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August 5th, 2024
49 entries for August Monday Parade

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It’s August Monday and parade day in the [British] Virgin Islands today, August 5, 2024.

August 5th, 2024
Ramon G & LJ crowned 2024 Soca Monarchs

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A large crowd converged at Rena’s Festiville on Saturday, August 3, 2024, to party and to see who would be crowned Soca Monarch for the 70th Anniversary of Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival.

August 5th, 2024
Don't 'get lost in the dance & reggae & soca & parades’- Bishop Shawn D. Bartley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Guest Speaker at the 2024 Emancipation Service, Bishop Shawn D. Bartley called on [British] Virgin Islanders to speak up and out looking towards their past to have a great future, while expounding on the theme ‘Stronger Together’.

August 5th, 2024
McMaster & Hodge through to semi-finals @ Paris Olympics

SAINT-DENIS, Paris, France- 400m hurdler Kyron A. McMaster and teenage sprinter Adaejah T. Hodge are through to the semi-finals of their respective events at the Olympic Games in Paris, France.

August 4th, 2024
Synergy sweep Pure Problems to 4-peat as Women’s Softball League Champs

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- Synergy have taken their 4th league title in a row, as they completed a sweep of Pure Problems in the 2024 VI Softball-Baseball Association Kathleen Fahie League Best of 5 Championships Series tonight, Sunday, August 4, 2024.

August 4th, 2024
Vehicle catches afire @ Road Reef

ROAD REEF, Tortola, VI- At approximately 7:40 PM, on Sunday, August 4, 2024, a vehicle parked on the side of the road in the Road Reef area caught on fire.

August 4th, 2024
UPDATE: Rikkoi A.R. Brathwaite 8th in 100m Semi-final in Paris

SAINT-DENIS, Paris, France- Virgin Islands sprinter Rikkoi A.R. Brathwaite has bowed out of the Olympic Games in Paris with an 8th-place finish in his Semi-final race today, Sunday, August 4, 2024.

August 4th, 2024
Is InterCaribbean the worst airline serving the territory?

TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- Reports are that customers continue to be dissatisfied with the services of InterCaribbean Airways.

August 4th, 2024
Vehicle runs off road @ Cox Heath

COX HEATH, Tortola, VI- It is unclear if anyone was hurt when a vehicle ran off the road in Cox Heath on Tortola.

August 4th, 2024
New Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre 'progressing on time'- RDA

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The new building to house the Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre at John’s Hole appears to be coming along nicely.

August 3rd, 2024
Designer Morgan Creque praised by Acting Governor for advances in local fashion design

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Acting Governor, Mr. David D. Archer highlighted local fashion designer Morgan Creque for her “insatiable drive and unwavering commitment to advancing local fashion design” on Thursday, August 1, 2024.

August 3rd, 2024
Hon Hodge-Smith urges more participation in Emancipation Celebrations

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Culture and Tourism, Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith (R4) has called on the people of the Virgin Islands (VI), to participate in Emancipation celebrations as a way to keep the true meaning of emancipation alive.

August 3rd, 2024
USVI records net employment decline in late 2023

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St. Croix, USVI- The U.S Virgin Islands (USVI) recorded a net loss of 11 jobs in the private sector during the fourth quarter of 2023, according to the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

August 3rd, 2024
Couple allegedly robbed @ gunpoint in Palestina Estate

PALESTINA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Information has reached Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) of an alleged robbery of a Hispanic couple last evening, Friday, August 2, 2024 in the Palestina Estate, Tortola.

August 2nd, 2024
UPDATE: Lettsome takes 2nd in final race on Day 2 of Dinghy IlCA7 @ Olympics

MARSEILLE, France- Virgin Islands Olympic sailor Thad A. Lettsome posted a 2nd place finish in Race 4 of 10 as he competed in the second day of racing in the Men’s Dinghy ILCA7 today, Friday, August 2, in Marseille, France.

August 2nd, 2024
Rotary Club of Central Tortola to launch annual car raffle today

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Changan brand of vehicles sold by Tortola Auto Group (TAG) is swiftly growing in popularity in the Virgin Islands.

August 2nd, 2024
‘Elevator Hill’ got a bush cutting face lift!

PARSONS, Sea Cows Bay, Tortola, VI- The bushes have been whipping vehicles, brushing pedestrians and even lassoing animals for months in the area of Parsons in the Sea Cows Bay area of Tortola and up what is referred to as ‘Elevator Hill’.

August 2nd, 2024
Public urged to prioritise safety especially during Rise & Shine Tramps

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board & Film Commission (BVITBFC) and the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) are urging the public to prioritise safety during the 70th Emancipation Festival Celebrations, especially during the Rise & Shine Tramps.

August 2nd, 2024
Deputy Premier blasts AG's Chambers for delaying business grants programme

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL) has lashed out at the Attorney General's Chambers for the delay in approvals under the Mirco, Small and Medium Sized Grants Programme.

August 2nd, 2024
Vetting provision will discourage locals from applying for certain jobs- Hon Walwyn

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition legislator Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) has bashed the Service Commissions (Amendment) Bill, 2024 as a deterrent for locals wishing to join the public service, particularly HM Customs, Immigration Department and His Majesty's Prison (HMP) Service.

