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Cabinet gives green light for 27 to be granted Belonger status
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Some 27 persons are set to become Belongers of the Virgin Islands, as Cabinet has given the green light for the granting of the status.
UK PM caught lying about publishing COVID contracts!
LONDON, United Kingdom- While some have become conditioned to view the United Kingdom (UK) as the moral compass for its Overseas Territories (OTs), the UK Government of Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson ‘aka ‘Boris’ is not only facing allegations of corruption and cronyism, but PM Johnson has been found lying to Members of Parliament about the publication of COVID-19 contracts.
CoI announcement created a ‘crisis’ for VI – Hon Wheatley
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – While affirming his commitment to cooperating with the Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry, Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) said the inquiry has created a crisis for the VI, while questioning its true intentions.
Gov't to sign MoU with private health care providers to aid in vaccine rollout
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the vaccination rollout programme now back in full swing after a brief pause, the Government of the Virgin Islands plans to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 'qualified' private health care providers to allow them to administer the AstraZeneca vaccines.
HoA amends Register of Interest Act to comply with VI CoI
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – In an effort to fully comply with the Virgin Islands (VI) Commission of Inquiry (CoI) 2021, the House of Assembly (HoA) on Thursday, March 4, 2021, introduced and passed the Register of Interest Amendment Act 2021, to make it possible for the CoI to access certain files on HoA members.
Disgruntled Pier Park tenants allegedly seeking meeting with Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Amidst allegation that some Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park (CBRTPP) tenants are planning to meet with Premier Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) to share concerns about the facility, the Pier Park’s CEO, Vance M. Lewis has fired out with a number of claims.
Public 'cannot engage' with Commission through IRU- CoI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Commission of Inquiry into governance in the Virgin Islands is now claiming that recent publicity and information about the Inquiry Response Unit (IRU) set up by Cabinet to facilitate information sharing with the COI is having a “misleading effect”.
Injured truck driver transferred to Florida hospital
DIAMOND ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Kavin Robin, 23, who was injured when the flatbed truck he was driving fell off the side of a road at Diamond Estate on February 27, 2021, has been transferred to a hospital in Florida, USA.
Whistleblower legislation brought to HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government continues to put systems in place for transparency and good governance, in keeping with its campaign promises, the Whistleblower Act, 2021 has been brought to parliament.
Delay to seaports reopening another ‘blow to already fragile situation’- BVICCHA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Calling itself the “proactive voice of business”, the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association (BVICCHA) has lamented that there has been another delay to the reopening of the seaports in the Virgin Islands to international operations.
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