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The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College through the directive of the Agricultural Advisory Committee, will this fall offer quality education and training within the agriculture industry. Chairman for Committee, William Georges says they have been working feverishly in the discharge of the mandate by the Government. Georges said the programme being developed will not only […]
Consultant and businessman Claude Skelton Cline made it clear to the Commission of Inquiry on Monday, that he is not the one to be questioned on any contract he had with government. He says these questions must be put to the government. In a back and forth between the Commissioner Sir Gary Hickenbottom, Skelton Cline […]
The Virgin Islands held a prayer and remembrance vigil for 19 year old Miya Marcano, Sunday night at the Benjamin Romney Park in West End. Miya is of Virgin Islands parentage, and she was reported missing about a week ago. She was a contestant for the Prince and Princess Pageant here in 2012 where she […]
Alcoholism is a serious problem in the territory. That’s according Sergeant Kishon Leslie of the Road Policing Unit of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force. During a recent Public Health Unit’s, Health Bytes Programme Sergeant Leslie said from where he sits, they see a lot of alcohol related incidents.
One the heels of the announcement of only vaccinated staff and patrons can visit the nightclubs, Cabinet in a recent decision, said that partially vaccinated people can now do the same, but it comes with a testing requirement. This was announced by the Health Minister Carvin Malone. Minister Malone said that the curfew of 1am […]
Over the past four years the Rotary Club of Tortola has been working on how best to assist the Ivan Dawson Primary School following the devastation caused by the 2017 Hurricanes. The Club says the initiative was to conduct a program to facilitate learning with modern technology. It said that fundraising activities were initiated by […]
Commissioner of Customs -Wade Smith has come out in defense of his officers when he recently told the Commissioner of the Commission of Inquiry – COI not to make allegations against his officers unless he has evidence to support his statements. Smith was being questioned about inappropriate relationships from an Internal Audit Report which made […]
With only 34 percent of the Public Service fully vaccinated, John Rankin is encouraging the rest of them to get vaccinated. In a statement yesterday, Governor Rankin said those who are unvaccinated and have concerns should speak with a healthcare professional. Governor Rankin further told public officers that in order to reduce future outbreaks of […]
There’s a strong plea from the Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronald Georges for persons to follow the quarantine orders. During the Talk with the Experts Programme on Monday, Dr. Georges said some persons are failing to adhere to the quarantine time and they are getting a lot of push back from fully vaccinated persons. […]
A recent canned Food Drive by the District 7 committee is said to have collected more $1,200 worth of goods. The D7 committee says the pantry is now well packed and will be distributed to vulnerable persons in the community. Seventh District Representative Dr. Nathalio Wheatley thanked everyone who contributed to the recent drive, especially […]