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‘Explosive’ Atlantic hurricane season predicted for 2024
FLORIDA, USA - Weather forecasters are predicting a turbulent year for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season in the tropics, one that could approach a record-setting pace that may exhaust the entire list of names for tropical storms and hurricanes.
'Whether I run or not, we have a 5-year plan' for D3- Willock
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Former Speaker of the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) Julian Willock has dispelled rumours that heightened community activities in the Third District with Kishma P. Forbes are because he is running for office.
Gov’t inks investment agreement with JOMA for hotel & marina dev't @ Port Purcell
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Government of the Virgin Islands has inked an Investment Agreement with the family-owned JOMA (Properties) Ltd for the development of a new hotel and an upgrade to the marina at Port Purcell on Tortola.
Gov’t 'proud of the way we have been addressing challenges'– Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says he remains proud of the way his government has been addressing challenges in the territory, noting that a lot of those challenges have been inherited from successive governments.
Musical festivals a well known & effective strategy to increase visitors - Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Sharing statistics on tourism arrivals in the Virgin Islands, Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says one of the aims of the 3 day upcoming Virgin Islands (VI) Music festival is to increase tourism numbers in the month of May 2024, which has shown a history of low tourist arrivals based on stats from 2023.
Premier extends best wishes to Princess Catherine on Cancer treatment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has extended best wishes on behalf of the Government and the people of the Virgin Islands to Her Royal Highness Catherine, Princess of Wales for a swift and full recovery in light of her recent health concerns.
'I'm not a glorified City Manager'- Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Fourth District Representative and Junior Minister for Culture and Tourism, Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith (R4) has defended her job title after being labelled a ‘Glorified City Manager,’ by one media operative in relation to her bring assigned projects by the Premier.
Virgin Islands productivity
Dickson C. Igwe
This is the first of two articles on capital and productivity. Productivity is the human effort, that when joined with capital mix drives greater prosperity in the Virgin Islands.
Opposition members funded music festivals when they were in Gov’t – Dr Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has defended his Government’s investments in local music festivals as events that boost the economy, despite criticisms from the VIrgin Islands (VI) opposition that the events are a waste of money.
21 illegal immigrants nabbed in VG's North Sound area
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI– Twenty-one illegal migrants were located in the North Sound area of Virgin Gorda on March 21, 2024, according to information from the Department of Immigration.
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