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Florida senate committee moves to advance ‘Miya Law’ for tenant safety
ORANGE COUNTY, Florida, USA – Florida State Senate’s Community Affairs Committee today, January 25, 2022, moved to introduce and vote on ‘Miya Law’ (SB 898 - Tenant Safety) to bring tenant safety into the forefront, following the murder of Miya Marcano, a young lady with strong connections to the Virgin Islands (VI).
Garden Programme producing fresh, organic food in District 7
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- Fresh, organic food is being produced in District 7, as a direct result of the success of the District 7 Garden Programme.
UK police recruits slammed for allegedly misusing police boat for bar hopping
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Social media has been erupting with questions about accountability in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and even the Governor’s Office, following the publication of videos showing what is believed to be UK nationals who have been recruited to the RVIPF visiting at least two bars in the Virgin Islands using taxpayers-funded police vessels yesterday, Sunday, January 23, 2022.
BVI Platinum News accused of unfair dismissal by reporter
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Anti-Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government news site BVI Platinum News has been accused of unfair dismissal after it suddenly ousted one of its reporters Esther Durand.
Gov’t should ‘head hunt’ locals to fill top jobs in VI– Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Pastor & Radio talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on the Fahie administration to ensure that key positions in the public sector are being held by Virgin Islanders as a matter of priority.
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.
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