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DDM trains 72 teens as emergency responders
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Some 72 teens from schools across the Virgin Islands have responded to the call to be trained as emergency responders.
Three vehicle collision slows traffic in RT
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Traffic in the heart of Road Town, Tortola came to a minor halt today, Saturday July 20, 2019, following a three-vehicle collision on the James Walter Francis Drive at the intersection B&F Medical Complex and the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) offices.
Capitalism and Environmental Destruction
By Dickson C. Igwe
Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate and Economist, has asserted that the dominant economic model of the latter Twentieth Century- mainly Supply-Side Free Market Economics- is obsolete in today's swiftly changing global environment. Trickle Down has had its day.
Residents urged to be kind to persons with mental disorders
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A strong plea was made yesterday July 18, 2019 for persons to be patient, kind and show support for individuals suffering from mental disorders in communities across the Virgin Islands (VI) as they journey towards recovery.
Possible court action over Hon Vanterpool’s ‘defamatory’ outburst
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Newly sworn-in Fourth District Representative, Hon Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) could see himself being hauled before the courts for ‘defamation’ over some comments he made outside the House of Assembly (HoA) on Tuesday, July 16, 2019.
Taking a closer look at schools & churches
By Alred C. Frett
I am no Saint, Teacher nor Sunday School Preacher: None of us are perfect but not everything or everyone is bad or wrong – There is much good and right in things and People… I know this, because thanks to you, I survived challenges that could have easily destroyed me… You too, may have been fortunate and we should see our survival and successes as opportunities to give thanks by preparing the less fortunate for survival & progress.
A Madman’s Rant
by Whitfield Mason- Caribbean Political Commentator
Honourable MARK H. VANTERPOOL is known for throwing tantrums.
If you don’t believe me –watch his so-called resignation video.
400 air filter masks procured for landfill smoke affected residents – Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Smoke and fume affected residents in West End and in proximity to the Pockwood Pond Incinerator will be given masks in the interim, as works on key components to make the incinerator operable is likely to be completed by mid-September 2019.
'There is actually a draft bill on the legalisation of marijuana' – Hon Natalio D. Wheatley
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- The medicinal value in marijuana cannot be ignored any further, said Virgin Islands’ Agriculture Minister Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) as he told HempFest 2019 that his government is picking up where the previous government left off in the journey to legalising the plant and very soon the community will be consulted to flesh out a National Democratic Party (NDP) drafted bill currently being reviewed.
‘Follow tradition & legalise cannabis in VI’ – Luciano
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As the highly anticipated Foxy’s HempFest on Jost van Dyke gets going today Saturday, July 13, 2019, headliner and Jamaican reggae artiste Jepther McClymon aka ‘Luciano’ as promised, is putting the conversation around the legalisation of cannabis on the front burner.
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