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Premier tells UN he remains ‘firmly opposed’ to UK Order in Council
NEW YORK, NY, USA- Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has reiterated calls for the United Kingdom (UK) to remove its 'reserved' Order in Council to suspend the VI’s constitution should the government fail to implement reforms recommended in the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) Report.
EE/LL Cultural Experience underway @ Greenland Field
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- Anyone wishing to get a strong feel of the Virgin Islands' culture during this Emancipation Festival can look no further than East End/Long Look and Carrot Bay.
Luka E. Chalwell signs professional football contract with UK club
EASTLEIGH, Hampshire, England- Luka E. Chalwell has become the first born and bred [British] Virgin Islander to be a professional footballer, after he signed a contract on Thursday, June 15, 2023, to join Eastleigh FC in the English National League.
Opposition Member Hon Stacy Mather is Deputy Speaker of Fifth HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- History has been created in the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA), with Hon Stacy Mather (AL) becoming the first Member of the Opposition to be Deputy Speaker.
Gov’t wants education to add focus on VI History, Civic & Financial Literacy
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Governor John J. Rankin, CMG says as the Government seeks to re-imagine education, during this Fifth Session of the House of Assembly (HoA), adjustments will be made to the Education Amendment Act (2014) and its Regulations completed to ensure that teaching and learning align with the needs of students in the 21st century.
It is 2023, not 1823 - Time to stand up!
Thomas C. Famous
Around the world, most colonies, have been fed a steady diet of sanitised history for centuries. Historical inaccuracies that had us believing that Columbus actually discovered the “new world,” that there were no Central American civilizations steeped in sciences, or that Sir Francis Drake was a benevolent soul worthy of adoration.
Young VIslander Charity Rymer speaks in UK House of Commons
LONDON, UK- On the invitation of the United Kingdom Speaker in the House of Commons Sir Lindsay H. Hoyle, young persons from across the Overseas Territories were invited to attend a special segment of the UK Youth Parliament sitting today, Friday, November 4, 2022.
Fox siblings win opening race of Mourant HLSCC College Classic Series on VG
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Fox siblings Noah and Eva created some history when the Virgin Gorda leg of the 27th Mourant H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) College Classic Race Series kicked off on Saturday, October 1, 2022.
VI track phenom Adaejah T. Hodge named Athlete of the Year in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Georgia, USA- For the second year in a row, young Virgin Islands track sensation Adaejah T. Hodge was named Athlete of the year at the annual Powerade All-Metro Track and Field Banquet in midtown Atlanta. The banquet was held on June 8, 2022.
The true importance of history
Dickson C. Igwe
Learn and teach history for the right context: not emotion. History should teach fact: not act as a crutch for patriotism and nationalism