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VI’s legal luminaries for ‘rap-session’ on ‘public registers’ woes
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI - The United Kingdom’s (UK) Sanctions and Anti Money Laundering (S/AML) Bill, has been met with a defiant Virgin Islands (VI)—a UK Overseas Territory (OT)—but many residents are unclear on the specific implications and consequences of the decision.
‘Decision March’ confirms resident expertise to rebuild unified VI
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI - The ‘Decision March’ of May 24, 2018, has clearly confirmed that the expertise needed to rebuild a new Virgin Islands (VI), “resides among us.”
TAG unveils new Ford & Hondas for Father’s Day weekend
SLANEY POINT, Tortola, VI - Tortola Auto Group (TAG), the leading automotive company in the Virgin Islands (VI), has expanded its range of brands to now include new Ford and Honda models of cars, Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) and trucks—the new fleet being unveiled at a ‘Big Bash’ this Father's Day weekend at its modern facility located at Slaney Point.
A hard climb out the economic hole!
Dickson Igwe
Hurricanes Irma and Maria pulled the (British) Virgin Islands (VI) into a huge environmental and ecological "hole." That ecological crater is also an economic pit. Political and social leaders of the VI do not appear to have any cohesive and unified plan for pulling the economy out of recession. There are no solutions being offered. There is no vision on the horizon.
Small plane diverted to STT after reporting emergency
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST Thomas, USVI - A single engine small plane, registered as ‘Tradewinds’ was on June 13, 2018, forced to make an emergency landing in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) at the Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas.
Skelton-Cline lambastes Governor Jaspert over UK 'kindness' remarks
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Honestly Speaking’s, Claude O. Skelton-Cline, has lambasted Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert, over the United Kingdom (UK) government’s representative, who recently saw it fitting to remind Virgin Islanders, of the UK’s “ kindness to the people,” in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Customs explore storing VI transactions in the ‘Cloud’—Commissioner Wade N. Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Commissioner of Customs, Wade N. Smith, says the government agency has turned to computer developers IBM, to explore having its online and other transactions, facilitated on the ‘cloud,’ since the loss of connectivity during hurricanes Irma and Maria, had significantly hampered its operations.
NDP delegates to decide on new title for party leader
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Delegates of the National Democratic Party (NDP) will on June 23, 2018, in addition to voting for a new leader ahead of the upcoming general elections, decide altogether if they want to keep the title for that person as ‘President’ or change it to ‘Chairman.’
‘Tony’ Alphonso ecstatic over new 5-star rating for HAVAL H6
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI - The all New HAVAL H6, which is among the range of vehicles offered by Virgin Islands (VI) distributor Alphonso Car Sales Ltd (ACS), has been awarded a ‘five-star’ rating at the first Chinese Automotive Technology & Research Centre’s (C-NCAP) international evaluation held recently in China.
Adagio dance school makes history
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As defined by Acrobatics Art; Acrobatic Dance, or ‘Acro’ as it is commonly referred to by dancers and dance professionals, is the beautiful fusion of classic dance technique and the precision and athleticism of acrobatic elements. Often defined by unique choreography, acro dancers seamlessly blend musicality, emotional expression, line and extension with acrobatic movements in a dance context.
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