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Finally! VI to get its Consumer Protection Bill
ROAD TOWN, Town, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), says the Consumer Protection Bill for the territory is on the way having been passed in Cabinet and drafted in collaboration with Opposition Leader, Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8).
"We do not need anyone to police us" – Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says the Virgin Islands (VI) under the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government does not need ‘policing’ given his mantra of accountability and transparency in governing the territory’s affairs.
Firefighters rewarded for saving private school
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Firefighters from the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service were last evening, April 27, 2019, treated to a special dinner as part of a grand gesture of appreciation from the Owners, Principal and Teachers of the Century House Montessori School in Diamond Estate, Tortola.
UPDATE: Willy T worker found dead; Police investigating
FRENCHMAN’S CAY, Tortola, VI – As first reported by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO), Police have identified the body of a man found in Frenchman’s Cay Harbour—in the wee hours of Thursday morning, April 25, 2019—as Willy T employee, Branson Read, age 32, of Soper's Hole.
VI Gospel artistes cop several awards in Antigua
ST JOHN’S, Antigua- The Virgin Islands flag flew proudly in Antigua and Barbuda last evening, April 27, 2019 at the 5th Annual Antigua & Barbuda Gospel Music and Media Awards (ABGMA) in St John’s.
UWI Guild donates bench, pledges to paint FLPS classroom
PARHAM TOWN, Tortola, VI – The University of the West Indies (UWI) through its Open Campus Guild of Students (BVI) initiated a community outreach program that saw the Francis Lettsome Primary School (FLPS) receiving a brand new lunch bench yesterday Friday, April 26, 2019.
Hon Rymer pays tribute to workers in Admin Roles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister of Transportation Works and Utilities, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has said that the importance and value of administrative roles are sometimes understated.
Oops! Vehicle overturns @ Joes Hill
JOES HILL, Tortola, VI – Sometime last evening, Friday, April 26, 2019, a vehicle overturned at the bottom of Joes Hill in Tortola, Virgin Islands (VI).
2020 Budget will be people based; Increments gradually – Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A Fahie (R1) says the next budget from the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) will be focused completely on meeting the needs of the people, rather than the technocrats, challenging his administration to a self-imposed December 15, 2019, deadline when that budget must pass.
Early grumblings in a Govt's first term
By Dickson C. Igwe
Smart politicians pay heed to early disenchantment from voters. Why: because to be forewarned is to be forearmed
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