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Minister Walwyn gets support for citizenship proposal
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One resident has expressed strong support for Education Minister, Hon. Myron V. Walwyn’s proposal that all children born in the Virgin Islands (VI) be made automatic citizens.
Job trend statistics needed for VI - Commentator
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – "Is this the pattern? Is this something that will continue because of the state of our economy?" These were the questions asked by commentator, Mr Douglas Wheatley following a number of layoffs at various companies across the Territory.
Is it time for an ‘Anegada Day’?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The issue of a special day set aside for the recognition of the people of Anegada and Salt Island came to the fore recently as a cultural panel discussed the upcoming celebration of Territory Day.
VI Independence is inevitable – Hon. Christopher
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Fifth District Representative Hon. Delores Christopher has joined in the chorus of calls for independence in stating that it is an inevitable development in the growth of the Virgin Islands (VI).
CCT layoffs better than company out of business – Resident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The recent dismissal of several employees of CCT Global Communications in what has been described as an attempt at restructuring the company in order for it to “compete effectively in the telecommunications market” has found a number of polarizing views.
'Doug' Wheatley calls for prudent spending by gov’t
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show host and social commentator Douglas Wheatley has called for better management of taxpayers’ money by the government.
Is the VI public sector overgrown?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Host of the Speak Out BVI radio show, Douglas Wheatley, has sounded a warning about wasteful spending and the possible overgrowth of the public sector in the Virgin Islands in the wake of a possible financial services sector crisis in the Territory.
Wheatley says no system fool proof; suggests breaches inevitable
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk Show host Doug Wheatley, in offering an assessment and examination of the recent troubles affecting the Virgin Islands (VI) financial services sector, has expressed that no system that has ever been created is fool proof.
Doug Wheatley laments absence of local airline sector
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Host of the Speak Out BVI radio programme, Mr Douglas Wheatley has expressed that it is with sadness that he looks back to see that the Virgin Islands did not have the foresight to do what was required to keep local airlines going in the past.
New dispensation needed in VI political arena - Douglas Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talk show host and commentator Douglas Wheatley has called for a new dispensation in the political arena of the Virgin Islands.