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Referendum not necessary for VI to seek independence– Dr Carlyle Corbin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Consultant and clergyman Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline says the Virgin Islands (VI) should not have to seek permission from its colonisers, the UK, for independence.
Global oil supply crisis pushing VI towards more green energy– Hon Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has reinforced the need for the Virgin Islands (VI) to use more green energy, pointing to the global increase in oil prices as a prime example.
VI seems to be returning to days of Sodom & Gomorrah- Lesmore Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Businessman Lesmore Smith, who will be a candidate in the upcoming 2023 General Elections in the Virgin Islands (VI), has called on the people of the territory to follow Christ rather than return to the days of "Sodom and Gomorrah.”
Unlawful conduct, gun crimes have no place in VI society– Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has once again condemned violence in all forms in the VI, regardless of who the perpetrator may be.
Anika Christopher selected to represent VI @ 2022 Commonwealth Games
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI –Virgin Islands (VI) writer, poet, and publisher, Ms Anika Christopher has been chosen to represent the VI at the Commonwealth Games in May 2022.
VI looking to identify & revive old water sources – Perline R. Scatliffe-Leonard
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Director of the Water and Sewerage Department in the Virgin Islands (VI), Mrs Perline R. Scatliffe-Leonard has said that efforts must be made to identify, and in some cases revive water sources to include wells, catchments and natural areas such as ponds to mitigate the impact of Climate Change.
The return of the inflation beast
Dickson C. Igwe
Investors are wary recession may be on the horizon. Recession is never good for investors or business, as recession means a fall in profits and revenues, which in turn impacts dividends and share prices. Recession means business contraction and job loss.
‘I cry for those who are colonised around the world’- Dr the Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries, and Agriculture, Dr The Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has reiterated calls for the end to colonialism around the world, especially for places like the [British] Virgin Islands.
Fire And Rescue Service Receive 16 Heart Defibrillators
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service is the recipient of 16 much needed lifesaving defibrillators. The devices, which are used to revive the heart of someone who is in cardiac arrest, were handed over by His Excellency the Governor, Mr. John Rankin, CMG who was joined by the Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities, Honourable Kye M. Rymer.
Virgin Islanders are the 'greatest impediment' to own advancement– Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called out the people of the territory for, according to him, hindering their own advancements as a people.