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UPDATE: Guyanese woman recaptured after escaping Immigration detention
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Chief Immigration Officer, Mrs Nadia Demming-Hodge has confirmed that detainee Ms Ianna Thomas has been recaptured.
CGBBC invites public to Family & Friends Day on August 28, 2022
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- The Cane Garden Bay Baptist Church (CGBBC) is inviting the public to join us on Sunday, 28, 2022 at 10:30 am for Family and Friends Day as Heritage Month culminates.
Registered voters encouraged to apply to be Elections Officers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Registered and politically impartial voters in the Virgin Islands (VI) are being encouraged to apply for the post of election officers for the upcoming 2023 elections.
David D. Archer Jr. now acting Gov until Sept 4, 2022
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Deputy Governor, Mr. David Archer, Jr. is Acting Governor effective from August 21 to September 4, 2022, in the absence of His Excellency the Governor, Mr. John J. Rankin, CMG who is out of the Territory.
VI facing cost-of-living crisis over inflation- Shaina M. Smith-Archer
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI– BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association (BVIVVHA) Chairperson, Ms Shaina M. Smith-Archer has raised as troubling "a cost-of-living crisis" in the Virgin Islands as a result of "imported inflation" that has trickled its way into commodity prices.
Rea Vanterpool wins Adult Spell Off following tie-breaker
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Rea Vanterpool, a resident of Virgin Gorda, has won the Annual Adult Spell Off held at Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium, H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) campus in Paraquita Bay on Saturday, August 20, 2022.
Plans should be in place should VI's 2023 Election be delayed – Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Talk show host and Clergyman, Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the Government to make plans, should the constitutionally due Virgin Islands election in 2023 be delayed for any reason.
Sahara dust has ‘weakened’ hurricane storm development- Jasen Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Acting Director of the Virgin Islands (VI) Department of Disaster Management (DDM), Mr Jasen Penn has revealed that the lingering Sahara dust across the region has weakened the development of storms in the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season, however, he reminded that persons in the VI must still remain prepared.
Time for women to play a greater role in leadership– Skelton-Cline
BAUGHER'S BAY, Tortola, VI– Talkshow host and clergyman Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on women in the Virgin Islands (VI) to start playing a greater role in leadership, particularly the premiership, which has historically been a patriarchal system.
Hon Penn leads VI delegation to Bermuda for waste management visit
HAMILTON, Bermuda- Virgin Islands Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) is currently leading a delegation to Bermuda on a three-day visit.
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