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Seventh-day Adventists a shining light for health & wellness @ Alexandrina Maduro Primary School
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Spreading the NEWSTART mentality, the Lay Institute of Global Health Training (LIGHT)- British Virgin Islands (BVI) Chapter of the world wide Seventh-day Adventist Church is passing along the message of health and wellness.
‘A certain race… involve their children in almost everything’- Angelle A. Cameron
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI –Outspoken radio host and former Mrs BVI, Angelle A. Cameron has lambasted African parenting styles for marginalising their children, while other cultures practice more inclusive parenting where children are allowed to interject in adult conversations.
'Funerals ain't cheap!' $17K spent on caskets in 9th District – Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI- Between Virgin Gorda and Anegada, Ninth District Representative and Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley revealed that $17,000 was spent in 2019 on caskets.
'We need to teach our children how to fail'- Angelle A. Cameron
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Former Mrs BVI, Angelle A. Cameron said that as part of preparing Virgin Island youths for the future, it is important to teach them how to fail and the importance of failure as part of the learning and growing process.
VI reportedly puts ‘hold’ on Haitians seeking work in Territory
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Reports from the Haitian community in the Virgin Islands are that there is a ban on work permits for Haitians seeking employment in the Territory.
Gov’t partnering with USVI to lower food cost – Premier Fahie
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – The high cost of food in the Virgin Islands (VI), has long been a contentious issuing plaguing locals and authorities; however, a solution may be on the way.
'More & more stories' of bad treatment in schools coming out – Hon Turnbull
MEYERS ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Member of the Opposition and Second District Representative, Honourable Melvin M. Turnbull has claimed that more stories of bad-treatment of school children are coming to light ever since a teacher at the Ivan Dawson Primary School in Cane Garden Bay reportedly gave a student Pine-Sol to gargle.
$25K being raised for Paraquita Bay accident victim Keron Andrews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- St Vincent national Mr Keron Andrews, who was involved in a lone vehicle accident in Paraquita Bay, Tortola, on Friday, January 31, 2020 and was said to be in critical condition, has since been airlifted to a hospital in Trinidad, according to information on a GoFundMe account set up to raise some $25,000 for Mr Andrews.
Waitress needs $200,000 for bone marrow transplant
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Before being diagnosed with multiple myeloma, St Lucia national Marilyn Glasgow was hardly ill; now she has weakened and is unable to work.
Overseas territories & post Brexit Britain
By Dickson C. Igwe
A redefined relationship between the Post Brexit UK and the British Overseas Territories is inevitable, if as is expected, the turmoil of a Post Brexit Britain becomes convulsion. Britain is going to be reshaped by Brexit in myriad ways.
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