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October 1st, 2023
Breastfeeding helps mothers ‘lose the extra baby pounds’- Chief Nursing Officer

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Mothers concerned about gaining weight due to pregnancy should be excited to know that they may not have to worry too much about expensive gym membership or starving themselves, as the secret to shedding those extra pounds is in the win-win situation of breastfeeding.

October 1st, 2023
Industrial League Volleyball: ESHS Rams hand RVIP Defenders 2nd loss

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Department of Youth Affairs and Sports (DYAS) Industrial League Volleyball Tournament continued on Thursday, September 28, 2023, with wins for ESHS Rams, Family Matters, Suzuki Marines and One Mart Yachting.

October 1st, 2023
TS Phillipe to ‘maintain unsettled weather conditions across VI today- DDM

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Moisture and instability associated with Tropical Storm Philippe to the east of the Leeward Islands will maintain unsettled weather conditions across the [British] Virgin Islands over the next 24 hours.

September 30th, 2023
FCDO Director General confirms UK support for VI's pursuit of infrastructural investments

PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI - Following their productive discussion in Road Town in June, the recent high-level meeting between the Virgin Islands Minister of Communications and Works and the FCDO Director General on 14th September 2023 confirmed the support of the United Kingdom for the Virgin Islands in their pursuit of investment for crucial infrastructural projects.

September 30th, 2023
Eligible voters told to partake in ongoing voter registration

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Despite the next constitutionally due elections being some years away, the Office of the Supervisor of Elections has issued an advice to eligible voters in the Virgin Islands, to register to vote in the ongoing voter registration exercise.

September 30th, 2023
‘Glamour FX Trade Ltd’ falsely purporting to have license in VI- FSC

PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI - The BVI’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) in a September 22, 2023, public statement said that in order to protect the customers, creditors, or persons who may have been solicited to conduct business by GLAMOURFXTRADE, or Glamour FX Trade Ltd., as well as to bring awareness to the public; has noted that the entity has never been licensed or regulated by the FSC to carry on any type of financial services business in the Virgin Islands.

September 30th, 2023
FSC reverses media censorship policy for upcoming forum

PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI – Following criticisms over media censorship as reported by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO), the BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced a reversal of its media censorship policy for the Meet the Regulator Forum slated for October 3, 2023.

September 30th, 2023
Plans started to transition W&SD into statutory body

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - As complaints continue about the poor water distribution across the Virgin Islands (VI), the Government has announced plans to start the transition of the Water and Sewerage Department into a statutory body.

September 30th, 2023
Debt generates wealth

Dickson C. Igwe

Capital ownership has driven increasing social and wealth inequality practically everywhere. Social inequality is a global phenomenon driven by the power of capital, and the owners of capital. Capital- human and physical assets that generate wealth- tends to increase the wealth and power of those who control capital. Today, wealthy capitalists own the most powerful corporations and practically run the world.

September 29th, 2023
Stellar line-up of authors announced for BVI Lit Fest 2023

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), in collaboration with the Department of Culture, is inviting the public to gather with prize-winning authors and influential thinkers at the third installment of the BVI Literary Fest (Lit Fest) from November 2-5, 2023 under the theme 'Tell Your Story'.

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