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Feds make massive cocaine bust in USVI; Multiple persons arrested
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST. Thomas, USVI - USVI Federal agents led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Thursday conducted an operation in the Havensight Shopping Mall in the vicinity of the Tap & Still restaurant resulting in the arrest of multiple individuals and confiscation of multiple bricks of cocaine, according to a person with intimate knowledge of the operation.
CoI: Misick Gov't & TCI Opposition 'learned their lessons the hard way'- Robert C. Hall
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Mr Robert C. Hall, a former Turks of Caicos (TCI) Minister of Government says allegations of corruption in the Michael E. Misick administration, and questions over the handling of the financing of the territory were all precursors to the second CoI that eventually oust the Misick Government and resulted in a UK takeover of the territory.
Hundreds travel from USVI & VI for Miya Marcano funeral in Florida
COOPER CITY, FLORIDA, USA - Nearly two weeks after Miya Marcano’s body was found in Orange County, family members, friends, and strangers gathered to celebrate her life in a moving funeral service held Thursday, October 14, 2021, at the Cooper City Church of God in Cooper City, Broward County in Florida.
Car crushed as retaining wall collapses in Huntums Ghut
HUNTUMS GHUT, Tortola, VI- During heavy and persistent showers last night, a retaining wall came crashing down in Huntums Ghut, crushing a car that was parked alongside it.
Tropical wave could bring heavy rainfall & gusty winds Tuesday- DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A tropical wave in the Atlantic could bring heavy rainfall and strong winds on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has said.
RVIPF community officers make their mark
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The recently dispatched community officers are again moving around and making their mark within the assigned communities.
Retired educator H. Lynden Smith MBE honoured for literacy legacy
EAST END, Tortola, VI- During the opening ceremony for Reading is Fun Week on Sunday, October 10, 2021, the Ministry of Education honoured Mrs H. Lynden Smith MBE by presenting her with flowers and a distinguished award to signal its appreciation for her life’s work in literacy in the Virgin Islands.
Dr the Hon Wheatley to spend World Food Day with Farmers & Fishers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “Every week, farmers and fishers consistently set up at the plaza to offer local produce for sale. This is the foundation to providing a stable and nutritious food supply. This is what World Food Day celebrates.”
Beware of Sahara Dust surge impacting local air quality– DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With a fresh surge of Saharan dust currently hovering over the territory, the Virgin Islands (VI) Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has issued a warning to persons with respiratory illnesses such as Asthma, to beware of the conditions.
The road to hell
By Dickson C. Igwe
Once upon a time, there was a land on the continent of Africa sitting on the fertile and geographically diverse west coast of that vast continent. This was a country that practically "had it all."
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