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VI’s May 2024 CoI implementation deadline not feasible– PS Stoutt-Igwe
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Office Mrs Carolyn E. Stoutt-Igwe says after reviewing several tasks to be completed for the full implementation of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) recommendations in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI), the revised May 2024 deadline for implementation is not feasible.
House reportedly on fire @ Kingston
KINGSTON, Tortola, VI - Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that a house reportedly caught on fire tonight January 1, 2024, sometime around 8:00 pm at Kingston on Tortola.
‘God knows I needed a vehicle’- Javon G. Charles on winning Tola Radio Car
HORSE PATH, Tortola, VI - Winning the grand prize of a brand-new Haval vehicle in the Tola Radio Dollar Mania Christmas 2023 competition, Javon G. Charles told Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) he was truly in need of a vehicle.
UK Minister wants to close loophole allowing people to self-identify gender
LONDON, UK – UK Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch is working to close a ‘major loophole’ that allows people to self-identify their gender on passports and driving licenses.
USVI Governor Albert Bryan Jr rings in New Year 2024 @ Foxy’s
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI – Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Mr Albert Bryan Jr has rung in the new year 2024 at the grand Foxy’s old years night party on Jost van Dyke in the Virgin Islands.
Male injured in first reported shooting of 2024 - Police
LONG TRENCH, Tortola, VI - Police in an update this morning, January 1, 2024, have confirmed a shooting incident in the Virgin Islands (VI) just as the new year 2024 broke that has reportedly left one injured.
JvD in power struggle over high cost to keep the lights on
GREAT HARBOR, Jost van Dyke, VI- It was sometime in September 2023, that the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) discovered that their undersea cable connection that comes from the Pockwood Pond area of Tortola to Jost van Dyke had been damaged.
RVIPF reporting upsurge in dinghy thefts over festive season
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Information coming out of the Royal Virgin Police Force (RVIPF) is that the force has recorded an upsurge in the number of dinghy thefts during the festive season.
VI sportsman Kyron A. McMaster awarded King’s New Year OBE
ROAD TOWN, Tortola. VI – Virgin Islands Sportsman Kyron A. McMaster has made the King in the New Year's Honors list and will receive an OBE for his contributions to sport in the Territory.
Social Capital
Dickson C. Igwe
If capital drives wealth, power, and inequality, any attempt to create greater equality will involve capital too, and its management and ownership.
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