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November 9th, 2021
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.

November 9th, 2021
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.

November 8th, 2021
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.

November 8th, 2021
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.

November 7th, 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that Virgin Islander and Speaker of the House of Assembly Hon Julian Willock be made to pay legal fees incurred in a withdrawn case that challenged the hypocrisy and disrespect for the laws of the Virgin Islands by lawyers working for the Commission of Inquiry (CoI), Deputy Premier Dr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.

November 6th, 2021
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.

November 6th, 2021
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.

November 5th, 2021
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.

November 5th, 2021
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.

November 5th, 2021
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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