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No Consumer Protection Bill! Opposition questions NDP being AWOL after Irma
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The long-awaited Consumer Protection Bill will not be on the Order Paper come Monday November 13, 2017 at the Eleventh Sitting of the Second Session of the Third House of Assembly.
UK questions if VI can repay loans
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL), who appeared before the International Development Committee of the House of Commerce in the United Kingdom on Tuesday, October 31, 2017 was grilled by Member of Parliament, Lloyd Russell-Moyle on how the Virgin Islands (VI) intends to repay the loans it is seeking.
How does a bath towel get dirty?
Donald E. de Castro
We just went through Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017 which we will all remember for the rest of our lives and it will be the topic of discussions over and over but now I would like to take your mind off of Irma so you can help me to solve the question which is the title of this article.
Flip-flopping again! Premier tells UK the VI facing significant hardship
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Despite Minister of Finance and Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL) stating that the Virgin Islands (VI) is back on its feet and ready for tourism season, he sang a different tune while speaking before the International Development Committee in the United Kingdom on Tuesday October 31, 2017- that the people of the Virgin Islands were “battered and shattered”.
Oh, the gigantic potholes on the roads! Driving is a nightmare
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Blame it on hurricanes Irma and Maria, blame it on the floods of August 7 and 8, 2017, blame it on the heavy rains after the storms that cause many flash floods, blame it on raw sewage running in the streets of Road Town, East End and other parts for months, or blame it on the poor workmanship or Chinese equipment that help with the road works.
Smiles returning on the faces of children- Stacey 'Buddha' Mather
EAST END, Tortola, VI - Laughter and happiness have been filling the halls of the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) two months after the passage of Hurricane Irma that severely damaged the building that houses YEP.
Fire & Rescue officers applaud post-Irma support session
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue officers are recommending the Project Uplifting group support sessions offered specifically for public officers.
Cotton tours adopted home after Irma & Maria
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI – United States Virgin Islander Jharel L. Cotton and fellow local baseball stars have visited their adopted home, the US Virgin Islands (USVI), in the wake of the devastating storms that besieged the Territory back in September.
'Hurricane Irma gave me my first step into teaching'- Delight S. A. Bagot
EAST END, Tortola, VI - "I feel kind of bad to say that Irma helped me to get the first step towards what I want to be but that’s how it happened."
The Post Disaster Economic defibrillator
Dickson Igwe
The following story is part of a series of narratives: “A STORY OF DISASTER: HURRICANE IRMA AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.” The proceeding narrative is on the economics of disaster. It is narrated from a layman’s perspective.
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