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VI-USVI Friendship Day activities set for Saturday on St Thomas
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A delegation of government officials and civic leaders from the Virgin Islands will travel to St Thomas to take part in activities celebrating the special relationship between the US Virgin Islands (USVI) and the Virgin Islands (VI), Government House announced on September 13, 2016.
Flight delayed! BVI Airways now expected to begin operations in November
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Government had previously stated that BVI Airways would begin direct flights from Miami, USA to Beef Island, Virgin Islands in October of this year. There has, however, been an early delay to takeoff as Premier Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith stated today, July 18, 2016 that BVI Airways is now expected to begin operations in November.
Hon Fraser accuses Premier Smith of lying to public again!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Leader Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has accused Premier Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith of misleading the public on the controversial BVI Airways agreement.
VI Gov’t & Opposition pay tribute to late PM Manning
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Government and Opposition joined the rest of the region and the international communities in paying tribute on the passing of former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Patrick Augustus Mervyn Manning.
UK’s vote to leave the EU will hurt the VI- Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola VI- After some five years of heavy criticism for not being engaged regionally or internationally, the territory’s second Premier, Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith, took to the airwaves in a radio address on June 30, 2016 and told residents that the United Kingdom’s recent vote to leave the 28 Member European Union (EU) is bad for the Virgin Islands.
QE II Park ‘brought to life’ using local contractors & vendors- Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Whether all of them have been paid is another issue but Premier Dr The Hon D. Orlando Smith was pleased to disclose that several local contractors and vendors had a hand in the recently opened Queen Elizabeth II Park.
2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season starts today June 1
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 2016 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially starts today June 1, 2016 and ends on November 30, 2016.
Summit snubbing doesn't mean VI ‘shut out’ - Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith said that even though the Virgin Islands (VI) was not invited to a recent anti-corruption summit in the United Kingdom (UK), the territory still expects to actively participate in upcoming discussions on issues such as beneficial ownership.
Under pressure VI holds out on ‘Public’ Beneficial Ownership Register
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands (VI) has declared it is not willing to go the extra mile of making beneficial ownership information public unless there is international regulation in place and that all financial services jurisdictions also comply.
Islanders are 2016 Terry Evans Cup Champions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Islanders F.C. held their nerve to win a penalty shootout, 8-7, against Sugar Boys on Sunday May 8, 2016 and lifted the Terry Evans Knock Out Cup Championship in front of a large crowd at the A.O. Shirley Recreation Grounds in Road Town, Tortola.
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