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‘BVIslanders do not accept us & that is the truth’- Latino Belonger
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In another ‘hot topic’ linked to issues facing the Virgin Islands (VI), ‘Real Talk’ host Karia J. Christopher has inquired why persons of Latino heritage are refusing to accept the VI as their home, yet, carry state documents like passports or even have Belonger status.
Opposition complains about getting too much info in answers to questions in HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A streamlining of the way Government Members of the House of Assembly (HoA) answer questions may be on the way, following accusations from Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) that government Ministers are evading answering specific questions about their Ministries when asked.
BVIBF wraps up another local referee training clinic
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following the successful hosting of a February 8, 2020, basketball referee training clinic, President of the BVI Basketball Federation (BVIBF), Mr Derrick R. Varlack is keeping up efforts to train local referees in the sport.
BVI Spring Fest 2020 forces possible road closure @ CGB
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI - 'The International Fete' set for tonight, Saturday, February 29, 2020, as part of the BVI Spring Festival calendar of events could result in the closure of an access road leading to the Cane Garden Bay (CGB) Community.
Fix internet woes or be sent home - Premier tells TRC Chair Vance M. Lewis
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following the motion to appoint Mr Vance M. Lewis as the Chairman of the local Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC), Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has made an ultimatum that he must get the work done with regards to fixing the Virgin Islands (VI) telecoms woes or be sent home.
Corona: The joker in the pack
By Dickson C. Igwe
The Coronavirus appeared at a very volatile moment in world history. In a new post, the great financial recession of 2008 world, ruled by authoritarian types in Russia, China, India, Brazil, and even the supposedly freedom-loving USA, rising intolerance and racism, and a retreating global liberal democratic order, the politics of the Coronavirus, threatens massive economic, social, and political disruption.
'Somebody will be made an example soon' - Premier on Coronavirus rumours
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Noting that government had to take urgent measures to counteract the WhatsApp rumours about the presence of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the territory, Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says false information continues to spread faster than facts in the Virgin Islands.
Gov't 'beefing up' ports of entry with quarantine areas
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Heightened screening of persons entering the Territory due to the Novel Coronavirus epidemic will see ports of entry across the Virgin Islands being outfitted with new isolation areas.
'The TRC needs a shot in the arm’– Hon Marlon A. Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Arriving late at the continuation of the Fifth Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) today, Thursday, February 27, 2020, Opposition Leader Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) publicly threw his full support behind Mr Vance M. Lewis, as the Chair of the local Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC).
VI should have diversified economy earlier rather than later- Lisa Penn-Lettsome
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Executive Director of International Business in the Virgin Islands, Mrs Lisa Penn-Lettsome says the drop in the Territory's financial services sector was mathematically forecasted based on growth figures from the last 20 years, hence, strategies should have been in place to counter the drop in the sector.