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Gov't inks over $100K for RT pump station
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In an effort to achieve a higher level of efficiency, Government has signed a contract for $163,967 to improve the Road Town pumping station.
EU to help fund national business bureau – Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The highly touted national business initiative, which will assist and build the small business sector, will get some of its funding from the European Union (EU) Development Fund, Premier Dr. D. Orlando Smith disclosed on June 21, 2012 at a joint press conference with Greenland’s Premier.
Greenland & VI have common interests – Greenland Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Areas of potential cooperation between Greenland and the Virgin Islands include sustainable energy, tourism and external relationship, declared Greenland’s Premier Kuupik Kleist at a press conference that was held yesterday June 21, 2012 at the Premier’s Conference Room.
Mandatory gun sentences for Security Council discussion – Morris
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Police is currently looking at the pros and cons of the mandatory five year prison term for gun possession that was recommended by a local anti-crime group, which will be handed to the National Security Council (NSC) for consideration.
Islands of the World Conference opens with calls for changes
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Today May 29, 2012, more than 300 hundred participants are in attendance at the Islands of the World Conference XII, hosted by the Virgin Islands at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) where calls are being made for changes to combat the challenges associated with globalisation and the effects it continue to have on small island states.
All aboard the Premier’s Eagle Cruise Line
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Members of the public had the esteemed pleasure of touring the Premier’s Eagle Cruise Line (PECL), where they visited different sites on deck and lounged in the DOIT Café dining area where they were treated to an assortment of refreshments.
UPDATE - CDB's $15M loan approved, announces Premier Smith
GUN CREEK, Virgin Gorda, VI - The Territory's Premier revealed today, May 18, 2012 that he has received a letter from Henry Bellingham, Minister of Overseas Territories, indicating that the $15.7M Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) loan has been approved by the United Kingdom Government.
Opposition leader pledges to work with Gov’t
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Predicting a tough financial road before things could get better, Leader of the Opposition Hon. Ralph T. O’Neal, OBE has pledged that he is willing to work with Government to build the Virgin Islands (VI).
Signed Protocols provide clear future for the VI - Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Finance, Premier Dr. D. Orlando Smith stated that the Virgin Islands (VI) is solely leaning on the Protocols for Effective Financial Management that was signed with Henry Bellingham, United Kingdom Minister for the Overseas Territories on April 23 2012, and that the Protocols play a vital role in helping to establish where to go as a Territory and in choosing the right road to get there.
2013 timeline still in effect for new hospital completion
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After more than a week of making calls and being pushed around for an answer on the status of the new Peebles Hospital project, it was finally revealed that the new hospital will be completed between 15 and 18 months, with the clock running from May 7, 2012.
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