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Thomas C. Famous
In the 1950s, two young girls from the island of Tortola in the Virgin Islands sat next to each other in primary school and high school.
VI urges ACS to continue including Associate Members in recovery efforts
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The [British] Virgin Islands (VI) has called for the Associate Members of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) to continue to be included in the regional organisation’s COVID-19 response and future initiatives aimed at post-pandemic recovery.
VI leads talks on UN support for Caribbean sustainability & resilience
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Andrew A. Fahie (R1) government continues to demonstrate the Virgin Islands strong commitment to engaging with the United Nations on sustainable development.
UNDP presents VI COVID-19 response as model for Eastern Caribbean
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The [British] Virgin Islands’ response to COVID-19 has been presented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as a model for the Eastern Caribbean at the UN development agency’s official presentation of its joint reports with ISGlobal entitled, ‘COVID-19 Policy Reports for Recovery in the Eastern Caribbean: Analysis, Scenarios and Considerations for Opening to Tourism,’ launched at a virtual meeting on March 30, 2021.
We cannot let UK be ‘chief author & publisher’ of VI story - Bria A. Smith
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Reigning Miss British Virgin Islands and the Deputy Premier in the Virgin Islands Youth Parliament (VIYP), Mr Bria A. Smith says the Virgin Islands (VI) can no longer allow the United Kingdom (UK) to write its future.
VI reps 14 Associate Members of ECLAC @ meeting on Sustainable Development
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The [British] Virgin Islands (VI) has represented the 14 Associate Member Countries (AMCs) of ECLAC during a virtual dialogue with the Chair of the UN regional body Costa Rica, facilitated by ECLAC’s Office of the Secretary as a part of preparations for the IV Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development that will take place from March 15-18, 2021.
VI committed to regional cooperation across C'bean - E. Benito Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands continues to support regional cooperation in the wider Caribbean, despite the challenges posed by COVID-19 according to Special Envoy of the Premier, Mr E. Benito Wheatley.
Will UK make amends for slavery/colonialism in VI?
E. Benito Wheatley
As the United Kingdom (UK) confronts the issue of racism in British society and the country's longstanding problem of injustice toward people of African descent, it should not be forgotten that the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) are also victims of Britain’s dark legacy of slavery and colonialism.
A call to celebrate Virgin Islands political freedom
By E. Benito Wheatley
The Virgin Islands' freedom to make its own political and economic decisions is often taken for granted by locals and non-locals alike who are unfamiliar with the modern history of the islands.
End of Hurricane Season prompts reflection on VI’s external response to Irma
By E. Benito Wheatley
The 2019 hurricane season, which saw the immense challenge faced by the Bahamas Government in mounting an overall response to the destruction of Abaco by Hurricane Dorian, has prompted much reflection on my part on the [British] Virgin Islands’ (VI) own external response to Hurricane Irma over two years earlier.
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