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Jamaican allegedly denied entry into VI although a Belonger- Hon Fraser claims
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A Jamaican who is a Virgin Islands Belonger was allegedly denied entry to the Territory as they were not a holder of a Virgin Islands (VI) visa, Opposition Member and Third District Representative Hon Julian Fraser RA has claimed.
Belonger status can be revoked even after 30 years of marriage- O’Flaherty-Maduro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Expats who have obtained Belonger status in the [British] Virgin Islands should know that it’s a privilege and not a right. Therefore it can be revoked.
VI Gov’t 'failing to apply 10-year requirement for residency law'- Gov Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor John J. Rankin, CMG has said there has been very limited work carried out to date to clear the large backlog of Residency and Belonger status applications, and this means that the Government of the Virgin Islands is so far failing in its commitment to apply the ‘ten-year requirement for residency’ law in many cases.
VI delegation attends state funeral of Charles W. Turnbull in USVI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The late former Governor of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Mr Charles Wesley Turnbull was laid to rest on Saturday, August 13, 2022, following a state funeral at Christchurch Methodist Church in St Thomas, USVI.
Former USVI Governor & VI Belonger Charles W. Turnbull has died
MARYLAND, USA- Information just reaching our newsroom is that former Governor of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Dr Charles Wesley Turnbull died this morning, Sunday, July 3, 2022.
Over 1500 expats regularised: ‘We chose to unite the BVI forever’- Hon Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The court of the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town, Tortola, was packed to capacity as more than 1500 expats living and working in the VI for more than 20 years were given certificates of Residency and Belonger at a ceremony on December 16, 2019.
‘You have gotten my attention for amendments’- Premier Fahie
WICKHAM'S CAY 1, Tortola, VI - As the fast track Residency and Belonger status regularisation programme continues to face opposition from some Virgin Islanders, Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) today, May 15, 2019 met a group of such persons to hear their concerns with a view to responding and to ultimately acting on them as necessary.
Bermuda MP Hon Thomas C. Famous on private visit to homeland!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The British Overseas Territory of Bermuda and the Virgin Islands [British] have many things in common.
'Belonger status must be given upon marriage!' - Maduro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentator Edmund G. Maduro has raised what many may find to be a sore issue that has continued for some time in the Virgin Islands, but seems to find no way of becoming resolved.
Crafts Alive vendor denies stealing Kindle Fire tablet
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Haitian national, Marie Sanette-Donnat, 26, was granted bail in the sum of $30,000 today, September 20, 2013 when she appeared in the Magistrate's Court for allegedly stealing one Kindle Fire tablet device.
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