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1FirstBank ‘denies the allegations of Betteto Frett’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Amidst public protests against 1FirstBank by local businessman Betteto Frett, 1FirstBank has finally broken its silence.
OTs to discuss more flexibility of fiscal frameworks @ next JMC 2023– Premier Wheatley
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Governments of British Overseas Territories (OTs) are looking for more flexibility in fiscal frameworks and accessing financing in order to mitigate risks should a disaster related to climate change strike, according to Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7).
34 registered as British Citizens; Pledge loyalty to UK
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- 34 individuals are now registered as British Citizens after being previously naturalised as British Overseas Territories Citizens.
Betteto Frett takes protest against 1FirstBank to the streets!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Local businessman Betteto Frett, in taking his protest against 1FirstBank to the streets, has stated he is preparing to head to the court once again to challenge the selling of his restaurant and entertainment centre, which he alleges the bank should have no right to sell.
Mr Ronald U. Donovan was a ‘champion for the Shipping Registry’s cause’- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Shipping and Maritime Authority Act 2023 passed with amendments in the House of Assembly (HoA), a bill that the late Registrar of Shipping and Seaman, Mr Ronald U. Donovan was passionate to see become a reality.
New homicide reported in USVI as killings rise to 29 territory-wide
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI — The U.S. Virgin Islands has experienced its 29th homicide of the year, after a 25-year-old man was shot to death Tuesday afternoon in St. Thomas.
DYAS to relaunch VI’s youth afterschool programme in 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has announced that following a several-year hiatus, the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports (DYAS) is preparing to relaunch the Afterschool Youth Development Programme on Monday, October 2, 2023.
Kinisha Forbes appointed Director of Programme Strategy @RDA
WICKHAM'S CAY I, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) has announced that Kinisha Forbes has been appointed as the new Director of Programme Strategy effective September 12, 2023.
France halts iPhone 12 sales over radiation levels
BBC NEWS
France has ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12 for emitting too much electromagnetic radiation.
Guyana & Qatar sign bilateral agreements
LOOP NEWS
Two bilateral agreements and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at enhancing cooperation between Guyana and Qatar were signed on Tuesday.
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