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Governor ‘disingenuous’ for saying elections was possible in 2022- Damian Percival
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– Tola Radio 100.5 co-host Damian Percival has declared that the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) are now tired of the back and forth between the Government of National Unity and the UK-appointed governor John J. Rankin, CMG, while accusing the Governor of being disingenuous in his relations with the VI government.
Tola Radio panelist ‘freaks out’ as Premier refuses to take his questions
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- The popular International Morning Braff Show on Tola Radio VI, 100.5FM, had its first airing for 2023, and it was not without drama.
‘My whole life I thought I was a Virgin Islander’- Heritage
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– The host of the popular International Morning Braff Show on Tola Radio VI 100.5 FM, Floyd Burnett aka 'Heritage', said he believed for most of his life that he was a Virgin Islander but he is now having an identity crisis after former legislator and cultural icon Ms Eileene L. Parsons, OBE stated that a Virgin Islander is someone who must be able to trace their lineage back three generations on both sides.
'Heritage' apologises to Dr the Hon Wheatley on air
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI - Tola Radio VI host Floyd Burnett aka 'Heritage' has apologised to Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) for perceived disrespectful comments made about him in the past.
‘Be more responsible on the radio’- Dr the Hon Wheatley urges ‘Heritage’
EAST END Tortola, VI – Tola Radio VI 100.5 FM morning radio host Floyd Burnett aka 'Heritage' has been challenged to take a more responsible approach in disseminating information to the public via his radio show.
‘I want political annexation with US Virgin Islands’- Abdul Shabazz
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While local businessman and former political candidate Mr Abdul Shabazz has totally rejected the notion of a United Kingdom (UK) takeover of the Virgin Islands (VI), he is proposing becoming a territory under the United States of America.
Anti-vaxxers sign petition to cease vaccinations in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A group of residents led by radio talk show host Floyd Burnett aka 'Heritage' has signed a petition calling on the Government of the Virgin Islands discontinue its COVID-19 vaccination programme in the territory as well as look into the alleged discrimination against unvaccinated persons in the workplace.
‘BVIslanders do not accept us & that is the truth’- Latino Belonger
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In another ‘hot topic’ linked to issues facing the Virgin Islands (VI), ‘Real Talk’ host Karia J. Christopher has inquired why persons of Latino heritage are refusing to accept the VI as their home, yet, carry state documents like passports or even have Belonger status.
‘Ah gon tek a whine & a wukkup too!’- Dr Natalio D. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “I will keep it real with you, brothers and sisters, I am going to have fun, I am going to take a whine and I can’t let my pastor hear me say this but I gon take a wukkup too. I gon go by the booths and gon tek up a Brugal and a coke. I going to be in the Rise and Shine Tramp. I am not hiding it, I going to have a good time, brothers and sisters.”
Lions partners with HLSCC for History Centre
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – The Lions Club of Tortola has forged a partnership with the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) to embark on a project that would pave the way for the documentation and preservation of Virgin Islands history and heritage in a spanking new building.
