This week the British Virgin Islands, through the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, observes early childhood awareness week under the theme “Supporting Early Childhood Development”. Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Honourable Sharie de Castro opened the week with a statement on Monday. As she welcomed the observation and its theme, de … Continued
The Caribbean Community Secretariat joins the regional and international community in celebration of International Day for Biological Diversity. Please enable JavaScript LinkEmbedCopy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. This year’s global celebrations bring a renewed sense of hope with the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework at the 15th Conference … Continued
Now that members of the House of Assembly have been sworn in, what can we expect for their first debate? While we won’t know for certain until the order paper for that session is made public we can speculate based on recent statements made by Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio Wheatley that the Retiring Allowances … Continued
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is investigating the unauthorised release of its Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Mathematics Paper 02 after students across CARICOM sat that exam on Wednesday. One confirmed report of students having access to the exam prior to its scheduled sitting, Wednesday morning, has come out of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. … Continued
VISAR will be hosting the annual fundraiser, Swim and SUP the Sound which starts at The Bitter End Yacht Club ending at Leverick Bay and includes a half-mile, one-mile and two-mile swim and a 2.5-mile SUP course. This will mark the first time since Hurricane Irma that the 2-mile and SUP race will be able … Continued
Online travel blog “Travelling Lifestyle” has come under fire by members in the community after publishing an article riddled with what some Virgin Islanders have labelled “blatant lies” about the Territory. The article entitled “Are British Virgin Islands Safe? Travel Advisory 2023” authored by Viktor Vincej, was published earlier this week and has angered the … Continued
It is predicted that the world will soon experience another record-breaking period of heat, with a new report stating that it is highly likely that a single year will break the 1.5 degrees Celsius global warming limit by 2028. The Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that … Continued
Native Amerindians held a protest in Suriname this past Saturday to express their discontent and bring attention to poor treatment they allege to suffer at the hands of the local government and other parts of the society. The protesters claimed to be facing marginalisation, deprivation, and a lack of respect and recognition of their due … Continued
How will people gain confidence in the Financial Services Complaints Tribunal without access to information on its processes or the success rates of its mitigation? That was a question posed to the Tribunal’s Chairman Jack Husbands as he featured as a guest on the Talking Points talk show. While he admitted that no mechanisms currently … Continued
Meaningful debate was the essence of discussions on the May 8th edition of the “Talking Points” Radio Programme as hosts and guest alike shared their views on the topic of the impending same sex marriage referendum in the Virgin Islands. Guest Mrs Maris Hodge Wright was the first to establish her point of view, stating … Continued
