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‘I don’t like to hear about reparations’- Eileene L. Parsons
PALESTINA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Cultural icon and former legislator Eileene L. Parsons, OBE does not believe the Virgin Islands (VI) should be fighting for reparations for slavery, and instead should just be grateful for where it has come.
USVI senators approve $40M for retroactive wages owed since 1990
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- "Pay the people what we owe them" was the consensus of senators when they voted to appropriate $40 million to thousands of retired and existing government employees, who are owed correct wage payments that stretch back three decades.
'Pandemic' compensation for Public Health Unit being 'addressed'- MoH&SD
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Staff of the Public Health Unit (PHU) have been assured that the issue of compensation for works done during the COVID-19 pandemic is being addressed.
'UK owes us apology & compensation for slavery'- Kishmet B. Daniel
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Rastafarian and Virgin Islander Kishmet B. Daniel believes the Virgin Islands is quite in order to call for reparations for the evil acts of slavery and thinks if Africans were the enslavers they would have paid reparations.
Will UK make amends for slavery/colonialism in VI?
E. Benito Wheatley
As the United Kingdom (UK) confronts the issue of racism in British society and the country's longstanding problem of injustice toward people of African descent, it should not be forgotten that the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) are also victims of Britain’s dark legacy of slavery and colonialism.
Turnbulls to receive compensation for land encroachment after 47 years – Dr Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Turnbull family of Myers Estate on Tortola will be compensated by the Government of the Virgin Islands, nearly 50 years after the Enis Adams Primary School encroached on their property, Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said.
Hon Fahie wants to know price tag for Delta Petroleum court win!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The United Kingdom Privy Council recently upheld a decision by the Court of Appeal in January 2014, which had ruled in favour of Delta Petroleum (Caribbean Ltd) in the case involving over 240,826.88 US gallons of petroleum which the Customs Department of the Virgin Islands (VI) forfeited from Delta's Pockwood Pond, Tortola facility in September 2012.
Gov’t’s encroachment on privately owned lands a major concern – Elton Georges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Time after time as government executes infrastructural projects across the territory they have reportedly been encroaching on private lands and not properly compensating or informing the owners of the land. This is just one of many issues the new Complaints Commissioner Ms Sheila N. Brathwaite will have before her during her tenure in office.
MH370: Malaysia declares plane's disappearance an accident
BBC NEWS
The Malaysian government has officially declared the disappearance of Malaysian Airline flight MH370 an accident and has said that there were no survivors.
‘Shame on you LIAT!’ – Resident
BEEF ISLAND, VI – When a regular traveling customer was made to pay some $77.00 to rebook a flight on LIAT for a Caribbean destination he said it was the last straw and cried shame on the regional airline.
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