VI CONSORTIUM The V.I. Department of Health on Tuesday announced the 68th Covid-related death in the U.S. Virgin Islands. “After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s sixty-eighth death related to Covid-19. The deceased is a 61-year-old female … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM Senator Marvin Blyden may be stripped of his Majority Leader position in the Senate, following Mr. Blyden’s flouting of the V.I. Dept. of Health’s Covid-19 protocols after he admitted to testing positive twice the same day for Covid-19 and attending a party two days later. The Office of the Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory … Continued
Products of the BVIFA / BDO School Leagues, Luca Chalwell and Jake Forbes are not only pushing for regular spots in the Men’s National Team but are also keeping interest in England’s FA Youth Cup alive for the club Poole Town FC. Poole kicked off their FA Youth Cup, England’s most prestigious Youth tournament, campaign … Continued
caribbean news now Minnis is out as the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) led by Attorney Phillip Davis won a landslide victory in the General Election held last Thursday, 16 September 2021. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis, who had been hoping to become the first prime minister in 24 years to win a second five-year term, already … Continued
Mr. Alister Pereria were among 3 who perished on Wednesday in a helicopter crash in Macon GA. Mr. Pereria originally from Guyana along with his family migrated to Virgin Gorda BVI at a young age and grew up on the sister island. He was well known in the Atlanta Georgia area as a pilot. Close … Continued
Statement by Hon. Marlon Penn Statutory bodies are parastatal government organisations. This means that these companies or organizations have some form of political authority or power and serve the state/government indirectly. They have their own administrations and are governed by a Board of Directors. Financing generally comes from the revenue they generate increased by a … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM ST. CROIX — While a potential sale of the Limetree Bay Refinery may come later this year, which would mean the possibility of oil refining at the south shore facility along with employment and an economic boost to St. Croix, the company will lay off the bulk of its remaining 275 employees on … Continued
Although a lot of attention and focus from the FA rightly is aimed at National teams’ development, the grassroots levels are never forgotten and indeed will be back centre stage in a few short weeks The FA After Schools programme has already been up and running on a regular basis and by the middle of … Continued
I recently shared this with some friends during a conversation about the ongoing Commission of Inquiry. I view the COI through a historical context, where our foreparents built this territory since 1834. They survived world wars, global depressions, hurricanes, tsunamis, migrating for work, droughts, a cholera outbreak, and God only knows what else for us … Continued
The Guardian Britain will seek to exclude the City of London’s financial services companies from a global tax overhaul targeting the world’s most profitable businesses agreed between G7 finance ministers last weekend. The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, is concerned that under a version of the plan put forward by the US president – which involves redistributing … Continued
