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July 22nd, 2013
Exclusive: Actions by NDP Govt will kill local ferries – Ira Smith

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Owner and Operator of Smith’s Ferry Services, Mr Ira L. Smith, said if reports suggesting that government would subsidise an overseas ferry company through a lease in direct competition with local operators is true, then it will result in all of the local ferry businesses being forced to close shop.

July 16th, 2013
Ferry operators blast alleged secret government deals!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A series of damning revelations have emerged about negotiations between local ferry operators and government representatives. Virgin Islands News Online was made aware of this alleged development by a highly placed source closely affiliated with the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) government.

July 1st, 2013
Political appointments create distorted image of VIslanders – Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A local activist has struck out at the allegations that locals are thrust into positions in the workplace where they are unsuitable or deemed incompetent stating that they sometimes work in areas outside of their expertise because of politics.

June 24th, 2013
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.

March 26th, 2013
Masturbation is sinful but an accepted norm in VI society – Elton Callwoood

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “When you masturbate, do you think of being in heavenly realms, do you think of Jesus?” was the question asked by guest of the Relationship Rescue show, Mr Elton Callwood while illustrating his point that masturbation was a sinful practice.

March 23rd, 2013
More perks for Ports Mang. Director Claude Skelton-Cline?

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Drivers on the main island of Tortola risk being towed at owners own expense, if they park in Road Town on the waterfront in a recently reserved parking spot for the Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority Claude Skelton-Cline.

March 15th, 2013
UPDATE: MCW Minister objects to package increase for BVIPA Managing Director

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “As Minister for Communications and Works I wish to advise that I am not prepared to take the resolution to increase the re-numeration package for the BVI Ports Authority Managing Director to Cabinet,” were the emphatic words of Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Mark H. Vanterpool today March 15, 2013.

March 15th, 2013
How can VIslanders prevent ‘immigrants’ from 'stealing' other half?!

ROAD TOWN,Tortola, VI- It was established on the ‘Relationship Rescue’ television programme recently that Virgin Islanders’ relationships, whether marriage or committed, do face a threat of being jeopardised by other persons of different cultures and backgrounds coming into the Territory.

March 12th, 2013
The level of hypocrisy in the VI 'is my biggest struggle'- Ayana S. Hull

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “The level of hypocrisy that we pretend to be normal, it’s the biggest struggle that I have. Most of the people that know you know what you are going through but they try to pretend that it’s only something you know and I am not a hypocrite, I cannot live life like that.”

January 26th, 2013
UPDATE: Forced to retire BVIPA workers get 3-mth payout; still unhappy

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - “When they realized that they made a mistake with how things were done they decided that they are going to give us three months pay but the retirement still remains the same, we still have to go off on the 31st,” said an employee of the BVI Ports Authority who was among several others served letters indicating that their tenure had come to an end.

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