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Petition calls for Speaker to pay court bill out of pocket
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Even though the Speaker of the Virgin Islands had legitimate reasons to challenge the three attorney generals working in the Virgin Islands for the United Kingdom-sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) and was seen as the Virgin Islands standing up for itself and making the statement that no one is above the law, some members of the public are having none of it.
Anti-vaxxers sign petition to cease vaccinations in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A group of residents led by radio talk show host Floyd Burnett aka 'Heritage' has signed a petition calling on the Government of the Virgin Islands discontinue its COVID-19 vaccination programme in the territory as well as look into the alleged discrimination against unvaccinated persons in the workplace.
UK’s royal honour image branded as ‘offensive’
LONDON, United Kingdom- The image on one of Britain’s highest honours, Order of St Michael and St George, has come in for strong criticism from persons who believe it is reminiscent of the May 25, 2020, killing of George P. Floyd Jr by white police officers in the US that led to worldwide protests.
VI to petition UK to amend Financial Protocols due to COVID-19
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands will be seeking to negotiate with the Government of the United Kingdom for certain terms of the Protocols for Effective Financial Management (PFEFM) to be relaxed or amended to allow Government to freely seek immediate relief funding in light of the negative economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
JvD residents petition Gov’t to investigate David Dietrich
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- More than 40 residents of Jost van Dyke (JvD) have signed a petition urging the Government of the Virgin Islands to investigate Mr David Dietrich, the former Director of Operations at Foxy’s Tamarind Bar and close friend of Mr Philiciano O. Callwood MBE aka ‘Foxy’.
UPDATE: ‘There will be no re-sit of any exams’- CXC
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following investigations in an alleged breach of Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) exam regulations in Trinidad and Tobago and despite an online petition calling for the entire region to re-sit the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) math exam, CSEC students will not have to rewrite the exam.
Petition seeks to remove Immigration & Passport Act amendment from Order Paper
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A petition calling for the removal of the Amendments to the Immigration and Passport Act on the Order Paper for the Friday May 17, 2019 House of Assembly (HoA) has been started.
Resident initiates online petition to remove Speaker
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Just days after being sworn in as Speaker of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands (VI), Honourable Julian Willock, has found himself on the wrong end of a petition aimed at ousting him from Office.
'I was happy to hand over the petition' - Nandi M. D. Christopher
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It was a momentous day for the people of the Virgin Islands (VI), but it was primarily a memorable day for 12 grade senior at the Elmore Stoutt High School, Nandi M.D. Christopher who was the person to hand over the signed petition to the Acting Governor David D. Archer Jr. who will then pass the document to Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert.
Close to 5000 take to streets in Decision March 2018
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was a time to put political party and other issues aside and unite on a common front for the economic future of the Virgin Islands yesterday, May 24, 2018 when close to 5 thousand persons turned up for Decision March 2018.
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