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Police Week 2016 to kick off Saturday February 27, 2016
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force will kick off its 49th year celebration of Police Week on Saturday February 27, 2016 at the East End Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Stop being 'idiots' & 'stupid' - Edmund G. Maduro tells VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Radio talk show host Edmund G. Maduro believes it is discriminatory that His Excellency Governor John S. Duncan OBE cannot be prosecuted before the courts in the same way other government officials can be.
Delta donates to weekly soup kitchen for Valentine’s
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Delta Petroleum (Caribbean) Limited recently responded to the call to donate to the Road Town Methodist Church’s weekly soup kitchen, again displaying good corporate responsibility.
Little Dix Bay staff say management refusing to meet them
LITTLE DIX BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI – As the recent announcement of closure by Rosewood Little Dix Bay from May 1, 2016 for repairs sinks in, tensions seem to be running high among local employees who now accuse management of not giving them a hearing as they seek further clarity on their employment status.
‘Village Missionary’ & Centenarian Robelteen Smith laid to rest
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Her walk on the earth was a long one but she did it in an upright, humble, sharing, caring and inspiring manner, according to most of the tributes made about the life of centenarian Robelteen Smith, who was laid to rest today, February 13, 2016 following viewing and funeral service at the Road Town Apostolic Faith Church.
High Voltage Cable Laying Project poorly planned- Hon Fraser
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI - Leader of the Opposition and Representative for the Third District Honourable Julian Fraser RA said that there was poor planning surrounding the excavation works in areas, including the Third District, where the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) is laying a high-voltage cable underground as part of its Phase 5 upgrade.
Hon Fraser to meet 3rd District residents on cable laying disruptions
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Working around the inconveniences brought about by the High Voltage Cable Laying project will be among the topic of discussion when Third District Representative Hon Julian Fraser RA meets with residents of Sea Cows Bay and other affected areas on Friday February 12, 2016.
Hon Melvin 'Mitch' Turnbull shelves NHI comparative study
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Representative of the Second District Honourable Melvin 'Mitch' Turnbull has shelved a study he had announced he was undertaking to compare and contrast the benefits of the National Health Insurance (NHI) as against private insurance coverage.
Connecting NHI to Black History & the United Nations
Alred C. Frett
Finally; UN ‘Experts on People of African Descent’:
Welcome to February and even with the extra day it remains the shortest month… As Black History’s Month it is unfortunate when too many of us do not know, too many avoid knowing and too many prefer to fabricate false Histories… Worst yet, too many get annoyed and see me as Troublesome simply for asking that we appreciate ourselves through the Realities of our History.
'Masa', Krazy Hype, on a mission to uplift VI youth
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Local entertainment promoter and website manager Ramoamasagana ‘Masa’ Pemberton is on a mission to bring visibility to the youth of the territory through his profiles and interviews which he said are necessary to fill a void in the young demographic which he believes needs a voice.