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Persons in VI/USVI vaccine bubble must immediately return to VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) health authorities are warning that persons who take up the VI/USVI vaccination bubble offer must immediately return to the VI on taking their first dose of the vaccine or face penalties.
Disagree without 'degrading character' – Premier Fahie urges
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has called on persons in the VI to remember their culture as it related to respect and values, especially when disagreeing on an issue.
Internet troll calls for Deputy Premier to be ‘lynched’
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has expressed concern with a recent call by a member of the public to have him lynched.
Girls club led by RVIPF officer hosts successful movie night
EAST END, Tortola, VI– The Chamber of Secrets Girl’s Club, led by Sergeant Jacqueline Tom-Christopher, as a part of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force’s (RVIPF) Community Policing initiative held a successful movie night in the parking lot of the East End Police Station on Saturday, November 6, 2021.
‘We got a lot of energy for people who look like us’- Deputy Premier
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- While some persons have been protesting and demanding that Virgin Islander and Speaker of the House of Assembly Hon Julian Willock be made to pay legal fees incurred in a withdrawn case that challenged the hypocrisy and disrespect for the laws of the Virgin Islands by lawyers working for the Commission of Inquiry (CoI), Deputy Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said he would not sacrifice his conscience.
Cases of Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease on the rise - VI Epidemiologist
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - National Epidemiologist Ms. Harmonie Brewley-Massiah reported has reported that in the territory, some 5 reported cases of Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease (HMFD) have been recorded in the past four weeks.
The tyrant's last stand
Dickson C. Igwe
Now, anyone with the barest of observation skills must notice the rising level of angst, anger and frustration, on the Virgin Islands street.
12 active COVID-19 cases currently in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands (VI) currently has 12 active COVID-19 positive cases according to the latest information released by the Ministry of Health.
Salt Island: The Forgotten & Neglected Island- Part 2 of 3
Edgar Leonard
Part 1 attempted to provide a cursory peek of the proud, hardy, industrious, resolute people; the place; the process of the simple, basic living and survival; the inadequate public sector/policy support; the iconic and famous salt ponds; and the Wreck of the Rhone. In Part 2, I will attempt to flesh out some of these topics and expand into additional areas.
VISAR to receive new boat for VG branch
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the assistance of many supporters, the non-profit Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR), which serves the territory as a sea ambulance, coordinating search and rescue day and night, is expanding its fleet.
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