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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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
‘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.
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.