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Deliberate? UK paraded VI leaders past & present across CoI stage– Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called out the United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI), for what he references as the parading of local leadership, past and present, which he said has eroded the trust of the people in its leaders.
C’Bean states have ‘legal leg’ against unfair EU Backlisting – Regional Economist
HAMILTON, Bermuda – British Caribbean Overseas Territory (OTs) and other regional countries may be able to take legal action against unfair black and greylisting by the European Union (EU) in a process rooted in double standards.
Referendum not necessary for VI to seek independence– Dr Carlyle Corbin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Consultant and clergyman Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline says the Virgin Islands (VI) should not have to seek permission from its colonisers, the UK, for independence.
Global oil supply crisis pushing VI towards more green energy– Hon Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has reinforced the need for the Virgin Islands (VI) to use more green energy, pointing to the global increase in oil prices as a prime example.
VI seems to be returning to days of Sodom & Gomorrah- Lesmore Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Businessman Lesmore Smith, who will be a candidate in the upcoming 2023 General Elections in the Virgin Islands (VI), has called on the people of the territory to follow Christ rather than return to the days of "Sodom and Gomorrah.”
‘We need to build agri & fisheries industries together’- Dr the Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- During the celebration of farmers and fishers this week, it is the hope that much emphasis will be placed on the need to build the local agriculture and fisheries industries together.
VI delegation completes fact-finding mission to UK parliament
LONDON, United Kingdom– A Virgin Islands (VI) delegation headed by Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Julian Willock has completed a fact-finding mission to the United Kingdom Parliament to engage in capacity building from March 21 to 24, 2022.
2-week gun & offensive weapon amnesty starts April 4, 2022– RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A two-week Firearm and Offensive Weapon Amnesty will begin Monday, April 4, 2022, in the Virgin Islands according to information coming out of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).
EU Blacklist is about racism & discrimination towards competition- Caribbean Economist
HAMILTON, Bermuda – Caribbean Economist Marla Dukharan in her analysis of economic measures from Europe on small Caribbean states says that those measures are used as a disguise to stymie competition in the region using racism and discrimination.
Unlawful conduct, gun crimes have no place in VI society– Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has once again condemned violence in all forms in the VI, regardless of who the perpetrator may be.
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