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Public needs to know: Has VI lost control of its treasury?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following the signing of the Protocols for Effective Financial Management between the Government of the Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom on April 23 2012, concerns continue to be raised regarding the objectivity of the document with some citing that it seems worse than sending the Territory’s budget to the UK for approval and represents a loss of control of the Territory's treasury.
Find your own vision - Esteban Smith urges St. Georges' students [Photoslide Included]
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Service to our communities, our Caribbean and our world is something that a lot of people expect from the Virgin Islands (VI), was a statement made by Estaban Smith, who was the keynote speaker at the St. Georges School (Secondary Division) graduation yesterday June, 27, 2012.
UPDATE - DDP Hinds still on the job, contract extended!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the selection of a new Director for Public Prosecution (DPP) at an advanced stage, the contract for the outgoing DPP Elizabeth Hinds has been extended by two months to facilitate a smooth transition, this news agency has been informed.
UPDATE - Beverlie Brathwaite no longer Ag. CEO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following an article posted on June 11, 2012 that Beverlie Brathwaite, the acting Chief Education Officer (CEO) will be replaced, Virgin Islands News Online can confirm that Ms. Brathwaite no longer holds the post.
Michael Stevens walks free!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Michael Stevens, one of the three men who were on trial for the January 21, 2011 MoneyGram robbery, walked out of the High Court last week a free man after his lawyer successfully argued that the Crown did not have enough evidence to prosecute.
UPDATE - Alleged killer boasted of "tricking" Police
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After he was first picked up and questioned in the shooting of Kareem Sebastian in 2008, Jessroy McKelly allegedly watched the DVD of himself being interrogated by police officers with a friend and boasted how he tricked them.
PSC shocker! - Ishmael Scatliffe out! Keturah Crabbe in!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In what many political, legal and social commentators are describing as an unprecedented move by the United Kingdom appointed Governor, it’s this news site’s understanding from our team of reporters around the Virgin Islands and many public officers close to this matter, that the Governor has rejected the re-nomination of the Civil Service Association’s (CSA) choice Ishmael Scatliffe to serve on the Public Service Commission (PSC).
Sex, women & brothels in the VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Sex sells and its common knowledge that there are bars and strip clubs that act as a “guise” for what religious leaders and concerned residents frown upon – women selling sex for money.
An anti-corruption unit needed in the VI?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force will not tolerate corruption in any shape or form, declared the Territory’s acting Commissioner of Police, and has suggested that an anti-corruption unit be established to tackle such an issue.
Contestants revealed for Miss BVI 2012
LONG BAY, Tortola, VI- During a fashion event by local and regional designers organised by Soiree BVI, the long awaited five contestants of the 2012 Miss BVI Pageant were revealed to the public.
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