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No Excuse! ‘If you are working, pay your rent’ – Hon Maduro-Caines
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Sixth District Representative in the Virgin Islands (VI), House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Alvera Maduro-Caines (R6) has called on persons to continue paying their rent amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, if they are still employed.
Expat couple ordered to vacate apartment over non-payment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Magistrate Ayanna O. Baptiste-DaBreo gave an expat couple one month to evacuate an East End apartment after their landlord took them before the court for non-payment.
We know who defends the rich but who will defend the poor?
Alred C. Frett
Lasting bad effects of Hurricane Irma:
Hurricane Irma is almost a year old and those lucky enough to survive still complain of things getting worse as landlords used the crisis to have tenants repair and rebuild their properties only to evict or overcharge them, especially when these victims have no means of defense – During the formation of the New Constitution, I argued for the inclusion of Public Defenders but that was omitted.
UPDATE: ‘We paid our rent up to May’- Alred C. Frett
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Co-Founder of B & F Medical Centre, businessman and talk show commentator, Alred C. Frett speaking exclusively to our newsroom on May 7, 2018 made it clear that payment of rent is not an issue why the landlord placed locks on portions of the Mill Mall [area by Kenny Tees] occupied by his business.
Landlord Bettito Frett denies Training Division closed due to sewerage issues
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A day after our newsroom published an article that the Training Division, a Government Department, was forced to close for business on June 28, 2017 because of alleged sewerage issues, the owner of the privately rented building has fired back.
deCastro flays Emancipation Festival; says it was a disaster!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Outspoken Talk Show Host, Donald deCastro has taken the organizers of this year’s Emancipation Festival to task in announcing his displeasure at the way things were done.