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Volunteers spruce up Long Look in cleanup exercise
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI – As part of cleanup works on Saturday, June 27, 2020, for this year’s hurricane season, residents of the Long Look Community of Tortola in the Seventh District saw a number of bulk waste and derelict vehicles cleared from the area.
‘We want to have a very responsible cannabis industry’ – Dr Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said in an attempt to have a responsible cannabis industry in the Virgin Islands, a Cannabis Licensing Authority will be created to guide the sector.
SSB bought over 138 acres of land in last decade- Hon Wheatley
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Social Security Board (SSB) has purchased in excess of 138 acres of land in the Territory over the past decade, Minister for Natural Resources and Labour responsible for Social Security, Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has said.
‘You gonna ban food, sex?’ People get addicted to food, sex – Dr Wheatley
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said while gambling and betting can become addictive, persons also become addicted to a vast number of things such as food and sex.
Another African-American man shot to death by police in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Georgia, USA- Even as protests continue in the United States of America (USA) and in other parts of the world following the killing of George P. Floyd Jr, an African-American man, by a white police officer in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020, an African-American man was fatally shot by a white police officer in Atlanta, Georgia, late Friday, June 12, 2020.
Carnel D. Clyne resigns as VIF&FC Chairman
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Moments ago it was announced, at the 9th Sitting of the 2nd Session of the 4th House of Assembly (HoA), that Chairman of the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee (VIF&FC), Mr Carnel D. Clyne has resigned.
‘We in Virgin Islands not immune to racism'- Dr Wheatley
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called on the Virgin Islands to stand together with the global movement against racism and police brutality, adding that the Territory is not immune to it.
‘Harsh penalties' recommended for 'most blatant offenders' in online learning
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister responsible for Education Dr The Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is standing firm against bad behaviour displayed by students during online learning.
CPEA & Keystage Exams cancelled for VI students - Dr Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Education Minister Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says he was forced to cancel two key exams- the Keystage Exams and the Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA)- in the Virgin Islands amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19: NDP blasted for 'chatter' on Fahie Gov't performance
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - 'Honestly Speaking' radio Moderator, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has blasted elements in the former National Democratic Party (NDP) administration, for what he called 'chatter' about the performance of the Fahie administration and its handling of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the Virgin Islands.
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