August 1st, 2024
‘Money has become our god’- Bishop John I. Cline

CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- As the Virgin Islands celebrates Emancipation Day, John I Cline, Pastor at New Life Baptist Church in Duff's Bottom has warned that as a people “we have slipped away from God, money has become our god”.

August 1st, 2024
Nibbs Estate residents frustrated with state of access road

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Residents of Nibbs Estate in Sea Cows Bay are calling for immediate action to address the deteriorated road leading to their homes.

August 1st, 2024
Safe Haven distributes 94 feminine hygiene packs across VI

JOHNSON'S GHUT, Tortola, VI- The Safe Haven Transitional Centre (SHTC) has concluded its Feminine Hygiene Drive Outreach Initiative launched in May.

August 1st, 2024
Slave trade throughout British Empire was ‘horrific’- Gov Daniel Pruce

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Choosing to be absent from the territory for the 70th year of the [British] Virgin Islands' Emancipation Festival, as well as what would have been his first emancipation celebrations as governor, Mr Daniel Pruce, nevertheless, extended “best wishes” to the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) ahead of Emancipation Day.

August 1st, 2024
Emancipation today is about protecting our rights as a people: A BVI perspective

E. Benito Wheatley

Every year the British Virgin Islands as a post-slavery society commemorates Emancipation in celebration of our freedom as a people. This year marks 190 years.

July 31st, 2024
Horse races Out! Cultural Event In! August Tuesday @ Ellis Thomas Downs

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- The land negotiations between the Government of the Virgin Islands and the Thomas family have stalled for almost a year. Therefore, missing from the 70th Anniversary Emancipation celebrations would be the traditional August Tuesday races, which would have taken place on August 6, 2024.

July 31st, 2024
Massive crowd attends Festival Glow Night with headliner Machel Montano

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Trinidad and Tobago Soca icon Machel Montano drew a massive crowd to Rena's Festiville for the Festival Glow Night- Soca Edition on July 30, 2024, and delivered a performance that gave the partying patrons more than their money's worth.

July 31st, 2024
UVI Opens New Medical Research & Training Center in St Thomas

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The University of the [US] Virgin Islands on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, celebrated the grand opening of its new Medical Research and Training Center (Classroom Building & Biomedical Lab) at the Orville E. Kean Campus in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI).

July 31st, 2024
Mrs BVI spearheading gender-based violence campaign

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A campaign to raise awareness of gender-based violence in the [British] Virgin Islands has been launched under the Prevention of Gender-based Violence Campaign.

July 31st, 2024
Outrage on social media about tourist allegedly catching ‘baby turtles’

WHITE BAY, Jost van Dyke, VI- There has been outrage on social media after it was alleged a tourist and his boat captain were noticed catching baby turtles at White Bay in Jost van Dyke on Sunday, July 28, 2024.

July 31st, 2024
The UK is doing 'everything in its power to destroy us'- Hon Ronnie W. Skelton

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Leader of the Opposition Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) has accused the United Kingdom [UK] of deliberately trying to destroy the [British] Virgin Islands by forcing it to make legislation and policies that are not in the best interest of the territory.

July 31st, 2024
Police to step up stop & search operations on land & sea- NSC

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The National Security Council (NSC) is advising that criminal, anti-social or aggressive behaviour will not be tolerated during the Territory’s 70th Emancipation celebrations.

July 30th, 2024
Set It Off begin defence of Summer Jam title with win over Without A Doubt

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The 2024 Summer Jam League tipped off at A. Jeffrey Caines Arena in Virgin Gorda on Saturday, July 27, 2024, when Tortola’s Set It Off began the defence of their A Division title with victory over Without A Doubt.

July 30th, 2024
UPDATE: South Cardinal Buoy @ Beef Island Bluff 'back on station'

BEEF ISLAND, VI- The South Cardinal Buoy located at The Beef Island Bluff in Sir Francis Drake Channel is back on station following repairs.

July 30th, 2024
‘Put away the guns’ & come to the festival village- Hon Rymer

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has called for a gun-free remainder of the 70th Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival.

July 30th, 2024
Return VIF&FC 'to being a free-standing committee'- Eileene L. Parsons OBE

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Cultural icon Eileene L. Parsons, OBE has made it clear she does not support the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee (VIF&FC) being under the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB) or any statutory body.

July 30th, 2024
VG United edge Wolues to lift 2024 FA Cup

GREENLAND, Tortola, VI- The young legs of Virgin Gorda United, coupled with a little luck, did the job for the visitors as they edged past Wolues, 2-1, in a bruising encounter in the final of the FA Cup at the football field in Greenland on Sunday, July 28, 2024.

July 30th, 2024
National Security Council condemns 'heinous' weekend shootings

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The National Security Council (NSC) has expressed condolences to the family and friends of Jareem A. Todman who was shot and killed on Sunday, July 28, 2024, near Road Town Market Square, as well as those of Nashawnta Smith who was shot on Saturday, July 27, 2024.

July 30th, 2024
Emancipation Exhibition to debut @ Sir Olva Georges Plaza

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Emancipation Exhibition will be showcased at the Sir Olva Georges Plaza on Thursday, August 1, 2024.

July 29th, 2024
Scrub Island Resort launches summer 'specials' for locals, USVI & PR

SCRUB ISLAND, VI- Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina has launched its summer special for locals, and residents of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) and Puerto Rico.

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