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October 17th, 2020
COVID-19 & your poor neighbour

By Dickson C. Igwe

The pandemic is driving poverty and wealth inequality. Thirty years from today in the 2050s, a new world powered by robotics, artificial intelligence, and quantum physics will be upon us.

October 17th, 2020
'Higher education' key to re-tooling human capital post COVID-19– Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has pushed for greater investments in the education sector, which he said is needed if the Caribbean is to develop both the institutional capacity required to help drive sustainable development; and to produce graduates needed to support the diversification of regional economies.

October 16th, 2020
USVI ports could reopen to cruise ships as early as January 2021

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- US Virgin Islands (USVI) residents, especially those in St Thomas, may soon see cruise ships at ports of call again, as the once bustling cruise tourism operation that sustained many livelihoods on the island see some revival in the next few months.

October 13th, 2020
Returning VI resident tests positive for COVID-19

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands has reported there is one active case of COVID-19 in the territory; a returning female resident who is in quarantine.

October 10th, 2020
Cabinet announcing full school reopening by next week – Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced that given no active confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the territory, the VI cabinet will be making moves to fully reopen schools.

October 10th, 2020
Why Donald Trump is in soup

By Dickson C. Igwe

Just under a year ago the biggest news story was trade wars, especially the USA versus China. Trade tensions between the superpowers threatened the global economy.

October 9th, 2020
Vibrant cocaine & human trafficking ring fuelling illegal guns- CoP Matthews

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael B. Matthews has pointed to a vibrant cocaine smuggling trade as well as human smuggling in the Virgin Islands (VI), as fuelling illegal gun possessions.

October 8th, 2020
Bars, nightclubs set to re-open following inspection

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Bars and nightclubs in the Virgin Islands (VI) will finally be re-opening since an August 21, 2020, closure as a result of a then spike in COVID-19 cases.

October 7th, 2020
VI free of confirmed COVID-19 cases; New 14-day curfew announced

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL), in a COVID-19 update this afternoon, Wednesday, October 7, 2020, confirmed that the one remaining positive COVID-19 case in the [British] Virgin Islands has fully recovered.

October 7th, 2020
‘I wish I was making $16K per month’ - Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – While confirming that his company, Grace Consultants, is in receipt of a $16,000 per month consultancy contract from the Government of the Virgin Islands, commentator Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has refuted claims he takes home a $16,000 sum from the Government at the end of the month.

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