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Virgin Islands a no show at Nelson Mandela’s funeral
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While most of the World including the Heads of Governments of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the Caribbean Community (Caricom) will be represented at the once in a life time event of the memorial service and funeral of the International freedom fighter and former South African President Nelson R. Mandela, the Virgin Islands will be absent.
Mabida Mandela does not need our tears
By Alred C. Frett
As slavery leaves the West, apartheid takes slavery to Africa:
Rolihlahla Dalibhunga Mandela was not born into Apartheid… On July 18, 1918 Rolihlahla Dalibhunga Mandela was born with the traditional clan name of Madiba - later christened as a Methodist and given the English name Nelson by a schoolteacher… On December 5, 2013 his spirit, body and soul lost their inter-connectivity and he departed this life as we know it.
UPDATE: Premier Smith & Hon. Fraser pay tribute to Nelson Mandela
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier of the Virgin Islands Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith has extended condolences to the people of South Africa and the rest of the world on the death of former President Nelson Mandela.
Exercising the powers of Slave Laws - locally & internationally
By Alred C. Frett
Dissing Martin and Mandela:
As we exit the real Black History Month of August, listeners to my Radio Programme may know Mandela fulfilled my wish by returning home, away from the symbolic confinement of public establishments. You may also know the last weeks of August were filled with new and old sights and sounds of the 50th Anniversary of Martin Luther King’s Civil Rights March on Washington.
Not all Trayvon Martins are dead nor all of Mandela was freed
By Alred C. Frett
Teaching us to hate ourselves:
Recent news has been dominated by the Trayvon Martin murder case and Nelson Mandela’s hospitalization with every news medium and talking head contributing their personal spin and opinion… While each may range from absurdity to validity, the underlying theme has been the ‘Effects and Social Linkage between Injustice and Racism on the Descendants of Slaves’.
Nelson Mandela's still critical in hospital, says Zuma
BBC NEWS
Former South African President Nelson Mandela remains in a critical condition in hospital, President Jacob Zuma says.
Nelson Mandela condition 'unchanged - still serious'
By BBC World
South Africa's ex-President Nelson Mandela remains in a serious but stable condition in a Pretoria hospital, the latest update has announced.
VI, a constantly changing society - Premier Smith
Paraquita Bay, Tortola, VI - With the present so different from the past in terms of how people of a community relate to others and traditional group and community outings being extinct, Premier of the Virgin Islands (VI) Hon. Dr. D. Orlando Smith said the customs of the VI are frequently changing, and what is done today will affect the country tomorrow.
Miss Caribbean World – Meet Miss Curacao
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Contestant # 5, Miss Curacao Marvia Laurence who will be competing in the upcoming Miss Caribbean World Pageant slated to be held here in Tortola, Virgin Islands at the Multipurpose Sports Complex on May 5, 2012.