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Jr Calypso comp.& dramatic plays suggested for VI Festival season
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Observers have suggested that dramatic plays among other art forms should be included during the Virgin Islands’ annual Emancipation Festival celebrations, in similar fashion to what had been done during the Festival of Arts held earlier this year.
Stop this ‘I from here’ mentality – resident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One resident is of the belief that Virgin Islanders should be prepared to think internationally and not regionally in consideration of the services that the Territory offers.
UWI’s Sir Frank Worrell Blood Donor Memorial Committee celebrates World Blood Donor Day June 14, 2013
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Blood donation, its “Myths, Facts and Benefits” were the main topics of discussion to highlight “World Blood Donor Day” during the talk show “UMOJA” last evening, June 13, 2013.
Agriculture one of the most hazardous occupations – Fahie-Forbes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The issue of safety and health is one which is often taken for granted by persons in the workforce, according to a senior agricultural official.
Hostility between VI locals & migrants?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Host of the Umoja radio show, Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka, has called for dialogue among the various cultures that occupy the Virgin Islands (VI) amidst suggestions that there may be too much hostility between locals and migrant workers.
ICIJ report suspicious; attack on local economy – Cromwell Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show host, Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka has come out swinging in defence of the integrity of the Virgin Islands Financial Services sector, describing the recent heat on the Territory as a suspicious attack on the economy.
Child Sexual Abuse reports alarming in VI – Stoutt-James
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Data in the Virgin Islands suggests that while reports of child abuse are decreasing within the Territory, incidents of child sexual abuse appear to be on the increase. This is according to Stacie T. Stoutt-James, a Senior Social Worker in the Social Development Department.
Christianity got us mash up'- Caller to Umoja show
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While one caller on the Umoja radio show was insistent that persons in the Virgin Islands needed to repent and to ask God’s forgiveness to clear the minds of our children, another caller had a different perspective altogether.
Discussion needed on Caribbean economy – Natalio Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Co-host of the Umoja radio programme, Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru has recommended that VIslanders turn their minds towards a discussion on what he termed a ‘Caribbean economy’.
Time for VI fishermen to elevate from small boats & pots! Umoja
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentators Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka and Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru have renewed calls for a ‘third pillar’ of economic support in the vein of the fishing industry for the Virgin Islands.
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