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‘Be serious’ about VI's constitutional review process- Ronnie W. Skelton
HANNAH'S ESTATE, Tortola, VI– Former legislator Ronnie W. Skelton has called on Virgin Islanders and Belongers to be serious about the constitutional review process, given its implications on the future for all persons in the Virgin Islands (VI).
HLSCC partners with Guttman College to promote collaborative opportunities
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI - The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has signed a Statement of Shared Interest agreement with the Stella and Charles Guttman Community College at the City University of New York to promote collaborative academic opportunities between the innovative institutions.
CRC receiving suggestions for political term limits in VI– Lisa E. Penn-Lettsome
HANNAH'S ESTATE, Tortola, VI– Chairman of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) Mrs Lisa E. Penn-Lettsome says arguments continue for and against the implementation of political term limits in the Virgin Islands (VI), with one good suggestion being the staggering of political terms by those elected to the House of Assembly (HoA).
Luce D. Hodge-Smith remains viable D4 candidate in 2023 polls– Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Former Fourth District candidate Ms Luce D. Hodge-Smith, who ran under the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) 2019 election slate and lost in her bid to the Incumbent Hon Mark H. Vanterpool, has received sweeping recommendations from political commentator Claude O. Skelton-Cline as a viable candidate to take up the seat once more.
Shakeup at CIBC FirstCaribbean Amory Jervis Out! Fabian S. Devonish In!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Word reaching our news centre from reliable senior sources at the Virgin Islands branch of CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank, is that there has been a major shakeup within the past few weeks.
‘VI on the eve of an election & don’t know if it will have one’ – Hon Malone
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Opposition Member, Hon Carvin Malone (VI) has reiterated his calls for the United Kingdom (UK) to withdraw without delay, the Order in Council being held in reserve to suspend the [British] Virgin Islands constitution.
VG makes Forbes Magazine top places to visit in 2023
SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI – The Sister Island of Virgin Gorda in the [British] Virgin Islands has been chosen by the prestigious Forbes Magazine, as the destination that holds the eighth spot on the list of top destinations to visit in 2023.
Honesty is always the best policy
Dickson C. Igwe
Now, there has been a lot of asserting by the media and others on the virtues or the lack of virtue thereof, of the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office holding a legal instrument that will suspend the Virgin Islands Constitution if there is any willful defiance of adopting fully the recommendations of the Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry.
2nd Long Look Christmas Tree Light-up named after late Kadeem E. Frett
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI - One of the two men who were murdered in the East End community on the night of October 21, 2022, will be remembered at the annual Christmas Tree Lighting in the Long Look Community on Saturday, December 10, 2022.
‘BVI women are our worst enemies’- CRC Chair Lisa E. Penn-Lettsome
HANNAH'S ESTATE, Tortola, VI– Chair of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC), Mrs Lisa E. Penn-Lettsome has referred to women in the Virgin Islands and West Indies as their own worst enemies for not pushing their female counterparts, but rather, relishing in their downfall.
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