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Culture & Tourism Month 2023 to focus on the VI story
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Culture and Tourism Month 2023 in the Virgin Islands will start on November 1, 2023, to be observed under the theme, 'Our Virgin Islands, Our Story: Tell Your Story'.
VI under flash flood watch due to inclement weather – DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Persons in the low flood-prone areas in the Virgin Islands (VI) are being urged to remain vigilant as a flash flood watch is in effect for tonight, October 27, 2023, until midnight the DDM said in an alert.
Fuel surcharge, high food costs stifling persons in VI– Hon Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Opposition Member Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has called on the Virgin Islands (VI) Government of Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) to start a dialogue and bring measures to tackle the high fuel surcharge in the territory, along with the rising cost of food.
VI’s D’Moi M. Hodge stands out in Lakers' visual roster for 2023/24 season
LOS ANGELES, California, USA– Virgin Islands basketball star D'Moi M. Hodge has been included in the Los Angeles Lakers' roster for the 2023/2024 National Basketball Association (NBA) season.
UPDATE: VI airports reopen as Tropical Storm Watch discontinued
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- With Hurricane Tammy posing no real threat to the [British] Virgin Islands, all airports have been reopened.
OECS acknowledges healthcare brain drain in region
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Discussions on how to keep healthcare workers from leaving the region, were high on the agenda at the recently concluded Ninth Council of Ministers: Health Meeting which was held back-to-back with the 36th OECS/Pooled Procurement Services (PPS) Policy Board Meeting in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Capital is multigenerational
Dickson C. Igwe
Inherited Capital is the greatest source of social inequality. Capital ownership keeps specific families on top the social and wealth pyramid, for multiple generations. Capital and power are synonyms. The system of social class with its various divisions sits on the ownership of capital and wealth above any other consideration.
Nations League: VI fightback to draw with TCI in Providenciales
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands- The [British] Virgin Islands continued its unbeaten run in the group stage of League C of the CONCACAF Nations League, fighting back to draw 2-2 with hosts Turks & Caicos Islands at the TCIFA National Stadium in Providenciales on Monday, October 16, 2023.
Exhume Noel Lloyd body & ‘placed in his park’- Hon Julian Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Speaking at a Special Sitting of the House of Assembly (HoA) on Friday, October 13, 2023, to name 10 national heroes and heroines via a resolution, Third District Representative Hon Julian Fraser RA, made a bold request for the body of Noel Lloyd to be exhumed.
Premier calls for reflection as VI marks 3rd Heroes & Foreparents Day
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Dr. Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called on those in the VI to reflect on the achievements of those that have gone before, as the VI marks its 3rd annual Heroes and Foreparents Day.
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