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Famous on History & Caribbean Ties
By Thomas C. Famous
Each one of us are the sum total of 4 grandparents and eight great grandparents.
Gov't says VI's ICT policy remains a priority
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Information Communications and Technology (ICT) stakeholders had an opportunity to give their feedback on the Government’s draft National ICT Policy and Strategy at a workshop on July 26, 2019.
Hon Penn blasts Premier; Says Consumer Protection failed before NDP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following comments from Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) that VI’s Consumer Protection Bill had been thirty years in the making, having failed under the National Democratic Party (NDP), Opposition Leader Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has fired back saying that the NDP was not in power 30 years ago.
65th Emancipation kicks off with ‘Prime Time Festival Village’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands (VI) kicked off its 65th Emancipation Celebrations last evening, July 26, 2019, with the opening of the ‘Prime Time Festival Village’ in the heart of Road Town, Tortola, the capital city.
Suspect in USVI Festival Village Murder found guilty
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. CROIX, USVI — Jurors empanelled for the murder trial of Angel Parrilla, Jr., were not convinced by his claim of self-defence and convicted him of murder, assault and weapons charges in connection with a 2018 killing during the Frederiksted Festival activities, the USVIPD Department of Justice said Friday.
Foxy’s relaunching JvD School of Music
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI – Proprietor of the popular Foxy’s Bar, Philiciano O. Callwood aka ‘Foxy’, has announced the relaunch of the School of Music in Jost van Dyke on August 14, 2019.
Brexit: a new phase of civil war
By Dickson C. Igwe
Boris Johnson officially became UK Prime Minister on July 25, 2016. His appointment was no surprise. Johnson is a darling of the UK Far Right. Much as Donald Trump is the Poster Boy of the USA's White Supremacists and Far Right-Wing Types.
‘NDP sabotaged own consumer protection efforts’ – Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the Consumer Protection Act, 2019—a bill proposed since 1995—now committed to a Select Committee on the way forward, Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), in crediting his administration for bringing the bill to the HoA, said the previous National Democratic Party (NDP) government had sabotaged its own efforts to get the bill off the ground.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Zara A. Brown
By Ron O. D'Avilar
A refusal to fail is one of the hallmarks of this week’s Young Professional, even as she is an athlete in one of the oldest and most competitive sports. Track and Field requires athletes to demonstrate passion and high endurance for the sport but for Zara A. Brown, a Virgin Islands (VI) based athlete, sports is not just a passion but a lifestyle.
‘Cindy’ blasts Judge over ‘harsh’ sentencing of Irma looter
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The moment Justice Ann-Marie Smith handed a down a mere 6 ½ years jail sentence to St Vincent national Lennox F. Da Silva aka ‘Ocho’ for the gruesome murder of his wife Sherika Nelson- Da Silva, persons began to express surprise over the short penalty the Vincentian would have to pay for his crimes.
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