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The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force says it is continuing the search for escaped prisoner Germaine Sebastian and is seeking the public’s help. Prison officials stated that Sebastian made his escape as he was leaving the prison farm and reentering the main entrance gate around 11am on Saturday. He was seen running in the direction […]
Education Minister Dr. Nathalio Wheatley has called on his colleagues in the House of Assembly to support the allocation of 2 million dollars in the upcoming budget for a complete overhaul of schools. Last Week teachers at the Elmore stoutt high School Junior and Senior campuses stayed away from the classrooms as well as teachers […]
Despite protest action and calls to withdraw a motion to exempt the Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock from paying legal fees for a case he lost, Premier Andrew Fahie is said to be still determined to move forward with the motion. Willock had filed an injunction in the court to stop the […]
“Our Heritage, our People, our Cultural Arts! When Culture meets Tourism, we Capture all Hearts, that’s the theme for the second annual Culture and Tourism month this November. This year, it is a collaboration with several partners including the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, the Virgin Islands Communal Association (VICA), the Association for the Promotion […]
An online petition is in circulation for persons to sign, showing their disapproval of the motion. That initiative is being spearheaded by 22 year old Lawrence Kirton Wheatley, popularly known on social media as Bunchie from Anegada. Wheatley said they have already collected 1000 signatures. He is encouraging persons to go online and sign the […]
As the government gets ready to take a motion to the House of Assembly today to exempt the Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock, from paying legal fees to which he was ordered to do so by the courts, protest action is being planned to coincide with that sitting. It is being led […]
Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie indicated in the House of Assembly on Thursday to bring a motion to exempt the Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock, from paying legal fees to which he was ordered to do so by the courts. The announcement by the Premier to debate the motion to […]
It was the second day of protest action by teachers on Thursday, but this time Teachers and the Senior Division of the Elmore Stoutt High School. On Wednesday teachers at the Junior Division at ESHS staged a sick-out. At the crux of the matter, teachers say they need to be taken as priority and the […]
The community is being encouraged to wear pink today October 29, as the BVI Cancer Society presents the 2021 edition of ‘Paint The Town Pink.” Each year the BVI Cancer Society organizes the “Paint The Town Pink” event on the last Friday of October, which is observed as Breast Cancer Awareness month. The event is […]
Government is making moves so that the George Auguste Airport on Anegada can be opened for international flights. Premier and Minister with responsibility for tourism Andrew Fahie said recently that to get this done, they are seeking to have immigration, customs and health officials stationed on that sister island. Premier Fahie also said that now […]