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Premier Fahie calls for mutual respect between anti-vaxxers & pro-vaxxers
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has called for mutual respect between those who take the COVID-19 vaccine and those who don’t, in a bid to preserve relationships in the territory.
Calls made for investigation into 'concerning' practices of VI CoI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Several concerned business owners and residents of the Virgin Islands (VI) have been reaching out to Virgin Islands News Online (VINO), asking for an investigation into the practices of the ongoing [British] Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI).
Apply for home quarantine 5-7 days before travel to VI - CEHO Lionel E. Michael
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Travelers to the Virgin Islands (VI) are being encouraged to make requests to home quarantine some five to seven days before travel.
NDP Gov't had challenges enforcing mandatory sentencing - Hon Penn on gun laws
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition Leader Hon Marlon A. Penn (R1) has said the previous National Democratic Party (NDP) Government had challenges enforcing minimum mandatory sentences regarding illegal weapons.
UPDATE: Man found dead in car in RT is Geraldo E. Weekes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The man found dead in his car near the roundabout in Road Town close to midnight on May 15, 2021, has been identified as Geraldo E. Weekes, 70, of Huntums Ghut, Tortola.
2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season gets ‘unofficial' early start
MIAMI, Florida, USA – The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) which focuses on the Atlantic Hurricane Seasons has issued alerts for hurricane preparations to begin today, May 15, 2021, ahead of the official June 1, 2021 start of the hurricane season.
‘I now feel vindicated’- Dr Smith on $10M BVIA arbitration ruling
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Former Virgin Islands (VI) Premier, Dr D. Orlando Smith, says he now feels vindicated following an arbitration ruling where the Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) has successfully defeated a claim worth in excess of $10 million from BV Airways Inc (BVIA).
Belle Vue B-Ball court re-opens with new facility
BELLE VUE, Tortola, VI – Residents of the Belle Vue and the surrounding communities once again have a basketball facility, after being without one since the hurricanes of 2017, which destroyed over 90% of the territory’s recreational facilities.
Hon Smith wants mandatory jail time for possession of illegal guns
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Deputy Speaker and Territorial At-Large member in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Neville A. Smith (AL) has called for stiffer penalties relating to gun crimes, including mandatory jail time for those found with illegal guns.
Rising public anger is never good politics
By Dickson C. Igwe
Politicians who ignore specific sections of the population to focus on channeling public resources to a select group are usually in for a rude awakening.
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