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UK ‘let my people go’ & end colonialism– Hon Vanterpool
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI– Fourth District Representative and experienced legislator Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool says the 2023 Budget presented by the coalition government is one that all in the Virgin Islands (VI) should be proud of and is an indicator that the Territory has been managing its own affairs.
Ex FS lambasts Gov Rankin; Demands more respect for VI’s financial stewardship
EAST END, Tortola, VI- It has been over 40 years since the Virgin Islands came out of Grant-in-Aid from the United Kingdom (UK) and independently, without the help of the UK, began to successfully develop the Territory and making it an envy of the region.
‘We need the British gov’t to help us through this’– Dr Kedrick D. Pickering
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI – Former Deputy Premier Dr Kerick D. Pickering says the Virgin Islands (VI), in its current state with the United Kingdom (UK) Government and implementation of Commission of Inquiry (CoI) reforms, is still in need of the British to get through its challenges.
Governor Rankin out of VI as territory commemorates 1949 Great March
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the Virgin Islands today, November 28, 2022, celebrates its historic pushback against the political system administered by the colonial power, the Great March of 1949, the King's representative is out of the Territory.
VI must say ‘enough to criminal activity & yes to righteousness’– Bishop Cline
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Bishop of the New Life Baptist Church in Duff's Bottom, Tortola, Mr John I. Cline has called on the people of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) to enter 2023 in unity and to reject a host of negative traits.
What are the VI's Self-Determination options?
Edgar Leonard
The right to self-determination for colonised territories is a right that is a generally accepted principle of international law advocated by the UN.
VI should aspire for independence by 2027– Bishop Cline
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Bishop of the New Life Baptist Church in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola, Mr John I. Cline has urged leaders in the Virgin Islands (VI) to commit to the advancement of the territory that leads to independence by 2027.
‘Your oppressors will never set you free’- Bishop Cline
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI– Pastor of the New Life Baptist Church in the Virgin Islands (VI) Bishop John I. Cline has called on the people of the territory to stand up against what he called the imperialistic mindset and colonial heavy-handedness of the United Kingdom (UK) over the territory as it relates to current events.
‘Urgent call’ for VI personalities & influencers to join fight against direct rule
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Member Honourable Carvin Malone (AL) has made a call for local media and entertainment personalities and influencers to help in the fight against the possibility of direct rule by the United Kingdom (UK) but said they must educate themselves on the issues.
Young VIslander Charity Rymer speaks in UK House of Commons
LONDON, UK- On the invitation of the United Kingdom Speaker in the House of Commons Sir Lindsay H. Hoyle, young persons from across the Overseas Territories were invited to attend a special segment of the UK Youth Parliament sitting today, Friday, November 4, 2022.
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