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Lucien 'Claude' Callwood is gov't latest social home recipient
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke VI - Jost van Dyke resident Mr. Lucien “Claude” Callwood is the latest recipient of the Ministry of Health and Social Development’s social home as part of its Housing Recovery Assistance Programme.
Ministry working with RVIPF to enhance safety in schools – Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Education, Youth Affairs & Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro has reaffirmed the Ministry of Education’s commitment to keeping schools in the Virgin Islands secured along with maintaining discipline in educational institutions.
The Capital Mix
Dickson C. Igwe
The story on capital in the series asks a question relevant to the layperson in economics: What mix of scarce resources best fits in with the outcome and vision of an investor, policy maker, or even a consumer looking at starting a business? That is key to why the creative management of capital is vital for prosperity.
‘Concerned Citizen’ asks Governor to investigate CoP Collins
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A ‘concerned citizen’ of the [British] Virgin Islands has written to Governor John J. Rankin, CMG requesting an investigation into Police Commissioner Mark Collins, in relation to a leaked email in which Mr Collins requested a Deputy Commissioner of Police to conceal and destroy evidence.
'Compromise could have been found' before Opposition HoA walkout - Hon Mather
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Opposition Member in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Stacy M. Mather has called for the Government and Opposition to sit and discuss their differences before they get out of hand. Hon Mather, the Deputy Speaker, was referring to the recent Opposition walk-out of the HoA after the Question and Answer segment of the sitting was re-ordered on the Order Paper.
The plight of the VI homeless a growing problem & source of shame!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Since hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, there have been a number of residents who have been without shelter because of a lack of insurance and the inability to repair their homes.
‘Watch me work baby!’ Premier tells Cindy
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has hit back at Opposition Member Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) for saying the incumbent Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government is failing tourism.
VISAR’s ‘Winter Wonderland’ & Holiday Village relocated to Nanny Cay
NANNY CAY, VI- Virgin Islands Search and Rescue’s (VISAR) 4th Annual Fundraiser, VISAR’S Winter Wonderland and Holiday Village, will be held at Nanny Cay this year, moving out from Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park, where it was held for the first 3 years.
Premier ‘stooped to a new low’ in Biwater blame game– Hon Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Senior legislator Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has accused Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) of stooping to a new low over the blame game connected to VI’s water woes, which he says has resulted in the Premier blaming his own party government for a poor contract with Biwater.
Another court win for Wade N. Smith against Governor, HR Dep't & PSC
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It was on Thursday, August 18, 2022, that Comptroller of Customs Mr. Wade N. Smith was sent on administrative leave without reason in a process that reportedly did not follow the laws and regulations of the Virgin Islands.
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