News
East vs West: Hons Penn & Turnbull clash for Deputy’s post @ NDP Convention
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Media attention and social commentary has been focused on the race between Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) and Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (AL), in the National Democratic Party’s (NDP) internal elections, scheduled for June 23, 2018—a race to succeed outgoing President and party leader, Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL).
Opposition Leader postpones 7 & 8 District meetings; bad weather
EAST END/LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI - Leader of the Opposition, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1), has announced that due to bad weather on Tortola, he has postponed his scheduled public meeting with the residents of the seventh and eight districts.
Who will it be: Ronnie or Myron?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL), out of the race for Presidency of his ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) and the upcoming General Elections, the political landscape is now wide open.
DDM cautions VI on unstable weather conditions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands’ (VI) Disaster Management Department (DDM), is warning residents, of unstable weather conditions that will affect the Territory, resulting from the interaction of a mid, to upper level trough and an active tropical wave exiting the area.
NHI spends more than it earns
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The National Democratic Party (NDP) under Premier, Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL), in January 2016, introduced a National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme, aimed in part, at providing increased and equitable access to medical services for those in the Territory, but its less than anticipated returns has now seen the government agency actively reconsidering paying for some of its services offered.
60 young ladies ‘Charmed’ @ Dreams Conference
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Sixty young women, ages 12 to 18, were all charmed, dazzled and equipped with invaluable life lessons, at the inaugural Charm Academy, ‘Dreams to Vision’ Conference on June 16, 2018.
Hurricanes secure spot in Basketball League’s semi-finals
BAUGHER’S BAY, Tortola, VI- The ‘Hurricanes’ continue with their unbeaten streak in the 2018 Elite Summer Basketball League—organised by Steve E. Parillon—booking a place against ‘Right Mix’ in the semi-finals, set for Friday, June 22, 2018. ‘Hurricanes’ on Friday, June 15, 2018, blew out ‘Jam Session, 56-48.
UK promises to include VI, other OTs in future Intl trade-agreements
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - United Kingdom’s (UK) Minister for International Trade, Gregory W. Hands, says the UK Government will seek to include the Overseas Territories (OTs) in future international trade agreements.
VI’s legal luminaries for ‘rap-session’ on ‘public registers’ woes
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI - The United Kingdom’s (UK) Sanctions and Anti Money Laundering (S/AML) Bill, has been met with a defiant Virgin Islands (VI)—a UK Overseas Territory (OT)—but many residents are unclear on the specific implications and consequences of the decision.
63 nurses, pharmacists & medical practitioners quit BVIHSA after hurricanes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Sixty three persons have quit, or have signalled an intention to resign from the British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), from critical areas such as nursing, pharmaceuticals and medical practitioners and as such, a considerable part of the agency’s 2018 budget for staffing, will go towards the costs of replacing those members.
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