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This Week We Feature Young Professional Coleen L. Simmons
By Ron M. Henry
Moving back to the Virgin Islands five years ago after spending over a decade in New York, our Young Professional of the week, Coleen L. Simmons had one goal at the top of her list - opening an ice-cream parlour.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Kirtis K. Malone
By Ron M. Henry
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams,” is what former United States First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt once famously said. It is one of the inspiring quotes that our Young Professional of this week lives by.
Premier affirms commitment to addressing Autism
ROAD TOWN, Tortola,VI - Government’s new direction is in the form of the implementation of an autism programme, for which two contracts were signed earlier today with Kingwood Trust (UK),to establish a pilot programme to assist adults and children afflicted by the developmental disorder for a period of 18 months to two years. The other contract was signed with Maria Holder Memorial Trust (Barbados) who will fund the initiative.