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‘We are not so much expecting an apology’ - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Social Commentator and clergyman, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline says he no longer expects that the outgoing Governor, H.E. Augustus J.U. Jaspert will apologise for statements made regarding paying reparations to the VI, however, he will continue to hold his ‘feet to the fire’ on behalf of the territory’s ancestors.
The politics of COVID-19 Part 1
By Dickson C. Igwe
OK. The evidence from Asia is that voters want their governments to suppress the COVID-19 pandemic over and above fixing broken economies.
‘Gov’t COVID-19 methods worked, we all are alive’ - Premier Fahie
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI – With the Virgin Islands (VI) recording just one death, that of a Filipino, early on in the territory's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says the territory's extreme measure has worked to saved lives.
Gov’t mulling new 7-day quarantine for persons entering VI
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI – Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) today, October 22, 2020, revealed that the Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) is considering reducing the 14-day mandatory quarantine requirement to enter the territory to just 7 days, as a cost reduction measure.
Food security under threat with pandemic - Cromwell Smith
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Social Commentator and radio host Cromwell Smith aka ‘Edju En ka’ believes the Virgin Islands (VI) import driven food security is now under threat, should countries decide they will not export foods to the territory as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Current VI curfew extended to Thursday, Nov 5, 2020
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The October 7, 2020, curfew order which allowed businesses to open from 05:00 am to midnight has been extended to Thursday, November 5, 2020, via a new curfew order (no. 36) of 2020, gazetted on Wednesday, October 21, 2020.
Students win laptops, tablets in COVID-19 back-to-school essay competition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Out of 60 entries, 6 students from across three educational levels in the Virgin Islands (VI) walked away as winners in the 2020 Back to School Essay Competition, an initiative of Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL), the Junior Minister for Tourism.
VI needs ‘think tank’ void of politics to explore growth– Bishop John I. Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Outspoken clergyman and Pastor of the New Life Baptist Church (NLBC), Bishop John I. Cline believes a think tank void of politics is the best way forward for the Virgin Islands (VI) to ultimately find success in an era of crisis where there are new opportunities to be explored.
Commentator heightens call for deportation of expats involved in human smuggling
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio moderator, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has reiterated calls for the deportation of expatriates involved in human smuggling activities linked to an August spike in COVID-19 cases in the Virgin Islands.
Gatherings for church services, weddings & funerals increased to 150
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Persons anxious to get back to their respective physical places of worship in particular would be pleased to note that gatherings have been increased from 100 to 150.