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Excavation works completed for new Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Work on constructing a new building to house the Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre is moving apace.
Ex HoA Clerk Phyllis Evans appointed Registrar of Interests
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was on October 31, 2023, that our news centre first and accurately reported that Ms Phyllis Evans was going to be the Registrar of Interests after exiting the post of Clerk of the House of Assembly.
VI's Thad A. Lettsome finishes 14th @ 2023 PanAm Games
SANTIAGO, Chile - Virgin Islands (VI) Sailor, Thad A. Lettsome who represented the VI at the 2023 PanAm Games in Santiago, Chile from 28 October to 4 November, has exited the tournament with an overall place of 14th.
Work Ministry undertakes review of policies on Gov’t projects
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Officials in the Ministry of Communications and Works recently met to review the procedures and policies that are in place to ensure that the Government of the Virgin Islands gets value for money on all projects.
Several Honda & Acura models recalled over engine problems
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- American Honda Motor Company, commonly known as Honda, has issued a safety recall for several of its vehicle models, citing concerns over a defect in their engines. The recall, announced in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), highlights a manufacturing error that could lead to severe consequences for drivers.
‘Successful engagement’ held with students, VI residents @ BVI House London – Hon Wheatley
London, UK – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said as part of his trip to the United Kingdom, he was able to engage with persons from the VI as well as students on a number of matters in the VI.
Capital has always ruled
Dickson C. Igwe
The hegemony of capital is nothing new. From the earliest days, in fact, the start of written history, the person who controlled land, tools for hunting, and implements for plowing soil, and the most basic items for life- all forms of capital- ruled the tribe.
AG Chambers celebrate Culture Day 2023 in the VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Attorney General, Hon Dawn J. Smith, and her staff are featured as they observed ‘Culture Day’ as part of activities to celebrate Culture and Tourism Month.
Popular VI fast food entity ‘Yo Mama Kitchen’ opens outlet in St Thomas
HAVENSIGHT, ST Thomas, USVI- A decade after opening the now popular fast-food entity, Yo Mama Kitchen on Wickham’s Cay I, proprietor Marlon J. Choucoutou Jr has expanded his business to the US Virgin Islands (USVI), allowing persons in the US territory to also get a taste of the finger-licking food enjoyed in the [British] Virgin Islands.
USVI students speak out on deplorable school conditions @ senate hearing
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— Several St. Croix students appeared before the Senate Committee on Education and Workforce Development this week to talk about how infrastructural challenges are affecting their learning experience. A standout issue in the testimony from the young people was challenges with the bathroom facilities at their learning institutions.
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