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Fresh Radio Vybz airs on CBN 90.9 FM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - On Friday February 16, 2018 the popular Fresh Radio Vybz show, formerly the International Morning Ride Show, officially aired on 90.9 FM on the Caribbean Broadcast Network (CBN), after being off the local radio frequency since Hurricane Irma ravaged the Virgin Islands on September 6, 2017. The show was; however, subsequently broadcast online from a studio in the United States where the host had relocated to following the hurricanes.
‘I was not born here’- Chief Immigration Officer Ritter-Freeman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Acting Chief Immigration Officer, Mrs Geraldine Ritter-Freeman dropped a bombshell this morning July 10, 2017 while appearing on the International Morning Ride Show with Paul A. Peart aka ‘Gadiethz’.
Pay increase for 91-year-old Queen upsets UK public
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – She may be well past the age of retirement, at 91, but Her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II, is still on the job and is about to receive an 8 percent pay increase.
Poor public support for Stop the Crime Concert lamented
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The host of the International Morning Ride Show, Paul A. Peart aka ‘Gadiethz’, has expressed his disappointment with the minimal support from the Virgin Islands community at the Stop the Crime Concert held on June 16, 2017.
'Not everybody trusts the Police Commissioner'- CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As crime in the Virgin Islands continues to sky rocket within the past six years, 2017 alone having a record number of murders, with 1 per month, the Commissioner of Police (CoP) Michael ‘Mick’ Matthews has been on a public relations offensive.
Running or Not? Willock forms ‘strong’ campaign committee
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Not agreeing or denying whether the reports circulating that he may be jumping ship or starting a new party, the former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communications and Works and Chairman of the Board of Advance Marketing and Professional Services, Mr Julian Willock, has placed on record that he is still a supporter and member of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP).
We can't leave discussions about marijuana alone anymore- Hon Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The controversial topic about whether the Virgin Islands should legalise marijuana came to the fore today, February 14, 2017 and Leader of the Opposition Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) believes the Virgin Islands can no longer shy away from the discussion.
'I am opposed to British direct rule on the VI'- Julian Willock
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The often candid but thoughtful Julian Willock, the former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communications and Works and now Chairman of the Board of Advance Marketing and Professional Services, a political consulting and marketing company, has again lent his voice to some topical issues affecting the Virgin Islands.
‘VIP not dead!’ – Julian Willock
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Chairman of Advance Marketing and Professional Services Mr Julian Willock said he is not about to “read the eulogy” on the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) of which he is a member and said the upcoming months will tell the fate of the party.