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'Heritage' apologises to Dr the Hon Wheatley on air
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI - Tola Radio VI host Floyd Burnett aka 'Heritage' has apologised to Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) for perceived disrespectful comments made about him in the past.
Circular accuses UK of wanting to take over HM Customs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As Caribbean nations continue to call for reparations, there is a brewing conspiracy over the recent UK Royal visit of Prince William and Duchess Kate as a smokescreen of the United Kingdom's and its role in the region.
RVIPF accused of human smuggling coverup
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Talk show host, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has alleged a massive cover-up involving the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) over an alleged failed human smuggling attempt last Friday, April 1, 2022.
BVI Christian Council pledges support for local gun amnesty
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The BVI Christian Council, a local religious organisation, has pledged its full support to the upcoming Gun Amnesty in the Virgin Islands (VI) done in collaboration with the Government, Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and the Governor, John J. Rankin CMG.
‘I cry for those who are colonised around the world’- Dr the Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries, and Agriculture, Dr The Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has reiterated calls for the end to colonialism around the world, especially for places like the [British] Virgin Islands.
Fire And Rescue Service Receive 16 Heart Defibrillators
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service is the recipient of 16 much needed lifesaving defibrillators. The devices, which are used to revive the heart of someone who is in cardiac arrest, were handed over by His Excellency the Governor, Mr. John Rankin, CMG who was joined by the Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities, Honourable Kye M. Rymer.
Gov’t 'worked hard' to deliver on promises despite COVID-19, CoI setbacks– Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has reiterated that his Virgin Islands Party Government (VIP) has worked to deliver on its 2019 election campaign promises, despite the challenges created by COVID-19 pandemic and the United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) over the past year.
'Miya's Law' clears latest step in Florida Senate
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA – “Miya’s Law,” a legislation that would improve apartment tenant safety in Florida, got one step closer to passing when it received unanimous approval by the state Senate's Agriculture, Environment and General Government Subcommittee on Tuesday, February 22, 2022.
Picturesque signs being erected across VI in new tourism marketing push
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Director of Projects at the Project Department of the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB), Ms Anya N. Frett says the construction of a number of high-profile signs across the territory comes as the Virgin Islands is embarking on a new tourism marketing push that focuses on digital sharing and curated spaces.
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Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus in 1493, sailing west on the Atlantic Ocean, stumbled upon the Virgin Islands archipelago, renaming them St. Ursula and the 11,000 virgins (Santa Ursula y las Once Mil Virgenes).
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