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Each of the main VI islands should have multiple ambulances– Hon Flax-Charles
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– Following the complaints of a local calypsonian about the transfer of an ambulance from Virgin Gorda (VG) to Tortola over the weekend, At-Large representative in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles says each of the main islands in the territory should have multiple ambulances.
Hon Flax-Charles rejects official Heroes & Foreparents Day flyer excluding women
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Today is Heroes and Foreparents Day in the Virgin Islands (VI); however, not everyone is celebrating without a grievance.
HoA Speaker leading 4-member VI delegation in Canada
HALIFAX, Canada- Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands, Mrs Corine N. George-Massicote is leading a four-member delegation to the annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Halifax, Canada.
Some 400 boats & 4000 persons visited VI for Christmas in July 2022- BVITB
POND BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The 2022 Christmas in July has been deemed a success, with over four hundred boats and some 4000 people making it to the Virgin Islands from Puerto Rico and other places for the annual event held at Pond Bay, Virgin Gorda on Saturday, July 24, 2022.
Gun Creek port will also cater to VI’s billionaire visitors– Hon Flax-Charles
GUN CREEK, Virgin Gorda, VI- Junior Minister for Trade and Economic Development, Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) says the revamped Captain Owen G. Harrigan Visitor Centre in Gun Creek, Virgin Gorda will also cater to billionaire visitors who use the territory as their "playground".
VI’s rebirth a constant source of excitement- Hon Flax-Charles
GUN CREEK, Virgin Gorda, VI- Jr Minister for Trade and Economic Development, Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) says seeing the VI return to normalcy has been a constant source of excitement, as a representative of the people whose first love is for the country.
Junior Ministers ‘Special Advisors’ selected to be announced soon– Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said the Junior Ministers, Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles and Hon Sharie B. De Castro will soon have the expertise of Special Advisors.
‘We have officially entered talking season’- Hon Flax-Charles
CAPPOON’S BAY, Tortola, VI– Jr Minister for Trade and Economic Development, Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) says politicians and aspiring politicians in the Virgin Islands (VI) have officially gone on campaign mode for the 2023 constitutionally due elections.
No automatic acceptance for locals in VI medical schools- Hon Flax-Charles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Junior Minister for Trade and Economic Development, Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) has revealed there would be no automatic acceptance for locals in medical schools when they become operational in the Virgin Islands.
'I am very passionate' Jr Minister to Pastor who felt she was 'shouting'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Trade and Economic Development Honourable Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) has asserted that although her voice may be elevated, she was not shouting to resident clergyman Gregory George when she was responding to his questions at the community meeting held on Virgin Gorda on Wednesday, October 27, 2021.