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Community
Volunteerism and Politics
Donald E. de Castro
Volunteerism is defined as simply volunteering oneself, to serve ones’ community without compensation. Unfortunately, because of greed many volunteer organisations world-wide have been robbed by their Executive Officers.
Hon Walwyn blames NDP for being slow to respond to allegations of corruption
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP), and Co-Leader Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (AL), has admitted that the party’s ‘old guard’ had ‘dropped the ball,’ in defending itself against the corruption allegations made by several persons, including a former Governor, John S. Duncan OBE, the media, civil society and the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP).
"But be happy the Brits ended the slave trade"
Thomas C. Famous
A quote from someone upset about the way Britain has been portrayed about its role in the global slave trade. They attempt to make 'emancipation' sound as if this was an act of 'divine generosity,' on the part of the British.
Fuel Tank falls from hauler; interrupts morning traffic
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI - It was around 8:45 AM this morning, Tuesday July 31, 2018, a fuel tank dislodged from the hauler carrying it and almost fell to the ground.
NDP Co-Leader Hon Walwyn ‘trying to side-track with smoke & mirrors’- Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - There has been push back from all quarters of the society, after government co-leader, Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (AL), the Minister for Education and Culture, proposed to change the House of Assembly’s (HoA) rules, to keep the public away from information on names of companies who receive contracts from tax-payers money.
The Small Business Recovery
Dickson C. Igwe
Locally owned small businesses are critical for getting the Virgin Islands (VI) out of recession. Small business is at the core of the VI economic engine. Building strong small businesses is a bottom up type economics. Why?
Digicel, DDM turn to technology to protect VI residents
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following the devastating hurricanes of 2017 in the Virgin Islands (VI), a new ‘Disaster Emergency Notification App’ developed exclusively for the Territory, was launched today June 27, 2018.
124 students graduate from ESHS in class of 2018
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) Class of 2018 walked with their heads high as the graduation ceremony was held at the Paraquita Bay Campus of the H Lavity Stoutt Community college on Tortola, yesterday July 26, 2018, under the theme ‘Overcoming the Unimaginable: Surviving the Storm.'
Multi-Service Gas Station to open its doors on July 28, 2018
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- The world of gas stations will not be the same in the Virgin Islands (VI). ‘The new kids on the block’ in service stations is ‘The Boys’ headed by Rodney A. Simmons.
VI Treasury without money to repair key Community Centres—Hon Skelton
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - There isn’t any money in the Virgin Islands (VI) Treasury currently available to repair the Abraham Leonard Community Centre and as such, only a structural assessment will be carried out at this time to evaluate the structural integrity and soundness of the building.
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