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'NDP has history of doing this' - Julio S. Henry on political memes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Social commentator Julio S. Henry is adding his voice to the conversation surrounding the use of malicious social media memes in the 2019 Virgin Islands (VI) elections season, that viciously attack political candidates and their family members in a bid to gain political mileage.
Cruise pier tendering process a ‘sham’ – Speak Your Mind Caller
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One caller on the Speak Your Mind TV show expressed that the cruise ship tendering process was a sham.
UPDATE: Gov't on road to farmers market - Maduro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentator and consultant Edmund Maduro has indicated that Government is already taking the route of implementing a farmers market as a central location for farmers within the Territory to take their produce for sale.
UPDATE: Tourist group samples VI ‘Agri Tourism’ product
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – A small group of eleven persons were the first to experience the new brand of a Virgin Islands (VI) tourism initiative being pioneered by Virgin Islands resident Julio S. Henry.
UPDATE: Igwe fires back at alleged ‘anti-globalisation’ detractor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentator Dickson Igwe has fired back at a detractor, reiterating his position that globalisation clearly needed to be embraced by VIslanders in order for the Virgin Islands (VI) to move forward.
Frustration over road works executed during busy traffic hours
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A number of callers to the local television show “Speak Your Mind” used the opportunity to air their concern about road works being executed during busy traffic hours especially in Road Town and also offered some suggestions on how the problem could be alleviated.
Expatriates & VIslanders need each other for survival - talk show hosts
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Making reference to the contribution of expatriate workers (“down-islanders” as he called them) to the development of the Virgin Islands (VI), as was raised recently on the Speak Your Mind TV talk show, Doug Wheatley agreed with host Sam Henry that there was a symbiotic relationship in existence.