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December 22nd, 2023
UK @ risk of recession after economy shrinks

LONDON, United Kingdom- The United Kingdom (UK), ‘the mother country’, is at risk of recession after revised figures showed the economy shrank between July and September.

February 25th, 2022
As pandemic impacts economies globally was VI smart to not take UK Loan Guarantee?

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Even while some, for political reasons, have stated that the Government of the Virgin Islands should have ignored all the risks and red flags and go ahead and accept the £300M Loan Guarantee offer from the United Kingdom (UK) following the destructive hurricanes of 2017, statistics are now showing it may have done the right thing as inflation rises worldwide and economies continue to feel the impact of the pandemic.

April 7th, 2020
1st phase of ‘economic stimulus package’ coming to Cabinet this week- Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced plans by his administration to present an economic stimulus package to the Territory in short order.

July 30th, 2019
'Some people are seeking assistance for everything' - Hon Fraser

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “Some people in this territory are seeking assistance for everything. You name it they are seeking assistance for it, paying the rent, paying their mortgage, sending their kids to school. Kids have to travel for events, they seeking assistance for that.”

March 2nd, 2018
National job fair urgently needed- Hon Andrew A. Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Noting that feedback received from employers and persons seeking jobs show that there is a great divide between the two, Opposition Leader and First District Representative Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has called for a national job fair, which he said must be done urgently.

December 6th, 2017
Close to 200 jobless as Peter Island Resort closes indefinitely

PETER ISLAND, VI – “Last week we were told in a general staff meeting that we have to go home, close to 200 hundred of us. They are only keeping just a few to do certain things.”

June 1st, 2017
'We need leadership that loves its people'- Claude O. Skelton-Cline

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “All that we need is right here, but we need leadership that believes in its people. We need leadership that loves his people. You can’t lead people you don’t love. You can control and manipulate them but you can’t lead them. And what is needed in this country right now above all else is leadership and there is a deficit of leadership.”

April 3rd, 2017
Too many young men on the streets with nothing to do- Carl Dawson

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Proprietor of Lower Estate Superette Mr Carl Dawson has bemoaned the fact that too many young people, especially men, are walking the streets "without any thing to do."

February 4th, 2017
Open borders have created problems- Doug Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- No, he is not suggesting the erection of a wall around the Virgin Islands as a border protection strategy like President of the United States of America Donald J. Trump, rather the strengthening of the territory’s laws pertaining to Customs, Immigration, and Labour and including the local man as part of the decision making process.

November 15th, 2016
Biras Creek Resort to reopen 'soon' – Hon O'Neal

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Representative for the Ninth District Dr The Hon Hubert O’Neal has announced that the legal troubles of Biras Creek Resort in Virgin Gorda are over and it will soon be back as a functioning resort.

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