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Ukraine war: Push to rebuild economy starts with UK's $3bn loan guarantee
BBC
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukraine's economy will need external help for many years to come, a senior World Bank official has told the BBC.
FSN handled 52 cases of Domestic Violence in 2022- Curnal P. Fahie
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Family Support Network (FSN) dealt with 52 cases of domestic violence in 2022; however, its Executive Director Mr Curnal P. Fahie has said that figure does not give a true picture of the magnitude of the problem in the [British] Virgin Islands.
Accident hotspot Sophie Bay Road closed for repairs
SOPHIE BAY, Tortola, VI- Sophie Bay Road, which has been the scene of many accidents recently, has been closed today, June 20, 2023, to facilitate repairs.
RDA to be turned into Virgin Islands Development Agency– Premier Wheatley
FAT HOG’S BAY, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) will soon take on a new name, according to Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7). He said this will allow Virgin Islanders to continue to benefit from the agency.
TS Bret forms in the Atlantic; Lesser Antilles warned to monitor storm
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Tropical Storm Bret formed on Monday afternoon, June 19, 2023, in the Central Atlantic, after emerging off the West Coast of Africa and tracking over unusually warm ocean waters. Forecasters have suggested the storm will become a hurricane by Wednesday to Thursday of this week.
Winners of Anti-Litter Poster Competition announced
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Rotary Club of Tortola has announced the winners of the various categories of its Anti-Litter Poster Competition launched in December 2022.
Gov’t will do what’s necessary to make teaching attractive again– Hon deCastro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Honourable Sharie B. deCastro (AL) says, in recognising that the teaching profession is no longer an attractive career, the government will do what is necessary to make it attractive again.
UPDATE: Tropical depression likely to form in North Atlantic 'over next day or two'- DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Showers and thunderstorms continue to show signs of organisation in association with a tropical wave located several hundred miles southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands.
8 contestants vying for the Prince & Princess Crown 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The stage is set for competition in the 2023 Prince & Princess show with eight (8) boys and girls vying for the title of 2023 Prince and Princess in the Virgin Islands (VI).
VI Gov’t officials trained in underwater survey processes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Government officials in the Virgin Islands (VI) spanning several departments were trained in a two-day workshop to preview the underwater survey processes that were used to create the updated Coastal Resources Atlas.
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