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Another white UK national chosen as next CoP! Blacks & locals shut out!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Information reaching our newsroom from multiple sources familiar with the appointment is that another white male and United Kingdom (UK) national will be appointed Commissioner of Police come first quarter of 2021.
Sick Nation USA - Part 1: Racism has driven America into decline
By Dickson C. Igwe
People all over the world view the USA today alarmingly.
Outsiders - non-Americans- are at a loss for the downward trajectory of the supposedly most powerful country on earth.
The USA is no longer a draw for world travellers and migrants. The greatly valued Green Card is only attractive to desperate people from war-torn and economically depressed lands.
Premier Fahie urges VI to continue living in 'unity & harmony'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - While praising the performance of the local financial services sector during the COVID-19 era, Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has reminded those living in the Territory that the spirit of the Virigin Islands is one where there is harmony amongst cultures.
'A lot of mixed-race children are confused'- Cromwell Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI -Adamant that a person of mixed white and African ancestry should identify as black, social commentator and radio host Cromwell Smith aka 'Edju Enka' says as a result of experiencing two different heritages, mixed-race children are confused youths.
Creating a new beginning in the tracks of COVID-19
Alred C. Frett
Face to Face with Cruel Fate or Wasted Opportunities in the Year 2020:
When Lockdowns are all over and Curfews have all ceased there will be empty spaces in our lives of many who left us without the privilege of their Last Rites… A lonely passage made still lonelier without the dignity of that last chance for fond memories or sad good byes… Years from now may find us searching for those we never knew had died or encountering those we thought long dead.
Jamaica's Governor-General suspends use of royal insignia over 'offending image'
KINGSTON, Jamaica- On the heels of criticisms that the image on one of Britain’s highest honours, Order of St Michael and St George, is reminiscent of the May 25, 2020, killing of George P. Floyd Jr by white police officers in the US that led to worldwide protests, Jamaica's governor-general has announced he will no longer wear the royal insignia.
Do Black Lives Really Matter in VI?
Kenneth G. Gladstone
Standing for the cause
Let me categorically declare my disgust for the brutal disregard for the lives of our Brothers and Sisters of African descent as perpetrated by racist factions in the United States of America and other places across the world.
UK’s royal honour image branded as ‘offensive’
LONDON, United Kingdom- The image on one of Britain’s highest honours, Order of St Michael and St George, has come in for strong criticism from persons who believe it is reminiscent of the May 25, 2020, killing of George P. Floyd Jr by white police officers in the US that led to worldwide protests.
Dr Drexel M. Glasgow recalls being racially profiled, roughed up by white police in US
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- When the world witnessed the daring murder of African-American man, George P. Floyd Jr, who was killed when a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled on this neck for over 8 minutes, several Virgin Islands residents began to publicly share their own experiences of being racially profiled, harassed and even assaulted by white police officers in the USA and the United Kingdom (UK) in particular.
Premier joining youth organised 'Black Lives Matter' march
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Urging Virgin Islanders to not be afraid of speaking out against racism, Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says he will be joining a local youth organised 'Black Lives Matter' march scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2020, starting 2:30pm at the Noel Lloyd Positive Movement Park.
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