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UN should not dictate on VI’s self-determination timeline - Kevon S. Lettsome
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Opposition Leader of the Virgin Islands Youth Parliament (VIYP), Mr Kevon S. Lettsome has proposed that while the Virgin Islands (VI) should walk the part of full self-determination, it must do so by taking steps and not be dictated on by the 2030 United Nations (UN) resolution on decolonisation.
Finally! UK to deliver on 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccines
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After much private and public pressure, the United Kingdom (UK) will finally be delivering on its promised second batch of AstraZeneca vaccines.
We cannot let UK be ‘chief author & publisher’ of VI story - Bria A. Smith
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Reigning Miss British Virgin Islands and the Deputy Premier in the Virgin Islands Youth Parliament (VIYP), Mr Bria A. Smith says the Virgin Islands (VI) can no longer allow the United Kingdom (UK) to write its future.
Tens of thousands died of COVID in UK because ‘Boris’ Johnson failed to act!- Mirror
LONDON, United Kingdom- With the imperialist United Kingdom (UK) now having the fifth-highest COVID-19 death toll in the world, its embattled Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson ‘aka ‘Boris’ has reportedly now admitted he was too slow putting the UK into lockdown a year ago.
£830m failed UK border system blamed on ‘lack of effective leadership’
LONDON, UK – United Kingdom (UK) Taxpayers are being hit with the "staggering" cost of failed UK border IT projects, despite the country spending at least £830 million on the projects, a spending watchdog has warned.
VI receives 2000 doses of COVID-19 Vaccine from Dominica
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- Through foresight and wisdom, the Government of the Virgin Islands did not 'put their eggs in one basket' but sought alternative means to source COVID-19 vaccines, even though it was promised supplies by the United Kingdom (UK).
Has UK failed VI again? Confusion over 2nd dose of vaccine
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Since the Virgin Islands (VI) came out of Grant-in-Aid in 1978, the Territory has received little or nothing from the United Kingdom (UK). In fact, many have argued that the UK is now a financial liability to the small Overseas Territory (OT), which is why it has become critical for the VI to seek self-determination.
CARICOM blasts UK, Ex-Gov Jaspert over secretive CoI launch
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) has broken its silence over the secretive nature of the Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) as established by the former controversial Governor, Augustus J.U. Jasper in collaboration with the British Government days before he demitted office.
Fight! ‘UK coming to throw water on a drowning man'- Caller urges Gov’t
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – An irate caller on the Tuesday, February 16, 2021, edition of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) 'Let's Talk' radio show has urged the Government of the Virgin Islands to fight the United Kingdom's alleged attempts to trample on the freedoms of the territory.
Bermuda preps battlefield should UK block Cannabis Act
HAMILTON, Bermuda – Bermuda’s Premier, Hon E. David Burt has warned of serious potential damages to the territory’s relationship with the UK, should the Governor, Rena Lalgie not give assent to the countries Cannabis Licensing Act.
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