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‘Back on our feet? People still homeless, jobless’- Willock
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was on October 26, 2017 when Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL) controversially stated that the Territory is back on its feet and open for business.
Memorial Birthday Party for coach Xavier 'Dag' Samuels today
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Respect continues to be paid to fallen track and field coach, Xavier 'Dag' Samuels.
Hurricane Irma 'tested me thoroughly'- CoP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - "Not many commissioners of police can say that they were in charge of policing when the biggest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic hit a capitol and wiped out the territory and there is no training book for that. But what it did do? It tested me thoroughly. It tested my force thoroughly."
Tortola Pier Park reopens for business
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Despite some businesses not being ready to officially open its doors on November 1, 2017 due to damages sustained during the passage of Category 5 Hurricane Irma as well as the looting that occurred days after, the Tortola Pier Park (TPP) partially opened its gates to the public and visitors.
UPDATE: VI now eligible for UK Official Development Aid
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The territory can breathe some sigh of relief as the [British] Virgin Islands and other UK territories will now be eligible for Official Development Aid (ODA).
Lorna G. Smith’s Financial Services industry layoff proposal raises eyebrows
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Within the last twenty four hours many in the Financial Services Industry have forwarded to our newsroom an Email, dated October 30, 2017 from Mrs Lorna G. Smith OBE, the interim Executive Director of BVI Finance.
120 animals rescued since hurricanes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It was September 5, 2017, the day before Hurricane Irma struck the Virgin Islands with brute force, when Natasha H. Ruscheinski founder and chairperson of PAW BVI, sent out a desperate Facebook post asking for volunteers to foster animals for the Hurricane.
No food security anytime soon; Greenhouses destroyed
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- When doing a drive through the Government's Paraquita Bay farmlands, one cannot escape the air filled with the stench of decaying animals or in some areas the sight of rotting carcasses, some as a result of hurricanes Irma and Maria a month ago.
The Post Disaster Economy
Dickson Igwe
The following story is part of a series of narratives: “A STORY OF DISASTER: HURRICANE IRMA AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.” Hurricane Irma, a monster Hurricane, struck the Virgin Islands on September 6, 2017. Irma was the strongest hurricane to have visited the Caribbean in recorded history.
'No layoffs in the public service'- Premier Smith
WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI - During a press conference on Thursday, October 26, 2017 streaming live on the Government of the Virgin Islands YouTube page, Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL), Premier and Minister of Finance, reassured civil servants that there will be no layoffs.
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