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December 6th, 2021
'This is a government of action not just talk'- Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the Opposition Leader Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) in particular surprisingly trying to push a narrative that the incumbent Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government is only talk and no action, Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has said the work of his Government during these challenging times is there for everyone to see; however, he still has to respond because silence can sometimes be dangerous.

December 4th, 2021
Gov’t will push through until all of ESHS is back @ main campus - Dr Wheatley

LOWER ESTATE, Tortola, VI - Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says his government will continue to push through until all the staff and students of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) are back at its main campus.

November 19th, 2021
HLSCC Financial Services Institute to be renamed after Dr Mathavious

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI - The Financial Services Institute at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) will be renamed the HLSCC Robert Mathavious Institute of Financial Services in honour of financial services stalwart, Dr. Robert A. Mathavious, OBE.

November 12th, 2021
Local taxi driver celebrates son becoming pilot @ age 23

EAST END, Tortola, VI – A local taxi driver, Mr Bob A. Henry, is elated at seeing his son Dillon A. Henry, 23, becoming one of the youngest pilots to fly in the VI.

November 12th, 2021
Gov’t establishing ‘Teacher Education Institute’ by September 2022

DUFF’S Bottom, Tortola, VI – As part of more moves to improve the local education sector, Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced the establishment of a local training institute for VI teachers.

November 11th, 2021
Budget 2022: $8.5M allocated to education infrastructure upgrades

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced a large injection of monies into the local education sector, as part of the Government’s mandate to address the outstanding upgrade needs and other concerns raised by local teachers.

November 8th, 2021
VI ‘now feels like a pressure cooker’- Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– ‘Honestly Speaking’ talk show host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has said the Virgin Islands (VI) now has several social, political, and business challenges compounded, which he says have now made the territory feel like a "pressure cooker".

November 3rd, 2021
Teachers begin receiving $300 stipend requested by Teachers Union

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Culture Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced that a number of teachers have received the $300 promised by Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A Fahie (R1) in September 2021.

November 1st, 2021
Ceiling collapses in classroom @ ASPS

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Teachers and students of one class at the Althea Scatliffe Primary School were unable to access their classroom today as the ceiling collapsed sometime between Friday, October 29, 2021, and early this morning, November 1, 2021.

November 1st, 2021
284Media called out again for ‘Fake News’ reporting!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Recently established news entity 284Media has once again been called out for its alleged fake news reporting.

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