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VI models take New York Fashion Week by storm
LOWER MANHATTAN, New York, USA – Models who appeared in various editions of Summer Sizzle BVI fashion showcase have taken the New York Fashion Week runway by storm, as part of a winning platform created by the Summer Sizzle initiative for VI models and other fashion industry personnel.
Scores pay final respect to late JvD businessman Philisianno Callwood aka 'Seddy'
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI - A celebration service was on February 18, 2023, for Philisianno Callwood aka 'Seddy', a popular businessman who died tragically in a lone-vehicle accident on Jost van Dyke on January 19, 2023.
‘I want to find the person who drafted the Police Bill!’- Hon Fraser
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Senior Legislator in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) says although he is a legislator and should be making laws, with regards to the controversial Police Bill 2023, he is looking for the person who drafted the bill.
David D. Archer, Jr. now acting Governor from Feb 18-26, 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Deputy Governor, Mr. David D. Archer, Jr. will now act in the Office of Governor from February 18 to 26, 2023, in the absence of His Excellency the Governor, Mr. John J. Rankin CMG who will be out of the Territory.
Cabinet decides that owed increments be paid immediately to public officers
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands (VI) cabinet on February 15, 2023, has decided that the issuance of outstanding performance year increments to public officers, with arrears, for 2018 and 2019, must commence immediately and be substantially completed by end of the second quarter of 2023.
HLSCC now first C’bean institution to offer NCUK University programme
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI - The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has become the first and only institution in the Caribbean region to partner with Northern Consortium United Kingdom (NCUK) to offer students pursuing a bachelors in select locations abroad, to complete their first year while remaining in the Territory.
Miss Teen BVI J’Nae A. Demming departs Monday for Miss Teen Universe in Spain
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With a platform of ‘Embracing all forms of Artistry’, 17-year-old student of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) J’Nae A. Demming is raring to put on a performance at Miss Teen Universe in Spain that the Virgin Islands would be proud of.
Ban pellet toy guns in VI– Cromwell Smith
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Talk show host Mr Cromwell Smith aka Edju En ka has complained that pellet shooting toy guns, while not extremely harmful, could be having a phycological effect on children in the Virgin Islands and contribute to more gun crimes.
Hon Flax-Charles likens exiting VIP to ending a ‘bad marriage’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Trade, Economic Development, Agriculture and Fisheries Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) has further broken her silence as it relates to exiting the Virgin Islands Party (VIP). Her resignation came days after she was rejected as a returning At-Large candidate at the VIP Congress Elections on February 4, 2023, due to 'incomplete' paperwork.
Rhodni A. Skelton says he was unhappy about being snubbed for BVITB Director position
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Former Deputy Director of Tourism, Mr Rhodni A. Skelton says his departure from the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB) after some 19 years at the entity, may have come down to a difference in opinion between the Board and himself, including a ‘take it or leave it’ contract for his continuation at the BVI Tourist Board.
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