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NSC calls for ‘calm’ in VI following recent shootings & reports of shootings
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Amidst recent shootings and reports of shootings in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI), the National Security Council (NSC) has called for calm in the territory.
Gov’t 'proud of the way we have been addressing challenges'– Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says he remains proud of the way his government has been addressing challenges in the territory, noting that a lot of those challenges have been inherited from successive governments.
Ground breaks for YEP building @ Handsome Bay on VG
HANDSOME BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI- It was labelled a “Red Letter Day” in Virgin Gorda yesterday, March 23, 2024, when ground was broken for a building to house the Youth Empowerment Programme (YEP) at Handsome Bay on Virgin Gorda.
Premier extends best wishes to Princess Catherine on Cancer treatment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has extended best wishes on behalf of the Government and the people of the Virgin Islands to Her Royal Highness Catherine, Princess of Wales for a swift and full recovery in light of her recent health concerns.
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Gov't must start valuing teachers as much as doctors - CTE Executive Director
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - During last month’s meeting, the Board of Career and Technical Education noted that the attrition rate among CTE instructors is unsustainably high. During a meeting on Wednesday, comments from Executive Director Anton Döös noted that the phenomenon was not just limited to the territory.
Virgin Islands productivity
Dickson C. Igwe
This is the first of two articles on capital and productivity. Productivity is the human effort, that when joined with capital mix drives greater prosperity in the Virgin Islands.
Observing World Down Syndrome Day fosters 'culture of acceptance'- Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Persons in the [British] Virgin Islands were encouraged to wear mismatched socks as the territory observed World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, 2024.
21 illegal immigrants nabbed in VG's North Sound area
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI– Twenty-one illegal migrants were located in the North Sound area of Virgin Gorda on March 21, 2024, according to information from the Department of Immigration.
RVIPF has resources to fight gun crime but needs strategy- Hon Mather
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Opposition Members in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) have slammed the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) as having enough resources to fight crime but lacking a strategy to get the job done.
Willock defends work in D3 amidst concerns by Hon Fraser
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Former Speaker of the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly and Third District resident Mr Julian Willock has come out defending some community work undertaken by himself and Ms Kishma P. Forbes, amidst claims by District Representative Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) that the community work is causing confusion as to whether he, Hon Fraser, is contesting the D3 Seat at the next General Elections.
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