 10, 2022.
Another public demonstration against possible UK direct rule planned for tomorrow
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Protesting and advocacy against the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) recommendation to impose United Kingdom (UK) direct rule on the Virgin Islands (VI) as well as suspend the local constitution will continue with another public demonstration outside the Office of the Governor from 4:00 pm on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.
UK direct rule is a ‘long-term plan’ to takeover VI– Patsy C. lake
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islands icon and businesswoman Patsy C. Lake says she believes the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) recommendation for direct rule is a long-term plan of the UK.
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