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February 19th, 2022
A crisis of manhood & COVID-19

Dickson C. Igwe

Crime and deviancy from male youth in the Virgin Islands has been a worrisome trend; from anti-social behaviors to outright murder and robbery, sexual assault, and traffic crimes, there appears to be no solution at hand. Why? Because the problem is social and psychological. A wise man stated once that the most difficult thing to change is culture. Deviancy is a culture.

February 18th, 2022
Franklyn L. Penn Jr receives RVIPF's Community Spirit Award

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Talented sportsman Franklyn L. Penn Jr is making headlines but this time it is not for his exploits in basketball. Penn Jr is now the second recipient of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Community Spirit Award.

February 18th, 2022
Abandoned ‘Cultural Centre’ serving as 'home' for mentally challenged person?

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There may be no coming back for the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall, which was severely damaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria in September 2017; however, in the meantime, it appears to be a place of refuge for at least one person to rest their weary head at nights.

February 18th, 2022
Prime waterfront areas reduced to parking lots– Skelton-Cline

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Radio talk show host and consultant Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called for more development of VI’s waterfront areas, which he says have been reduced to parking lots although the lands represent some of the most valuable real estate properties in the world.

February 17th, 2022
Newly refurbished Vanterpool Administration Building re-dedicated to VG

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – After extensive damage suffered as a result of the Hurricanes of 2017, a refurbished Vanterpool Administration Building in Virgin Gorda was today, February 17, 2022, officially rededicated to the people of the Sister Island.

February 17th, 2022
Virgin Islands education state, economy & above round rock culture

Edgar Leonard

Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus in 1493, sailing west on the Atlantic Ocean, stumbled upon the Virgin Islands archipelago, renaming them St. Ursula and the 11,000 virgins (Santa Ursula y las Once Mil Virgenes).

February 17th, 2022
Pier Park carries ‘rich legacy of a great Virgin Islander’- Hon De Castro’

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park (CBRTPP) marked its 6th anniversary on February 16, 2022, and celebrated a Virgin Islands stalwart, the late Chief Minister which the said Park is named after during a ceremony and unveiling of his statue as a tribute to his hard work.

February 16th, 2022
New Cyril B. Romney statue to be unveiled @ Pier Park today

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As part of its 6th-anniversary commemorations, the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park will today, Wednesday, February 16, 2022, unveil a statue of the late former Chief Minister who was credited for bringing the cruise tourism industry alive in the Virgin Islands (VI).

February 14th, 2022
'The way to kill gossip is not to repeat it'- Dr Kedrick D. Pickering

BAUGHER'S BAY, Tortola, VI – Former Deputy Premier and medical professional in the Virgin Islands, Dr Kedrick D. Pickering has stood behind radio host Claude O. Skelton-Cline in condemning a publication labelled as scandalous and malicious misinformation circulated about elected and local officials.

February 13th, 2022
Dr Keith A. Parker to be laid to rest Feb 17, 2022

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islander Dr Keith A. Parker, who passed away on February 4, 2022, at the age of 50 after a period of illness, will be laid to rest on Thursday, February 17, 2022.

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