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‘I do not believe I’m a racist in any shape or form’- CoP Matthews
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Outgoing Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael B. Matthews has broken his silence regarding comments he made over the unexplained wealth of some Virgin Islanders, which he connected to nefarious activities like the drugs trade and money laundering.
UK’s latest race report ‘gives green light to racists’- Mother of slain black teen
LONDON, UK - Doreen D. Lawrence OBE, the mother of black youth Stephen Lawrence who was murdered by UK racists in 1993, has condemned a Johnson government-commissioned report that claimed the UK no longer had a system rigged against minorities.
UK Gov’t commissioned report slammed for downplaying extent of racism in society
LONDON, United Kingdom- A report on race commissioned by the imperialist United Kingdom (UK) Government of Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson aka ‘Boris’ has been slammed for being out of touch with reality and may have pushed the fight against racism in the UK back by “20 years or more”.
Sensational BVI News Online attacks VINO over cartoon satire
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Our newsroom was overwhelmed with calls, Emails, WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and text messages this morning, Thursday, April 1, 2021, asking why another news site, BVI News Online, which is owned by a Caucasian, would attack the Territory’s established number one online news site and most credible publication over a cartoon.
Royal Family goes on subtle PR defense against racist accusations
LONDON, UK – Following accusations of racism against the British Royal Family by Duke Harry and wife Duchess Meghan in a Sunday, March 7, 2021, interview with Oprah G. Winfrey, the palace instead of directly addressing those concerns have gone into defence mode with a bid to downplay the ruthless tell-all by the Sussexes.
'Royal family can’t keep ignoring its colonialist past & racist present'- The Conversation
LONDON, UK- The recent allegations of racism in the royal family come as no surprise as the institution is built on racism; however, according to The Conversation, if the royal family is not able to make similar attempts to confront the racism in its past and present, it risks falling ever further out of touch with the people it is supposed to represent.
Royal family accused of being racist by R. Meghan Markle
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In a recent shocking ‘tell all’ interview with Oprah G. Winfrey, Duchess of Sussex Rachel Meghan Markle accused the British royal family of being racist and had "concerns and conversations" while she was pregnant about how dark her son's skin would be.
'I have never felt unwelcome in VI'- CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Despite being a territory of mostly black people, the Virgin Islands, as expected, was more than welcoming to caucasian Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael B. Matthews over the last five years of his tenure.
‘Do not call me nigger’ - Hon Maduro-Caines
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Sixth District representative in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Alvera Maduro-Caines has called out the social use of the word ‘nigger’ and its alternative spellings, urging black Virgin Islanders to desist from using the words.
‘Undercover racism creeping under the carpets of VI’- Premier Fahie
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has accused the United Kingdom of practising neo-colonialism, which he said comes through its policies and practices directed at British Overseas Territories (OTs) like the [British] Virgin Islands.
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