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UK Protocols restrict Territory’s borrowing – Hon Fraser
SEA COWS’ BAY, Tortola, VI – Representative for the Third District Hon Julian Fraser, RA said that the Protocols for Effective Financial Management to which the Virgin Islands must become compliant has removed every opportunity the Territory had as far as options to raise money were concerned.
Why are our leaders trying to give UK the keys?
By AC Frett
A Game of no Winners between Living & Dying: War remains a foolish & evil Pastime, sold to Idiots too lazy to reason by the Wicked, too corrupt to care… Over five weeks after the disappearing Malaysian Jumbo Jet forced Nations to work together for the common good, the clamour for Conflict & War still continues as Russia, EU, UK, US and forced Allies play irresponsible games of Red Lines, Sanctions & Threats.
Last-ditch bid to keep student Yashika Bageerathi in UK
BBC News
Lawyers are set to make a last attempt to block the removal of a Mauritian student who is due to be deported.
UK floods: Swollen Thames threatens thousands of homes
BBC
Thousands of homes along the River Thames are threatened with flooding as flood waters continue to rise.
UPDATE: EE/LL sewage woes dominate coral reef meeting
EAST END/LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI – “We have had lots of talks about sewage in all the groups here tonight, issues of sewage seems to really be a big thing,” said Ms. Sarah Young, team leader of a group of marine and social scientists conducting research in the Virgin Islands (VI) from the Newcastle University, United Kingdom.
VI Botanic Gardens to soon change role – Mrs. Sheila N. Brathwaite
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The role of the J.R. O’Neal Botanic Gardens ( JRONBG) will change over time, as it will increasingly be used as the national repository which will house collections of threatened and endangered species of plants for the Territory.
Richard Branson: Boycott Uganda over gay rights
BBC NEWS
UK business tycoon Richard Branson has called on companies and tourists to boycott Uganda after its parliament approved a bill to toughen the punishment for homosexual acts.
Gay marriage should be legalised in the VI– Bailey C. Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – It is the strong persuasion of a local columnist that gay rights should be respected and laws enacted in the Virgin Islands be on par with the law books of the United Kingdom to allow gays the same rights as 'straights'.
VIslanders must be able to compete among themselves- resident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One resident has cautioned that there is an urgent need for locals to find a balance between securing employment opportunities and being marginalised as second-class citizens in their own Territory.
The G8 agenda: The transparency summit
By The Economist
Britain’s leader envisages a world of tax compliance and clear corporate ownership. The obstacles have become a bit less daunting.
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