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UN reaffirms VI constitutional position & right to self-governance
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has welcomed the conclusions and recommendations of the United Nations (UN) Committee of 24’s (C-24) regional seminar on decolonisation held in Saint John Parish, Dominica from August 25-27, 2021.
UK woman pays US$500K in reparations to UWI
CAVE HILL, Barbados, WI- While the United Kingdom (UK) Government has refused to directly address the question of reparations for slavery, one UK citizen has taken it upon herself to pay $500,000 in reparations to the University of the West Indies (UWI).
VI’s very limited resources strained ‘with very broad & imposed’ CoI- Premier
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Although burdened with a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) by the United Kingdom (UK) Government, which has evaded calls for a CoI into its own handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and allegations of corruption, the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government led by Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) continues to forge ahead with legislation to improve the lives of the territory’s people.
Hon Vanterpool condemns any possible UK takeover of VI
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Opposition Member and veteran legislator in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly, Hon Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) has denounced any possibility of the United Kingdom (UK) Government suspending the VI constitution and taking over the affairs of the territory.
UK accused of ingratitude, 'big discrimination' against army vets
LONDON, United Kingdom- Immanuel Kant said ‘Ingratitude is the essence of vileness’; William Shakespeare said ‘Ingratitude is monstrous’; and W. Eugene Hansen said ‘It has been said that the sin of ingratitude is more serious than the sin of revenge. With revenge, we return evil for evil, but with ingratitude, we return evil for good.’
‘We must not fall victim' to old divide & rule trick- Deputy Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the Virgin Islands observes Emancipation Day today, August 1, 2021, Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has urged Virgin Islanders to reflect and be grateful for the progress made as a people and to reject attempts by forces to bring about division that can derail the territory and its young democracy.
UN Ambassador calls out UK’s unwillingness to decolonise VI
NEW YORK CITY, New York – Dr Walton A. Webson, an Antiguan diplomat and Ambassador to the United Nations has called out the lack of respect from the United Kingdom (UK) Government towards the territory of the Virgin Islands (VI) regarding the mutual respect that the territories should share.
UK Gov’t hunting whistleblowers in Matt Hancock resignation scandal
LONDON, UK – In an alarming move that again brings the integrity of the United Kingdom (UK) government into question, it has embarked on a manhunt over the leaked footage that led to the resignation of UK Health Secretary Matthew J.D. Hancock.
UK Gov’t accused of 'stoking the fire’ of racism in football
LONDON, UK - Described as appalling and a stark reality of the situation in the United Kingdom (UK), football players Marcus Rashford MBE, Jadon M. Sancho and Bukayo Ayoyinka T.M. Saka have become subjects of racial abuse on social media after they missed penalties in the 3-2 shootout defeat to Italy in the Euro 202 Final at Wembley Stadium.
VI placed on UK Green Travel List; VI Gov’t welcomes move
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- News that the United Kingdom (UK) has placed the [British] Virgin Islands on the Green List for Travel, along with other Overseas Territories and Antigua and Barbuda from June 30, 2021, has been welcomed by Premier and Tourism Minister Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1).
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