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Premier announced 2024 Environment Month Green Pledge Drive
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced the launch of the Environment Month Green Pledge Drive and the Public Sector Green Pledge with the drive seeking to scale up “greening” in The Virgin Islands under the Green Pledge Programme launched in June 2012.
USVI Coast Guard seizes $7.4M worth of cocaine near St. Croix
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CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr. offloaded 245 kilograms of cocaine and transferred custody of nine suspected smugglers to Drug Enforcement Administration authorities at Coast Guard Base San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Friday. The contraband had an estimated wholesale value of $7.4 million.
All set for 5th annual VI Olympic Day Sports Festival & walks
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee (BVIOC), in collaboration with its member National Federations and the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports (DYAS) in partnership with the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, will host the 5th annual free Sports Festival celebrating Olympic Day.
‘I was definitely shocked with the news’ on Dr Jarecki – Hon Stacy M. Mather
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition legislator and Director of the Youth Empowerment Programme (YEP) Stacy M. Mather, MBE says he was shocked at the news of rape and sex trafficking allegations against [British] Virgin Islands belonger and business tycoon Dr Henry G. Jarecki.
VI Outdoor Gallery of Arts & Culture postponed to June 17, 2024
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands (VI) Outdoor Gallery of Arts and Culture which was scheduled for Monday, June 10 between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m, has now been postponed until June 17, 2024.
Attorney for Andrew A. Fahie wants another postponement of sentencing
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Theresa M. Van Vliet, the attorney for former Premier of the Virgin Islands Hon Andrew A. Fahie, has made a request for another postponement of Mr Fahie’s sentencing in a Miami court.
HLSCC relaunches Performing Arts Series for 23rd anniversary
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- For over two decades, the Performing Arts Series at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has been a heartbeat of cultural expression in Tortola. As the series enters into its 23rd year, it celebrates a significant milestone with a renewed commitment to the arts and the local community.
USVI-born scholar to deliver inaugural Fulbright Lecture @ HLSCC today
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) in Paraquita Bay is set to host a historic event as it welcomes its Fulbright Scholar, Tiphanie Yanique, to deliver the inaugural Fulbright Lecture today, Friday, June 7, 2024, at 6:30 PM in the Learning Resource Centre.
VI urges UN climate chief on support as active hurricane season gets underway
ST JOHN’S Antigua- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has urged the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Mr Simon E.K. Stiell on support to the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) to help in the response to the negative impacts of climate change as the islands face stronger and more frequent storms, heavier rains, flash flooding and sea level rise.
VI belonger Jarecki says he had ‘consensual’ relationship with rape accuser
NEW YORK, USA - [British] Virgin Islands (VI) belonger and psychiatrist Henry G. Jarecki, through his lawyer on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, said he had a “consensual, non-secretive and mutually respectful relationship” with a victim of Jeffrey E. Epstein. The victim has filed a lawsuit against Jarecki with explosive allegations that he raped and sex trafficked her.
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