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Sailors Lettsome & Allen rep VI on global stage
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Two youth sailers out of the Virgin Islands (VI), Thad A. Lettsome and Samuel Allen continue to represent the VI on a number of prestigious sailing championships on the global stage.
New UNDP Head Magdy Martinez-Soliman takes up appointment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Mr. Magdy Martinez-Soliman has been appointed as Resident Representative for the UN Development Programme’s (UNDP) Sub-regional Office for Barbados and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), with full responsibilities over the British Virgin Islands.
Detective team now on Walwyn wall case - CoP Matthews
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - As investigations into the $1.6M Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) wall project commissioned by former Legislator Myron V. Walwyn continue, Commissioner of Police Mr Micheal B. Matthews has indicated that the case is now in the hands of an entire team of detectives with close to 100 persons now interviewed as part of the probe into the alleged corruption.
UPDATE: Cocaine vessel arrived in VI from T&T- CoP Matthews
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI – The vessel ‘Krautsand’, in which cocaine was discovered while at Port Purcell, Tortola had sailed to the Virgin Islands from Trinidad and Tobago, according to Commissioner of Police Michael B. Matthews.
HLSCC trains 16 HM Prison Officers
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI - Sixteen middle management staff of Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) recently completed an intensive two-week course in Middle Management at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) Centre for Applied Marine Studies.
Gov’t clamping down on work permit for fake jobs- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) is assuring that his Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government is listening to the voices and cries of the people as they chart a better Virgin Islands (VI) with regards to labour laws.
Tweaked ‘Fast Track’ initiative resumes July 24, 2019
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The controversial, 'Clear path to regularisation: Residency and Belonger Status Programme' aka the ‘Fast Track’ initiative let by Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has been tweaked and is back on track for its Wednesday, July 24, 2019, relaunch.
EU out to damage VI's financial services sector - Gerard St C. Farara QC
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islands’ Queen’s Counsel (QC) and member of the Inner Bar, Mr Gerard St. C. Farara, QC, says the European Union (EU) through its Economic Substance requirements has devised a plan to damage the local financial services sector of the Virgin Islands (VI) after achieving limited success in reaching previous detrimental objectives.
Gov’t should consider Antitrust Legislation in VI – Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – With the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government making moves to implement consumer protection laws in the territory, commentator Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline is imploring the government to also look into Anti-Trust legislation.
Capitalism and Environmental Destruction
By Dickson C. Igwe
Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate and Economist, has asserted that the dominant economic model of the latter Twentieth Century- mainly Supply-Side Free Market Economics- is obsolete in today's swiftly changing global environment. Trickle Down has had its day.
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