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November 15th, 2022
Independent countries can't be free if rest of region is not- Dr June Soomer

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Chair of The UWI Open Campus Council and former Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) Dr June Soomer has questioned why the Virgin Islands (VI) is not independent despite having achieved much on its own.

November 15th, 2022
CRC chair urges VI to take ownership of constitutional review exercise

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Chairperson of the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) Mrs Lisa Penn-Lettsome said the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) are not fully participating in the constitutional review consultations, even after the commission has worked on building awareness and ensuring people know what the process is about.

November 14th, 2022
Treat constitutional review as if it's 'the last one'- Hon Fraser

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Veteran legislator and Opposition Leader in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has called on the commissioners of the Constitutional Review Commission to treat the process as if it would be the last for the VI.

November 12th, 2022
Christians should be 'anxious' to add voice to constitutional review matters - Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) have urged the Christian community in the VI to pay keen attention to matters relating to constitutional review in the Virgin Islands.

November 12th, 2022
Premier urges Virgins Islanders to engage Constitutional Review Commission

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has urged all persons in the VI to ensure that they are included in the conversation and ensure that their views are heard as Constitutional Review gets under way in the VI.

November 12th, 2022
Virgin Islanders told to report medicine side-effects, reactions

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands (VI) Ministry of Health and Social Development is encouraging persons to report suspected side effects of medicines as the VI joins over 80 countries in observing med safety week from November 7 to 13, 2022.

November 11th, 2022
'People's lives being held hostage' due to stalled Labour Tribunal– Jamal S. Smith

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– The local Labour Arbitration Tribunal has been without a Chairperson since July 31, 2022, according to ex-Chairperson and attorney Jamal S. Smith, who said this has put matters before the tribunal in a hostage situation for the last four months.

November 11th, 2022
VI must say ‘enough to criminal activity & yes to righteousness’– Bishop Cline

DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Bishop of the New Life Baptist Church in Duff's Bottom, Tortola, Mr John I. Cline has called on the people of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) to enter 2023 in unity and to reject a host of negative traits.

November 10th, 2022
2022 Education ‘Innovation week’ spotlights S.T.E.A.M in VI schools

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports is currently hosting its Innovation Week 2022 as part of its mandate to encourage the use of S.T.E.A.M techniques and resources in schools within the Virgin Islands (VI).

November 10th, 2022
VI must do everything to protect ‘golden goose’ financial services sector– Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Talk show host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) to do all they can to protect the local financial services sector, referred to as the ‘Golden Goose’, which continues to come under constant attack from outside forces.

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