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Attorney General shouldn’t be in Cabinet & HoA- Hon Julian Fraser RA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Hon Julian Fraser, RA (R3), has said the Attorney General should neither sit in Cabinet nor the House of Assembly.
Governor threatens disciplinary action against Acting CoP over vetting matter
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor Daniel Pruce has been accused of using bullying and intimidatory tactics against the Acting Commissioner of Police Jacqueline E. Vanterpool over the controversial vetting process, which he continues to push despite a court order against certain aspects of the process.
HLSCC received over $1M budget increase
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Funding for the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has increased by over one million dollars following a supplementary appropriation.
Dr Robert A. Mathavious was a visionary leader & globalist- Hon Lorna G. Smith
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - The late Dr Robert A. Mathavious, OBE, has been described as a visionary leader who promoted globalisation throughout the Caribbean region and beyond.
'We have to put the brakes' on issuing of belonger status- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Social commentator and pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline has raised questions regarding the committee that should be established relative to setting quotas on the issuance of Belonger status in the Virgin Islands.
Threats over Charlie Kirk shooting affected some VI students in USA
ORLANDO, Florida, USA- Virgin Islands (VI) students studying abroad, most on government scholarships, have reported being affected due to their colleges and universities having to be on short lockdowns.
Education Minister reaffirms commitment to VI Cadet Corps
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— The Minister for Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL), has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to strengthening the Cadet Corps movement in the Virgin Islands.
Is Sonia M. Webster a hypocrite? Her salary scale rose 77% with new increase
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While the normal critics of the political class are at it again, claiming that everyone deserves a salary increase except those who are elected, there is no mention that the Auditor General, Ms Sonia M. Webster, benefited from the salary scale increase by some 53% bottom of the scale to 77% at the top.
Refurbished community centre in Brewers Bay reopens tomorrow
BREWERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The refurbished community centre in Brewers Bay will be officially handed over to the community this Friday, September 19, 2025.
Bishop Cline to DPP: Stop allowing UK to 'use you as a tool against your own people'
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- The outspoken clergyman, Bishop John I. Cline, has called out the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Mrs Tiffany R. Scatliffe-Esprit, for allegedly being influenced by the United Kingdom (UK) to prosecute citizens of the Virgin Islands.
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