Community
VI not as ‘safe anymore’- Shaina M. Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A case for a comprehensive and enhanced strategy for policing has been made.
First TEDx conference for VI in March
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – For the first time in the Virgin Islands (VI), one hundred of the territory's most impassioned TEDx enthusiasts will come together for a day of networking and dialogue around the theme ‘Throwing out the Box’.
B’More to release ‘racial unity’ music video
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Powerful, impactful and timely are some of the words that local celebrity McKenzie K. Baltimore Jr, also known as B’MORE, has used to describe his soon to be released music video for his latest song entitled: What the world needs.
Another local family allegedly ordered off beach
WEST END, Tortola, VI – A Manager of Sugar Mill Hotel & Restaurant in Little Apple Bay, on the Western End of Tortola, is accused of attempting to force a family off the beach there but was met with strong resistance, which almost turned violent.
Persons hold on to jobs for long time due to lack of options- Kharid T. Fraser
ROAD TOW, Tortola, VI- Former Accountant General and wife of Opposition Leader Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3), Mrs Kharid T. Fraser has pointed out to the job scarcity in the territory as one of the reasons why persons hold on to positions for a very long time.
FSN appalled as family of 5 evicted from apartment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A call for persons to know their rights, for the police to insist on persons knowing their rights, as well as the landlords to operate within the proper channels when deciding to evict tenants from their properties, has been made.
Worth the ‘weight’! Long awaited gym opens in West End
WEST END, Tortola, VI- It took more than five years to materialise but persons especially in West End seeking to get fit, lose some pounds or pack on some muscles can now go to a gym right in their area to achieve that objective.
The husband is ‘absolutely not’ the head of the home- Lorna G. Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The always candid First Lady Lorna G. Smith OBE has disagreed with the common notion, especially among Christians and Muslims, that the husband is the head of the household.
Grave conflict: Cemetery keeper accused of exploitation
EAST END, Tortola, VI – Allegations are being levelled against a man said to be the “grave yard manager” in East End and is alleged to be imposing exorbitant costs on persons for the construction of tombs.
The husband should remain the head of the home- Allivern Smith-Harrigan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite the global revolution on women empowerment and the paradigm shift in the home, the BVI Administration Manager at Banco Popular, Allivern Smith-Harrigan, has joined the conversation, saying her husband is the head of her home.
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