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Hon Rymer attended Florida-Caribbean Cruise Conference
MAZATLAN, Mexico – Virgin Islands (VI) Minister for Communications and Works, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5), now acting Premier of the VI, has attended the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference and Trade Show held at Mazatlan, Mexico from November 7 to 10, 2023.
Youth & Capital
Dickson C. Igwe
The story of capital and social inequality offers the assertion that in a world ruled by capital, it is imperative young Virgin Islanders and residents understand economics and finance.
Wheatley siblings Declan & Amia publish more children's books
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Author siblings Declan A. Wheatley and Amia A. Wheatley have each added another book to their writing collection, with the publishing of ‘My Favorite Restaurants in the British Virgin Islands’ and 'The Many Hats That I Wear: Made in the British Virgin Islands' respectively.
‘I am not anti-police… I come from a family of police officers’- Willock
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– Former Speaker of the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) Julian Willock has refuted claims from Guavaberry Media editor Rosemary Cindy Rosan that Virgin Islands News Online (VINO), a subsidiary of Advance Marketing and Professional Services Inc (AMPS), has an agenda against the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).
'We need [police] stop & search like crazy'- Cindy Rosan
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– Tola Radio VI co-host Rosemary Cindy Rosan has called for increased stop-and-search operations by police in the Virgin Islands (VI) to deal with the territory's growing gun-related crimes.
Shakilla Hanley found not guilty in VI double murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Shakilla Hanley was today, November 7, 2023, found not guilty in relation to the murder of Shawn H. Richards and David Springette respectively, following a court case in the Virgin Islands (VI).
JvD Primary students relocated to Leonora Delville Primary on Tortola
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI - Following protest action by parents of students at the Jost van Dyke Primary School over the deplorable condition of the school building on the sister island, students will now be attending school on Tortola.
High insurance cost continues to be a huge concern in VI– Hon Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, Hon Lorna G. Smith (AL), OBE has laid out a plan to tackle the high cost of local insurance, which she says remains a huge concern in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Formal complaint lodged against Gov Rankin by UK Law Firm
CENTRAL LONDON, UK - Weeks after citizens have written to Governor John J. Ranking CMG and requested of him to investigate controversial Police Commissioner Mark Collins over an email he wrote reportedly requesting that evidence be destroyed; Mr. Ranking is facing his own request for an investigation over his alleged behavior as a public officer.
Gov’t embarking on new ‘Gov’t in Motion’ public updates – Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Dr. Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said that his Government is embarking on a reporting initiative dubbed, “Government in Motion”, to provide updates to the public after being in office for just over six months.