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The Social Community
By Dickson C. Igwe
For positive change in the era of COVID 19, a Commission of Inquiry that is throwing a fog over the future, and a terrifying new culture of crime, social cohesiveness, and social responsibility—Social Democracy—is the answer.
12-year-old reportedly threatens to stab father with knife
PARHAM TOWN, Tortola, VI – The 12-year-old daughter of a Josiah’s Bay man has reportedly threatened to stab him with a knife on May 20, 2021, after he prevented her from speaking with a man on a scooter outside her Long Swamp home.
Former teacher starts petition for mandatory swim classes in VI schools
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Executive Director of the Youth Empowerment Programme (YEP), a former school teacher, Mr Stacy R. Mather, CMG, has launched a campaign with the aim of getting the masses to sign a petition that forces the Virgin Islands government to mandate swimming classes in the curriculum of schools across the territory.
Passenger quota increases for USVI/VI ferry trips
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) along with the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) have successfully negotiated an increasing the number of persons traveling by ferries to and from both Territories.
Regional Hurricane Catastrophic Windstorm Insurance Pool
Edgar Leonard
A few weeks ago, I penned an article on reimagining and retransforming the Caribbean Disaster Management Agency (CDEMA). One of the suggested recommendations in the article was to: Establish a regional windstorm/emergency disaster insurance pool to help fund individuals and businesses losses. As such, the purpose of this article is to wax briefly about the value and benefits of a catastrophic windstorm insurance pool.
CoI grills Premier on Patsy C. Lake & Claude O. Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In an update this afternoon, Thursday, May 20, 2021, Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) revealed that he appeared before the ongoing Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) to answer a range of questions.
Mischievous CoI? Premier says selectively releasing info is skewing public opinion
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has called for a more transparent Commission of Inquiry (CoI), where more information is to be made available to the public and the media so that a full picture of the Inquiry can be presented to the public and the world.
Car ploughs into utility pole @ SCB
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- A utility pole was nearly thrown to the ground when a car ploughed into it at Sea Cows Bay sometime this morning, May 19, 2021.
Premier Fahie calls for mutual respect between anti-vaxxers & pro-vaxxers
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has called for mutual respect between those who take the COVID-19 vaccine and those who don’t, in a bid to preserve relationships in the territory.
Police seize 5 scooters, charge 6 for prohibitive tint
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Five scooters were confiscated, 37 charges were laid and another 23 tickets were issued in a weekend operation by officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force’s Road Policing Unit and the Armed Response Team.
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