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4 persons ordered deported from VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor John J. Rankin, CMG, within the space of just over a month, has ordered four persons deported from the [British] Virgin Islands.
‘Monogamy is not natural, it’s a choice’- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – While Christianity preaches monogamy and marriage between a man and a woman as good, controversial pastor and ‘Honestly Speaking’ talk show host on ZBVI 780AM, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has shared the opposite, declaring that monogamy is not natural but rather a choice.
Gov’t inks $511,786 contract for Long Swamp Pump Station
LONG SWAMP, Tortola, VI – The Government of the Virgin Islands inked a contract valued $511,786 for works on the Long Swamp Pump Station, in a contract signing ceremony on June 27, 2023, with BioSafe Treatment and Septic Solution.
VI rallies to save home of talk show host Dameon Percival from bank sale
MARTIN SPRING GHUT, Tortola, VI– The home belonging to Tola Radio VI host and panelist Dameon Percival could hit the market on Thursday, morning, June 29, 2023, for auction, if he is unable to make some payments to the National Bank of the Virgin Islands (NBVI), according to a Facebook post from the bank.
Gov’t needs to make a statement on VI’s water issues– Hon Penn
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– Opposition Member Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has called on Minister for Communications and Works, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) to make a statement as to whether the VI is experiencing a water crisis.
'We have to be on top of our game' this hurricane season- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Local Government agencies and partners have pledged to work in a close partnership to ensure that the [British] Virgin Islands is as prepared as possible for the ongoing 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
Who is wrecking our country? Governments or Governors?
Alred C. Frett
Still Delivering the Message to the Victims:
Persons never seem to tire of asking me why bother to bring Truth for the Youth when they have their own interests which do not include taking advice from anyone... We may not agree on everything, and it is their lives to live, so I have zero intent to give them advice... I simply provide them with my experience and useful information, with the condition that they always double-check my Words for themselves.
Accident on De Castro Street causes major traffic challenge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The rerouting of traffic in the heart of Road Town by Minister for Communication and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5), making De Castro Street and a portion of Waterfront Drive one-way access, has been largely praised by the public.
Hon Wheatley: Social homes programme may ‘expand’ to include 1st-time homeowners
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) took time out from the office on June 22, 2023, to check on the latest progress of three social homes in the Virgin Islands.
Over $700K funding was secured to house VI’s mentally ill– Hon Penn
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– In light of a spate of recent crimes committed by persons with perceived mental illnesses in the Virgin Islands (VI), Opposition Member Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8), who shadows issues relating to health and social development in the VI, has called for provisions to be made for not only unproductive people suffering from mental illnesses but also productive members of society who face such challenges locally.
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