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Over 300,000 tourists have visited VI so far in 2011
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Some 395,470 visitors visited the shores of the Virgin Islands between January and October 2011, data from the Development Planning Unit (DPU) has revealed.
Duke of Gloucester to visit the Territory
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Buckingham Palace reportedly issued a statement today announcing that Her Majesty The Queen, accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, will mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a series of regional visits and engagements throughout the United Kingdom (UK) during 2012.
Gold jewellery in demand in VI’s black market
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The “black market” for gold jewellery is on the rise in the Virgin Islands, sources told Virgin Islands News Online, with steps being taken to control the underground trade.
UPDATE - VI’s financial status is grim – Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister for Finance, Dr. D Orlando Smith said the financial status of the Virgin Islands is far worse than anticipated.
King Ralph of the Virgin Islands
By Dickson Igwe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Ralph Telford O’Neal is one of the most formidable statesmen to have graced these West Indies for a generation. Described as the toughest politician to have ruled these Virgin Islands in nearly half a century, Honorable O’Neal is a man whose finger has been on the pulse of Virgin Islands politics for decades. The First Premier of this Country is a household name in these Antilles, and will remain so long after most of us are dead and gone.
15% VI’s HIV/AIDS cases are homosexuals
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI (Posted 7:10 am) – Seventy five percent of the people living with HIV/AIDS in the Virgin Islands (VI) are heterosexuals, while 15 percent are homosexuals and the remaining 10 percent, bi-sexuals.
FSC has vested interest in VI – Robert Mathavious
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Financial Services Commission (FSC) is making strides in sensitising the public on how to manage its finances, countering criticisms that are often levelled against the Commission for focusing more on international affairs.
VI will be represented at 3rd Caribbean HIV conference
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - According to a Government Information Service (GIS) press release, the Virgin Islands will share information on the results of the Youth Participatory Ethnographic Research and the Territory’s response to HIV/AIDS during the upcoming Caribbean HIV Conference in Nassau Bahamas from November 18 to November 21.
Ishmael 'Scato' Scatliffe is CIBC FirstCaribbean Unsung Hero
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Ishmael ‘Scato’ Scatliffe was announced as this year's Virgin Islands' CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank Unsung Hero at a celebratory luncheon hosted by the bank on November 3 at Maria's by the Sea.
UPDATE - NDP team ready to get ball rolling! [Photoslide Included]
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – It has been a long day and night, but the newly elected National Democratic Party is ready to get the ball rolling in getting the Virgin Islands on track, stated a beaming Dr. D Orlando Smith.
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