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Political ideas tarnished by name calling & disrespect - Ronnie Lettsome
VANTERPOOL, East End, VI - 7th District candidate on the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) slate Ronnie Lettsome believes a number of important issues have been highlighted by many of the candidates contesting the upcoming General Elections and some have tried to present some good solutions, however, a lot of those discussions, he said, have been tarnished by name calling and disrespect.
BD Basketball All Star Weekend set for Saturday!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The waiting is over, the excitement and anticipation building as the BD basketball Association has announced those players selected to take part in the All Star BD Basketball Extravaganza on Saturday November 5, 2011, at the Multi Purpose Sports Complex.
Every Vote Counts and Makes a Difference
By Edgar Leonard
The campaign curtain for the hotly contested 07 November 2011 general election is quickly closing. And Virgin Islanders are blessed with the right, privilege, opportunity and convenience to do what millions across the globe yearn to do or is restricted from doing---voting in a free and fair election. Like freedom and education, voting is a right that was not always available to Virgin Islanders; it had to be fiercely fought for.
NDP plans to improve eight miles of roads per year
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A National Democratic Party (NDP) government will seek to build or improve eight miles of major roads per year, build or improve 12 miles of secondary road per year and build or improve 20 miles of access road per year.
Arrest blotters
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The following is the arrest blotter from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force from October 23 to October 29, 2011.
Gov't to commission traffic lights today
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Ministry of Communications and Works will be commissioning the Wickham’s Cay II traffic lights Today, November 3, 2011.
Man charged with fraudulent use of credit card
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Financial Investigations Unit (FIU) of The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF)is presently working with authorities in the United States to gather more evidence against a man charged locally for fraudulent use of a credit card.
VIslander Audiology student gives back to community
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Ms. Gennell Bowen, a BVIslander currently in her fourth year at the Nova Southeastern University, collaborated with the University, and the BVI Health Services Authority to fit hearing aids to fourteen children in the Virgin Islands.
Election Observers could affect perception of VI – Skelton
HOPE HILL, East End, VI – It was reported that Governor Boyd McCleary allegedly informed the opposition leader that international observers will monitor the Territory’s General Elections, and now at least one National Democratic Party (NDP) member is questioning if the “Queen’s representative is trying to destroy the financial services sector”.
Observer team for elections is nothing negative – Deputy Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and 8th District representative Hon. Dancia Penn QC says having an overseas team of observers for the upcoming General Elections is a trend in modern, mature democracy and should not be seen as negative nor should political parties seek to score “narrow political points” on it.
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