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Former First Lady Hilda E. Stoutt passes
WEST END, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our news centre is that former First Lady Mrs Hilda E. Stoutt, the wife of late Chief Minister H. Lavity Stoutt, has passed.
German firm proposes organic futuristic design for WE Ferry Terminal
WEST END, Tortola, VI – More preliminary design plans for the new West End Ferry Dock in the Virgin Islands (VI) have indicated that the facility could feature futuristic green design elements tailored to the VI’s local climate with flood protection to account for rising sea levels.
UK Foreign Office reports 'serious’ cyber attack on FCDO website
LONDON, UK – The UK's Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) was the target of a "serious cyber-security incident", according to reports from the BBC.
CG Insurance to distribute COVID-19 rapid test kits
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - CG Insurance has secured Covid-19 Rapid Antigen Test kits to help the British Virgin Islands move past the pandemic.
Heated exchange between ESHS student & teacher caught on video
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A series of videos that have been circulating on social media appear to show a male teacher and a male student of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) armed with pieces of wood and engaging in a verbal altercation filled with expletives in the presence of other students.
'Extremely slow uptake' of Pfizer booster shots concerning - Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) has called concerning a slow uptake of the available Pfizer vaccine booster shots in the Virgin Islands.
BVI Cancer Society not only a 'Breast Cancer support organisation'- Gloria A. Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- President of the BVI Cancer Society (BVICS) Gloria A. Fahie said the rebranding of the BVI Cancer Society was a critical milestone for the non-profit organisation as it continues to grow and assist persons of the Virgin Islands affected by various forms of cancer.
RVIPF to observe Safer Internet Day
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is joining its counterparts world-wide in recognising Safer Internet Day by bringing awareness to the local fight to keep the internet safe for children.
‘We have officially entered talking season’- Hon Flax-Charles
CAPPOON’S BAY, Tortola, VI– Jr Minister for Trade and Economic Development, Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) says politicians and aspiring politicians in the Virgin Islands (VI) have officially gone on campaign mode for the 2023 constitutionally due elections.
More positives rather than negatives must be promoted in VI– Hon Smith
CAPPOON’S BAY, Tortola, V I– Deputy Speaker in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Neville A. Smith (AL) has called on persons in the VI to start promoting the positives instead of focusing on the negatives.
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