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UK Brexit Minister resigns over Johnson Gov’t COVID measures
LONDON, UK - Brexit Minister, Lord David G.H. Frost, has resigned from the UK Government over "concerns about the current direction of travel, regarding the Johnson Government’s handling of COVID-19.
Johnson says UK Gov’t parties will go on amidst surging COVID cases
LONDON, UK - The UK has recorded the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, with 78,610 reported on Wednesday, December 15, 2021, alone.
Calls mount for UK PM to resign over Downing St. Christmas party
LONDON, UK – United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is facing fresh calls for his resignation after a leaked video showed his staff joking about hosting an illegal 2020 Christmas party while the UK underwent strict COVID-19 restrictions.
Premier pays courtesy call on Hertfordshire County Council to mark 10-year relationship
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY, UK - Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie said that his visit to the Hertfordshire County Council in the United Kingdom was successful.
Barbados to remove Queen as Head of State @ midnight
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - More than 400 years after the English arrived in Barbados to claim the island for King James I, Queen Elizabeth II will be removed as the head of state thus ushering in a new era for “The Land of the Flying Fish,” as the world’s newest republic.
Windrush survivors cry out for long-overdue compensation from UK
LONDON, UK – Survivors of the UK’s Windrush scandal, which saw thousands of UK residents—most of whom were originally from the Caribbean—wrongly classed as illegal immigrants say they will continue to fight for compensation from the UK.
Countries achieved independence yet VI still wrestling with the idea- Bishop Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Pastor and Bishop of the New Life Baptist Church in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola, Mr John I. Cline has called on the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) to make moves towards being independent from the United Kingdom (UK).
VI Premier lays wreath @ UK’s National Service of Remembrance
LONDON, United Kingdom- The Premier of the Virgin Islands Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) laid a wreath at the United Kingdom’s Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London’s Whitehall, on Sunday, November 14, 2021.
Premier Fahie, VI delegation join OT leaders @ Joint Ministerial Council
LONDON, UK – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) is attending the annual Overseas Territories (OT) Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in the United Kingdom (UK), which will be the first JMC in-person meeting since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medical marijuana industry delayed ‘but will not be denied’- Premier Fahie
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R) has pointed out that the United Kingdom's delay of the territory’s medical marijuana industry is one that continues to rob the country of proven economic benefits.
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