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By Ji Jing  ·  2020-12-23  ·   Source: NO.52 DECEMBER 24, 2020    Some of the medical workers from Guizhou Province in southwest China and Hunan Province in central China who  went to support the  novel coronavirus disease response in Hubei in  central China leave from the Wuhan Railway Station on March 17(XINHUA) At this time when it is customary to run year-end retrospectives, literature and art magazine Yaowen Jiaozi, as usual, recapped the language development in the year in ...

While extending holiday greeting to persons in the Virgin Islands (VI), Jr Minister for Trade and Economic Development, Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) has affirmed that the Government will not accept visitors breaking local COVID-19 protocols. Photo: Facebook/File DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – While extending holiday greeting to persons in the Virgin Islands (VI), Jr Minister for Trade and Economic Development, Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL...

An October 2020 fight between several men at a bar social event in Virgin Gorda which left one wounded and hospitalised. In the image taken from a mobile video, none of the men can be seen adhering to social distancing guidelines and correct wearing of face masks. Photo: Team of Reporters DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Senior Opposition Legislator Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has said despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the people of th...

18 Dec 2020 / 11:19 H. The Dewan Rakyat. KUALA LUMPUR: The Third Session of the Third Term of the 14th Parliament closed its curtain yesterday, with the final week witnessing the House giving its “aye” to the first budget by the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government, despite the gruelling debates. The 2021 budget, the largest in the country’s history and involved an allocation of RM322.5 billion, was tabled by Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz on Nov 6 and debate...

Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says he is pushing for a 20K increase in fines if possible, for persons who break COVID-19 quarantine in the Virgin Islands (VI). Photo: HoA/Youtube DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says he is pushing for a $20,000 increase in fines, if possible, for persons who break COVID-19 quarantine in the Virgin Islands (VI). The Pr...

Public servants should only made to act for a couple of years and either appointed or removed from their post, according to Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5). Photo: VINO/File DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) has pledged to lobby for the regularisation of long-standing appointments within the public service. The Minister gave that indication on Tuesday, December 15, 2020, at t...

DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Senior Opposition Member in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly, Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) says in just two years of the Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) led Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government, more is being done for the 3rd electoral district than when the National Democratic Party (NDP) was in power. “I can say this, that for the last two years I was able to deliver to my people what I couldnt deliver for the last 8 prior,” he s...

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Opposition Leader, Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) has accused the Virgin Islands Government of victimisation, alleging that the post of Events Coordinator held by Rosemary Cindy Rosan-Jones being made redundant by the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB), a statutory body, was because she is a staunch critic of the sitting administration. Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has; however, refuted the claims of the Opposition Lead...

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- According to Wikipedia, a partnership is an arrangement where parties, known as partners, agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests. The partners in a partnership may be individuals, businesses, interest-based organisations, schools, governments or combinations organisations may partner together to increase the likelihood of each achieving their mission and to amplify their reach. What partnership? The Virgin Islands is supposed to be...

Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says the territory will be moving forward aggressively with constitutional review, seeking more empowerment to be able to handle its own affairs. Photo: HoA/File DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) says the territory will be moving forward aggressively with the constitutional review, seeking more emp...