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‘We have to do a whole lot more to engage our youths’- Hon Wheatley
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has called on Virgin Islanders to do more to engage local youths and create new plans on the way forward.
PHOTO of the Day: Hon Rymer takes 'aromatic' tree-planting to ASPS
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Transportation, Works, and Utilities, Hon Kyme M. Rymer (R5) today Wednesday, December 8, 2021, donated two aromatic trees to the Althea Scatliffe Primary School on Tortola.
Mia A. Mottley deserves standing ovation for Barbados leadership- Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Pastor and host of the Honestly Speaking radio show Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the region to give standing ovations to Barbados Prime Minister Mia A. Mottley over her leadership that saw the removal of Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State and the transition of Barbados to a republic.
Wasi Construction donates fans to Althea Scatliffe Primary School
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In a demonstration of good corporate citizenship, Wasi Charleswell, the Proprietor of Wasi Construction based on Tortola, made a donation of 15 fans to Althea Scatliffe Primary School, today, December 7, 2021, to allow the students to experience a more comfortable learning environment.
Elwin A. Flax & Ephraim E. Penn bestowed with Paul Harris Fellow Award
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- In November 2021, the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) Rotary Family Celebrated the Rotary Foundation to coincide with District Governor Louis Wever and his wife Amanda’s Official Visit to the Territory.
Deputy Speaker challenges former students to give back
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Deputy Speaker in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Neville A. Smith (AL) has challenged past students of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) to contribute funds to re-building the school, which was devastated by hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017.
Theodolph H. Faulkner: Unsung Protagonist of 1949 Great March
Edgar Leonard
The Virgin Islands (VI) (British), on November 22, 2021, celebrated for the first time, The 1949 Great March and Restoration Day holiday that commemorates the historical event of 24 November 1949.
19 receive certificates from Disabilities Unit of Social Development Department
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - 19 persons with special needs and disabilities have been certified following the completion of various activities as part of the Award Scheme Development & Accreditation Network (ASDAN).
Tortola boat captain sentenced for entering the U.S. illegally
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. THOMAS, USVI — Unites States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced Friday that Juwon Potter, 25, of Tortola, BVI was sentenced to one-year probation and ordered to pay $2,000 for illegally entering the United States. Potter was tried for destruction of evidence, illegally bringing in an undocumented noncitizen, and illegally entering the United States.
Reversing a criminal culture - Part two
Dickson C. Igwe
OK. Social Democracy is about curbing the all-pervasive culture of capitalism, from completely colonizing societies. Philanthropy is a great idea, but it is not the panacea for a more equitable society.
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