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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 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.
UN group ‘categorically rejects & condemns' UK race disparities report
LONDON, United Kingdom- United Nations (UN) experts have condemned the highly controversial United Kingdom (UK) Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities Report and have called on the UK Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson aka ‘Boris’ to also reject the findings of the Report.
UN should not dictate on VI’s self-determination timeline - Kevon S. Lettsome
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Opposition Leader of the Virgin Islands Youth Parliament (VIYP), Mr Kevon S. Lettsome has proposed that while the Virgin Islands (VI) should walk the part of full self-determination, it must do so by taking steps and not be dictated on by the 2030 United Nations (UN) resolution on decolonisation.
Hon Fahie’s leadership hailed @ UN ECLAC Meeting
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has been hailed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC) for his steadfast international leadership on pushing sustainable development.
VI backs UN ECLAC agenda on regional social development
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister of Health and Social Development Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has affirmed the Virgin Islands’ support for advancing of regional social development at the fourth ‘United Nations ECLAC Meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Social Development’ in Latin America and the Caribbean, held on January 13, 2021.
BREXIT impacts on VI trade & travel starts Jan 1, 2021- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), has warned of the implications of BREXIT on the territory, which takes effect from today January 1, 2021.
UN removes cannabis from ‘most dangerous drugs’ category
VIENNA, Austria - The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) on December 2, 2020, has voted to remove cannabis from being classified as one of the most dangerous drugs.
Premier Fahie elected Vice Chair of United Nations ECLAC Caribbean
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has been elected on behalf of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) to serve as a Vice Chair of the Caribbean Development and Cooperation Committee (CDCC), a subsidiary body of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
'Greedy capitalists paying no heed to Climate Change'- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With the Bahamas still grappling with the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian that ravaged the country in September of 2019, Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says now more than ever, the region and especially the Virgin Islands (VI) must focus on building resilient economies to mitigate the effects of climate change.
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