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UK approach would be different if VI was majority white– Bishop Cline
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI– Bishop of the New Life Baptist Church Mr John I Cline has accused the United Kingdom (UK) of institutional racism, regarding its relationship with the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) and its handling of the way forward on the implementations of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) recommendations.
Sugar Boys & Panthers to play in Final of Presidents Cup this Sunday
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- Sugar Boys FC will be taking on Panthers FC in the Final of the Presidents Cup on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at East End/Long Look with a 6:30pm kick-off.
Crown Estate appoints ex-VI Governor Jaspert as MD of Marine portfolio
LONDON, UK - The Crown Estate has announced that Ex-Governor of the Virgin Islands, Mr Augustus J.U. Jaspert, CMG will be taking up the post of Managing Director of the Crown’s Marine portfolio effective October 2022.
Stop giving out Belonger status ’period'- Bevin S. George
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Member of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Mr Bevin S. George has called on the Government of National Unity to put a stop to the issuing of Belonger status as he believes it is causing confusion and will put locals at a disadvantage.
Gov’t offices with high public interaction to implement COVID mask mandate
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Workers at Government offices that interact frequently with the public will have to continue wearing masks, despite the legal dropping of the mask mandate in the Virgin Islands (VI).
‘I am not a prophet'- Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Pastor and talk show host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has added a disclaimer to his prophecy that a woman will be the next Premier of the Virgin Islands.
VI to compete in Basketball & Track & Field @ inaugural Caribbean Games
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The [British] Virgin Islands will be represented in Basketball and Track and Field at the first edition of the Caribbean Games slated for Guadeloupe from June 29 to July 3, 2022.
Colombia elects former guerrilla Petro as first leftist president
REUTERS
BOGOTA, Columbia – Leftist Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia’s presidency yesterday, the first progressive to do so in the country’s history.
Fahie’s legal team faces delays receiving & downloading files from US Gov’t
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Counsel for ex-premier of the Virgin Islands Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has told a Miami court that there has been delays in receiving discovery materials from the US Government and has requested an extension of the deadline to file pre-trial motions.
UPDATE: Man fatally shot this evening identified as Corey Butler
FLEMMING STREET, Tortola, VI- A man who was fatally shot dead this evening, June 21, 2022, in Road Town has been identified as Corey Butler.
