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Motorcyclist rushed to hospital following Brandywine Bay accident
BRANDYWINE BAY, Tortola, VI - A motorcyclist was this morning, Saturday, January 22, 2022, rushed to the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital with injuries following an accident in the Brandywine Bay area.
COVID-19 & change
Dickson C. Igwe
A fear of, or reluctance to change, is a recipe for stagnation, decline, and failure. Now change is the one constant in life. From the time we are born to the day we die the one thing that is certain is change, and it’s sibling uncertainty.
Public-Private response to VG’s Copper Mine fire commended – Hon Rymer
COPPER MINE, Virgin Gorda, VI- Minister for Transportation Works and Utilities, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5), has commended the emergency responders and residents of Princess Quarters along Copper Mine Road, Virgin Gorda, for their timely response to a house fire that happened earlier this week on Tuesday, January 18, 2022.
Legislation coming to allow for monitoring & tracking of sex offenders
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI– The Virgin Islands will be introducing ‘The Sexual Offences Bill’ to provide a gender-sensitive legal framework relating to a broad range of sexual crimes in the territory as part of new legislation for 2022.
UPDATE: Youth found dead in EE is Delroy Delano Gordon
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Now that family members have been adequately informed, Virgin Islands News Online can disclose that the youth found dead at a home in East End, Tortola on Sunday, January 16, 2022, has been identified as Delroy Delano Gordon.
Salt Island: The Forgotten & Neglected Island- Part 3 of 3
Edgar Leonard
In Parts 1 and 2, I waxed/rant about the hardy and industrious Salt Island people, the place, the proud, rich history, and heritage; basic, simple, and idyllic lifestyle; of my ancestral homeland's forgotten and neglected situation. In Part 3, I will offer some suggestions on the way forward.
COVID task force shuts down, fines two Tortola nightspots
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Two businesses on the main island Tortola in the Virgin Islands (VI) were last evening January 14, 2022, fined and closed by the VI Government’s Social Distancing Task Force (SDTF).
Throne Speech set for Jan 18, 2022; Visitors restricted due to COIVD Spike!
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - The Speaker of the House of Assembly Honourable Julian Willock has announced in a public notice that due to the spike in COVID-19 he is “restricting visitors to the gallery for the Speech from the Throne scheduled for Tuesday, January 18, 2022.”
Food security remains top priority of VIP Gov’t – Hon Malone
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Government legislators on Friday, January 14, 2022, toured the KNK Poultry Farm located in Paraquita Bay, Tortola; a company that has reportedly doubled its chicken capacity from 20,000 to 40,000 birds through the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government support to foster greater food security in the VI.
Public consultations begin for VI’s Nat'l Sustainable Development Plan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Today, January 15, 2022, marks the official start of public consultations on the Fahie Government’s implementation of the proposed National Sustainable Development Plan.
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