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‘Local police officers discriminated against’ – Attorney Richard G. Rowe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – An attorney at law practicing in the Virgin Islands, Richard G. Rowe has come out strongly against what he calls the glaring disparity, which sees police officers recruited from the United Kingdom being paid much higher than those from the territory or other places in the Caribbean.
‘Outrageous for Govt to subsidise airline while owing persons’ – Donald E. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host Donald E. de Castro has slammed the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government for investing $7 million in taxpayers dollars into a foreign owned airline when persons in the territory cannot be paid for the services they rendered months ago.
Court, police no longer responsible for serving court orders
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – From Tuesday, December 1, 2015 persons applying at the Magistrate’s Court for orders under Part V of the Magistrate’s Code of Procedure Amendment Act, 2014, will be responsible for arranging the service of their applications on the opposing party.
Dates on food labels: How important are they?
By Donald E. de Castro
Wednesday evening, October 14, 2015 on my radio show Straight Talk, I spent more than half an hour talking about ‘Dates on Food Labels’ and why they are only a guideline but none of the writers of the two online news sites printed the statistics and other facts that I quoted. I will now try to condense as much of the information as I can.
'Save money & buy food items on sale' - Donald E. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola , VI - Social commentator and talk show host Donald E. de Castro is urging persons to save their hard earned money and purchase grocery items that might be on sale even though they are marked with an expiry date that's not far off.
Too much talk and no action on issues affecting VI- Donald E. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio commentator and talk show host Donald E. de Castro is pushing to have the non-profit body Virgin Islanders for a Better Virgin Islands resuscitated after a lull of over two decades but is finding it challenging to attract persons to commit themselves to the cause.
The Dumbest Idea
By Donald E. de Castro - 'Too old to be intimidated'
For years now we have been trying to put on a Virgin Islands Festival and we have not been at all successful. Now, according to the news report on BVI News online, the Minister is now considering a proposal to have three separate festivals on Tortola which means the Virgin Islands Festival will now officially become a “three part” Tortola Festival celebrated in Road Town, East End and Carrot Bay.
‘David Morris is a good guy!’ – Donald E. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host and commentator Donald E. de Castro has come out in support of former Commissioner of Police David Morris who has already departed the territory.
‘People regret voting the NDP back in’ – Donald E. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host and commentator Donald E. de Castro said persons have come to him already expressing ‘buyer’s remorse’ about voting the National Democratic Party (NDP) back into power.
‘Why must we pay to enter Festival events?’ – asks Donald E. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host and social commentator Donald E. de Castro is peeved that members of the public have to pay to get entry into what are supposed to be Emancipation celebrations during Festival.
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