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'We have people who should be automatically slotted in' as Deputy CoP- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Talk show host and clergyman Claude O. Skelton-Cline has expressed concern that the vacancy for Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is being advertised, including internationally, when there are qualified locals who could have just been slotted in.
Upcoming ‘Think Tank BVI’ initiative to foster VI youth development – Hon Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Deputy Speaker in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Neville A. Smith (AL) while providing an update on a number of projects has indicated that his idea to create a local Think Tank in the VI has materialized into a new quasi-independent group called “Think Tank BVI” soon to be realised.
Partly cloudy with slight chance of showers across VI today, April 9, 2022
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With moderate to fresh wind speeds persisting across the Caribbean region as a surface high pressure dominates the area, a few passing showers could also develop across the Virgin Islands according to the local Department of Disaster Management (DDM).
Premier justifies calls for business donations towards ESHS redevelopment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has reiterated and justified calls for businesses to make donations to the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) re-building project, while highlighting that the plea for donation comes as the cost of building materials has increased significantly since the original RDA contract.
Circular accuses UK of wanting to take over HM Customs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As Caribbean nations continue to call for reparations, there is a brewing conspiracy over the recent UK Royal visit of Prince William and Duchess Kate as a smokescreen of the United Kingdom's and its role in the region.
DMV to sell 100 pairs of Lions Club branded vehicle license plates
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities, Hon Kye M. Ryner (R5) has approved a Commemorative Motor Vehicle Registration Plate to be used on motor vehicles for personal use as part of the 50th Anniversary of Lions Club of Tortola in April 2022.
‘When you invest in yourself you don’t worry about minimum wage’– Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has reminded recent graduates of an online skills training programme of the importance of investing in one’s self and earning new skills.
VI will assert rights that colonialism 'must be a thing of the past' - Dr the Hon Wheatley
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has hinted that regardless of what comes out of the CoI Report and recommendations, the Virgin Islands (VI) will still be asserting its United Nations-backed rights that colonialism must be a thing of the past.
Governor tasked to publish CoI report as ‘as soon as he is able’– CoI Team
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor of the Virgin Islands, H.E. John J. Rankin, CMG has been encouraged to publish the final report of the United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) ‘as soon as he is able to’, according to new information coming out of the CoI team through Secretary to the Commission Steven Chandler.
‘I envision Paraquita Bay to be a mini zoo’ - Bevin S. George
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Political activist and co-host of the National Democratic Party (NDP) radio show, NDP Radio, Mr Bevin S. George has proposed radical agricultural development for the Paraquita Bay area and for Agriculture week in the Virgin Islands (VI).
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