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CoI ‘feels like targeting & victimisation’ toward me as a private citizen - Skelton-Cline
WICKHAMS CAY II, Tortola, VI – Local clergyman and talk show host, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has blasted the United Kingdom-sponsored Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry for what he called victimisation and a public lynching towards him in his private capacity as a citizen.
Partially decomposed body of man found in VG home
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- A man in his 60s was found dead in his home on Virgin Gorda yesterday, October 3, 2021.
‘No words could bring full comfort’- Premier Fahie on Maya Marcano's death
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has joined in the VI’s collective mourning over the death of Miya Marcano after her body was believed to be discovered in Orange County, Florida on October 2, 2021.
The enforcers of good governance
By Dickson C. Igwe
OK. Residents in the Virgin Islands are today witnessing the true meaning of Rule of Law, as it applies to the powerful.
And we all understand that in the absence of enforcement mechanisms any talk of transparency, accountability, and justice, by those who are tasked with rule over the land—government—is just that: talk.
Lone driver crashes into ditch @ SCB
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – The lone driver of a small white car reportedly lost control of his vehicle and drove into a ditch at Sea Cows Bay, in the vicinity of the Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre this morning Saturday, October 2, 2021, at around 1:00 am.
UK CoI violated ‘sacred rights’ of self-determined VI Cabinet– Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Virgin Islander Claude O. Skelton-Cline has lambasted the United Kingdom-sponsored Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) for what he said was a violation of the VI’s sacred rights as a self-determined people when the CoI team revealed contents of Cabinet Minutes without reportedly seeking permission.
4-hour curfew extended for 14 more days- Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands has extended the national 1:00 am to 5:00 am curfew for 14 more days, according to Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) in a September 30, 2021, update.
AG blasts biased CoI for blatantly misleading VI public
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Attorney General (AG) of the Virgin Islands (VI), Hon Dawn J. Smith, has blasted the United Kingdom (UK)-sponsored Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry (CoI) for what she called a ‘misleading and damaging impression’ portrait by the CoI team against the Government and a sitting Minister.
Salt Island: the Forgotten & Neglected Island
Edgar Leonard
Salt Island is my ancestral homeland. Navel strings buried on Salt Island, my paternal grandfather, mother, father, several siblings, and other close family members claim Salt Island as the land of their birth. Nonetheless, Salt Island and generations of Salt Islanders (Cay/Key people) were a forgotten island and people.
Drunk drivers 'mostly violent & don't cooperate'- Sgt Leslie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Lawmakers will soon update legislation to include the use of breathalysers by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) in the execution of their duties.
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