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DG Archer reaffirms civil servants right to march on June 8, 2018
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI-Some civil servants have reported to our newsroom that there seems to be ‘intimidation on-going,’ to discourage them from marching on June 8, 2018, in the second protest demonstration on Tortola in many weeks.
‘The Chinese are taking over our lands’ - Terrence D. Griffith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - “The Chinese are on the move peddling their ways. Everywhere I go in Africa and everywhere I go in the Caribbean, the Chinese are taking over…”
We have to correct errors about VI history- Jennie N. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “Oh dear, oh dear, they are messing up our history. What are we doing about it? We have to do what we have to do; research.”
Fix inaccurate info about Sunday Morning Well- Radio Caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – For many it is nothing new that the Proclamation of Emancipation was not first read at the Sunday Morning Well back in 1834; however, there are still many who are not aware of this fact. This is why one caller to a recent NDP Radio programme believes Government should do something to correct the misinformation.
UPDATE: Ashburn A. Dawson is man shot to death in Road Town
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Our newsroom can now confirm that immediate family members have been adequately notified of the fatal shooting last night, March 10, 2017.
UPDATE: 2 sustained fractured skulls in Sunday Morning Well accident- Source
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The two motor scooter riders involved in an accident on Thursday March 24, 2016 have reportedly suffered fractured skulls but are said to be in stable condition at Peebles Hospital.
‘If you think things hard go back to Africa’- US Pastor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- If we focus on our troubles we are sure to start going under just like Peter in the Bible when he started to notice the storm when he was walking on water. But if we keep our eyes on Jesus things are going to get better.
VI Emancipation celebrations have shifted away from church & family- Hon Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Noting that Emancipation observances are a time to focus on the true meaning of Emancipation and to reflect on the work that our forefathers did to get us to this stage of our development, Minister for Communications and Works Hon Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) has lamented that the celebrations may have shifted from church and family related activities to more of revelry.
'The Proclamation was not first read @ Sunday Morning Well' – Mrs Eileen Parsons, OBE
WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI - “Now we in the BVI, we love to write our own history and it is said and it is not so, that the proclamation was read from the Sunday Morning Well. It is not true,” exclaimed Mrs. Eileen Parsons OBE as she addressed members of the Rotary Club of Tortola on July 31, 2014.
Should the Premier 'bell those cats'?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentator and social activist Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru said as a citizen of the Territory, he would like to see Premier Dr The Hon. D. Orlando Smith take a much stronger stance when it came to certain subjects that Ministers are left to make statements on.
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