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March 23rd, 2024
'I'm not a glorified City Manager'- Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Fourth District Representative and Junior Minister for Culture and Tourism, Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith (R4) has defended her job title after being labelled a ‘Glorified City Manager,’ by one media operative in relation to her bring assigned projects by the Premier.

March 23rd, 2024
Virgin Islands productivity

Dickson C. Igwe

This is the first of two articles on capital and productivity. Productivity is the human effort, that when joined with capital mix drives greater prosperity in the Virgin Islands.

March 22nd, 2024
Opposition members funded music festivals when they were in Gov’t – Dr Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has defended his Government’s investments in local music festivals as events that boost the economy, despite criticisms from the VIrgin Islands (VI) opposition that the events are a waste of money.

March 21st, 2024
21 illegal immigrants nabbed in VG's North Sound area

NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI– Twenty-one illegal migrants were located in the North Sound area of Virgin Gorda on March 21, 2024, according to information from the Department of Immigration.

March 21st, 2024
RVIPF has resources to fight gun crime but needs strategy- Hon Mather

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Opposition Members in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) have slammed the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) as having enough resources to fight crime but lacking a strategy to get the job done.

March 21st, 2024
Willock defends work in D3 amidst concerns by Hon Fraser

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Former Speaker of the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly and Third District resident Mr Julian Willock has come out defending some community work undertaken by himself and Ms Kishma P. Forbes, amidst claims by District Representative Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) that the community work is causing confusion as to whether he, Hon Fraser, is contesting the D3 Seat at the next General Elections.

March 19th, 2024
Horse racing returning to STT with record $115K purse; VI racing stalled

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI – Horse racing will be returning to St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), with a record $115,000 purse. Meanwhile, legal challenges with the race track in the [British] Virgin Islands persist at the detriment of the 'Sport of Kings'.

March 18th, 2024
Scores turn out to Agriculture & Fisheries Exhibition @ Paraquita Bay

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Jr Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries, Dr the Hon Karl Dawson (R1) says solutions will come for the issues facing Paraquita Bay in areas of agriculture, as scores of persons turned out for the Agriculture & Fisheries Exhibition and Market 2024 hosted at the estate.

March 18th, 2024
Removal of Order in Council continues to be the cry of VI – Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said the Virgin Islands continues to advocate for the removal of the Order in Council which remains in place to suspend parts of the VI’s constitution should the government fail to bring about reform as recommended by a retired UK judge.

March 16th, 2024
VI resident Lenia Smith nabs Agriculture & Fisheries’ Best Fish Soup Prize

THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI – Anegada resident Ms. Lenia Smith has won herself the 2024 Agriculture and Fisheries Exhibition and Market ‘Best Fish Soup’ competition in the Virgin Islands.

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