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October 8th, 2021
COVID-19 grants were provided in ‘good faith’ to meet real needs– Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has defended his government’s issuance of COVID-19 cash grants, despite criticisms from the Auditor General Sonia M. Webster.

October 7th, 2021
Skelton-Cline reiterates calls for ‘national conversation’ on VI’s future

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has reiterated calls for a national conversation on leadership and the future of the Virgin Islands (VI) as a territory under the United Kingdom (UK).

October 7th, 2021
CoI is a theatre to ‘shame & humiliate’ persons in public- Skelton-Cline

WICKHAMS CAY II, Tortola, VI – Talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has lambasted the United Kingdom-funded Virgin Islands (VI) commission of inquiry as one that has a mission to ‘shame and humiliate’ persons in elected office and in the VI public service on the public stage.

October 7th, 2021
Education Minister sponsoring teachers' ‘Happy Hour’ on Friday

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced the hosting of a ‘Happy Hour’ for teachers as part of Teachers' Week 2021.

October 6th, 2021
Residents asked to indicate whether pandemic was ‘dreadful or not so serious’

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Persons in the Virgin Islands are being tasked to indicate a number of opinions, as part of a new COVID-19 Individual Impact and Public Perception Survey from the Central Statistics Office.

October 5th, 2021
Natasha Ruscheinski named new Deloitte BVI Partner

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Deloitte BVI, an Audit, Tax, Financial Advisory, Enterprise Risk and Consulting firm has announced the promotion of Natasha Ruscheinski to Partner status.

October 5th, 2021
CoI ‘feels like targeting & victimisation’ toward me as a private citizen - Skelton-Cline

WICKHAMS CAY II, Tortola, VI – Local clergyman and talk show host, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has blasted the United Kingdom-sponsored Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry for what he called victimisation and a public lynching towards him in his private capacity as a citizen.

October 5th, 2021
Some vaccinated persons resisting quarantine orders- Dr Georges

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Ronald E. Georges said public health authorities are facing resistance from some vaccinated persons regarding following the local public health measures in the Virgin Islands (VI).

October 4th, 2021
‘No words could bring full comfort’- Premier Fahie on Maya Marcano's death

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has joined in the VI’s collective mourning over the death of Miya Marcano after her body was believed to be discovered in Orange County, Florida on October 2, 2021.

October 2nd, 2021
Detectives find body believed to be that of Miya Marcano

ORANGE COUNTY, Florida, USA – Detectives at the Orange County Sheriff's Office, in Florida, USA have announced that they have found a body believed to be that of a missing woman with Virgin Islands (VI) roots, Miya Marcano.

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