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Inconvenient facts on the road to freedom
Alred C. Frett
Ticketed & Fined Until The End Of Time:
Often, we are asked why bother to bother when we don’t need to bother; especially when Seeds of Wisdom appear to fall on barren soil... At such times, we should remember that the Fruits used to feed the starving were planted by others long ago, without any idea that they would be saving lives, and, just as the Bird may carry seeds to distant lands, some things we do will benefit others more than ourselves.
Premier pushing for national holiday for 250-year anniversary of freedom in EE/LL
GREENLAND, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said that the 250-year anniversary of the manumission of the people of Nothingham Estate will be celebrated in grand style, including with a national holiday next year.
'Freedom once attained must be preserved & nurtured'- Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Tourism and Culture, Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith (R4), has said that celebrating emancipation is not marking a day in history but honouring a legacy.
‘Crime is an oppressive reality that must be stamped out’- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has likened crime to an “oppressive reality”, as he urged Virgin Islanders to take a stand against criminality in the territory.
71st VI Emancipation Festival officially opened
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Premier of the Virgin Islands, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), has urged Virgin Islanders to remember the true significance of the season as the 2025 emancipation celebrations officially commenced.
VICA recognises 249th anniversary of Emancipation
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Communal Association (VICA) is celebrating 249 years of Emancipation with a wide range of activities.
Losing our ambition, freedom, youth & country
Alred C. Frett
Turning Bad Conclusions into Good Solutions:
We are in the last days of the 1st Month in a New Year, and those who survived the past year may give thanks and praise to their leaders and Gods of mercy, while those who did not, may have a totally different opinion... It may be nice to be optimistic, but we live in a real World, and we should reason according to the evidence... Our failure to make it what it could be, means that others will make it what it shouldn’t be.
A broken judicial system in VI: No justice, lack of Judges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The one-man Commission of Inquiry (CoI) headed by UK national Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom deliberately overlooked investigating the Judicial System during the infamous CoI where they claimed that residents and elected officials were corrupt but subjects under the United Kingdom-appointed Governor, like the Courts and the Police, were well run.
Will Emancipation ever mean our freedom?
By Alred 'AC' Frett
Is it a Parade or just a Charade?
Year after year we claim and expect things to be different – to be better... However, except for the
shuffling around of events and minor cosmetics they never seem to be... Real factors like a late starting
of the Parade, a lesser respect for local talent and having to pay to enter the Emancipation/Freedom
Village have still remained points of contention... Nonetheless the Day will come, the beat goes on.
'Engaging & enlightening' Emancipation Exhibition officially opens
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Emancipation Exhibition officially opened on Monday, August 12, 2024, at Sir Olva Georges Plaza in Road Town.
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