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Cyclist run down by car on James Walter Francis Drive
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A pedal cyclist was taken to Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital this morning, August 29, 2021, after he was struck while riding on the eastern carriageway of James Walter Francis Drive in the vicinity of the new B&F Medical building.
Deputy CoP Alwin James announces retirement
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After nearly four decades in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Alwin James has announced his retirement as a law enforcement officer.
Work permit exemptions by marriage will be granted for 6 years max- Cabinet
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Persons applying for work permit exemptions within the category of Marriage will now be able to apply immediately following marriage to a BVIslander or Belonger, however, the exemptions will only be granted for a fixed period.
MALE summer programme 2021 a success - Henderson K. Tittle
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Mentoring Anointed Leaders Everywhere - MALE organisation, has wrapped up another successful year of summer camp initiative in the Virgin Islands (VI), despite the presence of the COVID-19 pandemic that almost postponed this year’s activities.
'Opposition Member cut District stipend to elderly & blamed me'- Premier Fahie
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said rumours being perpetrated by the Opposition are taking hold in the Virgin Islands, so much so that people are starting to believe some of the lies they are spreading.
Living for each other instead of just the dollars
Alred C. Frett
Expecting their Vaccines to save our Nation:
We would all like to pride ourselves in being our Brothers’ Keepers, but clearly Family Affairs are being replaced with a Dog-eat-Dog Mentality… Mother Nature is annoyed, Father Christmas is absent and the Auntie Bertha and Uncle Sam we have known, still promise much but deliver little… After 3 Centuries, we are still comfortable being fooled and too afraid to speak out against Traditional Injustices.
Historian, cultural icon, librarian & patriot Yvonne Mactavious passes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Family, friends and the cultural class are in mourning on the passing of a daughter of the Virgin Islands soil, Ms Jeanette Yvonne Mactavious.
RVIPF recruits 3 dogs!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has added three new female officers to the Force – Lady, Hope, and Blessing!
Elderly man missing for more than 24 hrs found
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Word just reaching our news centre is that a man who was reported missing for over 24 hours was found alive earlier this morning August 22, 2021.
HoA court matter with CoI lawyers adjourned to Oct 26, 2021
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) of the Virgins Islands (VI), in July 2021, had ruled that House of Assembly Speaker Hon Julian Willock and Deputy Speaker Hon Neville A. Smith (AL) had standing in the case against three Commission of Inquiry (CoI) lawyers accused of illegally practising law in the VI.
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