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'We should have chased the CoI out of here'- Hon Julian Fraser RA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Veteran Legislator Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) came out swinging at the Special Sitting on Friday, October 13, 2023, in the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA) where a resolution was brought to name 10 national heroes and 'sheroes'.
Six months of crying out for help just to suffer in silence
Alred C. Frett
Life is a journey and we are travelers for better or worse:
It is almost 6 months post hurricane and a journey from East to West and North to South still shows the devastating effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria… Vivid details are still fresh in everyone’s mind and each have stories to tell but their stories are the same as yours and mine because we were all in this together and while no one expected miracles most believe
there should be far more progress.
DMV accused of ‘creating real hardship’ for persons with damaged vehicles
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has been slammed for allegedly refusing to license vehicles that have minor damages, thereby "creating real hardship" for persons already reeling from Hurricane Irma, which hit the Virgin Islands on September 6, 2017.
Flip-flopping again! Premier tells UK the VI facing significant hardship
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Despite Minister of Finance and Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL) stating that the Virgin Islands (VI) is back on its feet and ready for tourism season, he sang a different tune while speaking before the International Development Committee in the United Kingdom on Tuesday October 31, 2017- that the people of the Virgin Islands were “battered and shattered”.
Cost of living in VI too high- Doug Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola VI- The high cost of living in the Virgin Islands has been singled out as one of the main contributing factors to the television raised quality of youth that is seen today.