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‘I like the fact we're not just focusing on volume but value’- Bria R. Guishard on tourism
WEST END, Tortola, VI- Ms Bria R. Guishard, General Manager of Long Bay Beach Resort, has said the potential to grow is what sets the Virgin Islands apart.
'Mistakes were made in the past'- Hon Stacy R. Mather on agriculture
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The government of the Virgin Islands (VI) is seeking to establish an Agriculture Advisory Board.
‘This is not the time for novice leadership’- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - The host of Honestly Speaking, Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline, has cautioned that this is not the time for inexperienced leadership in the Virgin Islands.
VI Climate Change Trust Fund to be launched in Canary Islands next week
GRAN CANARIA, Canary Islands- The Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund, which was legally established in March 2015 by passage of The Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund Act, will be officially launched at the upcoming Global Sustainable Islands Summit in Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands next week.
VI hosting regional national disaster management meeting
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Coordinators from 20 states around the Caribbean, as well as key regional hazard experts, are currently in the Virgin Islands for the national disaster management meeting this week, which is being held as part of the 17th meeting of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency’s Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).
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USVI: Carlton Dowe pleads not guilty
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- Former Port Authority Executive Director Carlton Dowe has pleaded not guilty to charges of bank fraud, identity theft, and false statements on a loan application.
Amendments to a 1997 bill could allow spearfishing in VI- Dr Karl Dawson
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The District 1 Representative, Dr the Honourable Karl Dawson, has said in the absence of the Food Security Bill, the easiest way to address fishing restrictions in the Virgin Islands (VI) would be to amend a 1997 bill.
HoA to increase from 13 seats to 15 before 2027 elections– House Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Lisa E. Penn-Lettsome Constitutional Review Commission recommended steps to provide for a sixth Minister of Government, noting that the Constitution prescribes a ratio between Ministers and elected Members and that increasing the number of Ministers would therefore require an increase in elected membership.
Trump calls Pope Leo 'WEAK on Crime & terrible for Foreign Policy'
CBS NEWS
President Trump lashed out at Pope Leo XIV in a lengthy social media post Sunday night, calling the pontiff "WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy."
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Guyana DPP advises inquest into death of Adriana Younge
NEWS SOURCE GUYANA
One year after the tragic death of 11-year-old Adriana Younge at the Double Day Hotel in Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has advised that an inquest be conducted into the cause of, and circumstances connected with the child’s death.
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