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Public input needed to advance Constitutional Review process- Dr Pickering
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Former Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr Kedrick D. Pickering has said that for the latest Constitutional Review process in the Virgin Islands to truly advance, public input and public participation are necessary.
1,039 businesses approved for stimulus grants; D4 gets lion's share
ROAD TOWN, Tortola VI – Some 1,039 businesses in the Virgin Islands will now receive small business grants through a COVID-19 stimulus plan aimed at boosting businesses that may have had difficulties in meeting operational expenditures as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Slavery Reparations? VI has nothing to get from UK - Gov Jaspert
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Governor of the Virgin Islands, His Excellency, Augustus J.U. Jaspert has said the United Kingdom's (UK) position on paying reparations to the Virgin Islands for acts of slavery and the slave trade is not the position of the Crown at the moment, hinting that the VI should expect nothing.
'Days over' for lengthy hearings @ Labour Tribunal- Jamal S. Smith
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Attorney-at-Law and new Chairman of the Virgin Islands' Labour Arbitration Tribunal, Mr Jamal S. Smith has promised a complete reform of the tribunal under his stewardship.
Gov't overwhelmed with persons looking to plant marijuana- Hon Wheately
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said with the VI Medicinal Cannabis Licensing Act, 2020 passed, the government is now being overwhelmed with requests from persons looking to become potential marijuana farmers.
'A lot of mixed-race children are confused'- Cromwell Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI -Adamant that a person of mixed white and African ancestry should identify as black, social commentator and radio host Cromwell Smith aka 'Edju Enka' says as a result of experiencing two different heritages, mixed-race children are confused youths.
VI's whites must 'lend voices' against racial injustice- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Outspoken 'Honestly Speaking' radio moderator, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on all 'Whites' living in the Virgin Islands (VI) to stand up against racism and lend their voices to the fight if serious change must come.
Free speech under threat with calls to ‘put VINO out of business’- Cromwell Smith
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Lambasting persons who have been advocating for the boycott of Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) over a cartoon published on Monday, May 15, 2020, ‘Umoja’ radio show host Cromwell Smith aka ‘Edju Enka’ says their action is now putting freedom of speech under threat in the Virgin Islands.
'Understand racism & not expect to be honoured by racists'- Cromwell Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As the conversation surrounding institutional racism deepens around the world, closer to home talk show host and social commentator, Mr Cromwell Smith aka 'Edju Enka' said at an early age he taught his American daughters about the presence of systematic racism in America.
COVID-19: Gov't 'damned if you do, damned if you don't'- Karia J. Christoper
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Back for another season of 'Real talk', host Karia J. Christoper says with regards to the local COVID-19 fight and the new moves to counter the economic effects, the Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) led administration has been in a battle of 'damned if you do, damned if you don't'.
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