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Expat exiting VI forced to leave her infant child @ airport- Skelton-Cline claims
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Host of the Honestly Speaking Radio Programme, Mr Claude O. Skelton Cline has called on locals to treat expatriates better, following reports of a woman who had to leave her infant behind while she exited the country to allow for her work permit to be processed for new employment.
Gov Jaspert caves! Undergoing 14-day quarantine
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After allegedly refusing to undergo 14-days of quarantine on his return from the United Kingdom (UK) where COVID-19 is running rampant, including a new resistant strain of the virus, controversial outgoing Governor, Mr Augustus J. U. Jaspert has allegedly buckled to pressure and is undergoing the full 14-days of quarantine.
Scholarship Programme Policy to be revised – Dr the Hon Wheatley
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said due to the pockets of ambiguity noted in the current Virgin Islands Scholarship Programme, plans are underway to have it revised.
Premier Smith words useless? Expats with job offers still must leave- Immigration Dept
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Confusion continues to loom over the Virgin Islands (VI) post hurricanes Immigration policies.
Stop cutting down trees 'willy nilly'- Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands observed Arbour Day on November 25, 2016 and talk show host Doug Wheatley, commenting on the observance, suggested that a policy be put in place to prevent the indiscriminate cutting down of trees in the Virgin Islands, especially those considered cultural trees and landmarks.
School examination policies lack coherence - Sowande
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The elimination of the primary five exam is not suggestive of a coherent view in relation to Education Minister, Hon. Myron V. Walwyn’s view on secondary school leaving exams, according to commentator Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru.
Locals & Belongers preferred is good policy - N. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentator Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru has argued that globalisation has seen the exploitation of people around the world and noted that the policy of locals or ‘Belongers preferred’, as is done in the Virgin Islands, is a practical policy that also happens all around the world.
VI Labour & Immigration policy a mess! – Natalio Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The immigration and labour policies of the Virgin Islands are in dire need of a fix according to commentator Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru.
Men’s health of concern for Gender Affairs – Coordinator
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The issue of men's health came into sharp focus as the Office of Gender Affairs held its annual Men’s Health Fair yesterday June 11, 2013 at the Band Stand in Road Town.
Police officers annoyed with policy to declare assets
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – It has been brought to the attention of Virgin Islands News Online that a number of police officers are taking offence to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) policy which compels them to reveal their assets- a move they are claiming is an act of the Acting Commissioner of Police David Morris.
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