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December 9th, 2021
‘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.

December 8th, 2021
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.

December 8th, 2021
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.

December 7th, 2021
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.

December 7th, 2021
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.

December 6th, 2021
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.

December 5th, 2021
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.

December 4th, 2021
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).

December 4th, 2021
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.

December 4th, 2021
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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