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Restoration Foundation to aid VI rebuilding efforts
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Established with the purpose of helping to restore the entrepreneurial spirit in the Virgin Islands (VI) in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Restoration Foundation, was officially launched on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at ceremony hosted at Ogier.
FTM Group to mentor youths at Step Up forum
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Organisers will seek to wield the influence of local role models in another initiative to reach the youth of the Territory when the Follow The Movement Group (FTM) hosts ‘Step Up’ – a seminar for young men on March 7, 2014 at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC).
$805,000 needed for BVI House Asia for 2014!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI: It was last year when questioned at a press conference that the Minister of Finance and Premier Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith failed to give a figure for the annual operating cost of the new BVI House Asia, located in Hong Kong.
‘Millennials’ wiping out ‘Baby boomers’
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI – On the occasion of its annual Service Stars award ceremony and dinner of Bitter End Yacht Club (BEYC), First Lady of the Virgin Islands Mrs. Lorna Smith took a slight departure in her brief speech as a guest of honour.
VIslanders should learn Mandarin – Lorna Smith, OBE
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As the Virgin Islands moves to deepen its relations with the Asia/Pacific region, one more voice has been added to the call for Virgin Islanders to increase their knowledge in foreign languages.
UPDATE: Govt announces Elise Donovan to head Asia Office
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As was first and accurately reported by Virgin Islands News Online some three weeks ago, Elise Donovan will be the Director of the BVI House Asia or what some persons term as the Hong Kong Office.
Premier confirms Hong Kong Office head ‘pinpointed’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – An offer has already been made to the person who has been identified to head the territory’s Hong Kong office, according to Premier Dr The Hon. D. Orlando Smith.
Lorna Smith to end Hong Kong stint in next few weeks – Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – There are just a few weeks remaining before interim Director of the BVI Hong Kong Office, Mrs Lorna Smith, is expected to complete her assignment after being tasked with the setting up and preliminary running of the Office.
Premier blasts online news sites for headlines on Hong Kong Office opening
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith has expressed his disappointment about the headlines carried by local online news sites on the recently opened Office in Hong Kong, which is now headed by his wife Mrs Lorna Smith.
UPDATE: Hon. O’Neal fires back at Premier over wife’s contract!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- One day after Virgin Islands News Online published an article from an exclusive interview with Leader of the Opposition Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE, where he gave his views on giving his wife a government contract, it has caught the attention of Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith.
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