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$200K raised & cancer patient Marilyn A. Glasgow has successful surgery!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- To raise $200,000 for a bone marrow transplant seemed an impossible task for waitress Marilyn A. Glasgow who was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma early last year, 2020; however, her burdens were lifted when persons and entities came to her assistance to help raise the funds.
3-hour curfew extended to Feb 11, 2021
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With some 20 active cases of COVID-19 reported in the Territory, according to the January 20, 2021, update, the Government of the Virgin Islands is continuing the 3-hour curfew which has been in place for several months.
CoI terms of reference so broad ‘I could fit in them’- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has said the terms of reference of the Commission of Inquiry as announced by previous Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert is not specific as required by the Commissions of Inquiry Act but is rather a witch hunt.
Leverick Bay Poker Run founder Nick R. Willis has passed
LEVERICK BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The boating community and the many fans of the popular Leverick Bay Poker Run have been thrown into a state of mourning with the news that the event founder, Nick R. Willis, has died.
Go-fast boat destroyed by fire in West End
WEST END, Tortola, VI- A go-fast boat on its trailer in a parking lot opposite the West End Community Centre was damaged by fire last night, January 26, 2021.
'We need loud exhaust; Police, drivers don’t respect us'- Biker
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As criticisms mount on the issue of loud motor scooters in the territory, local social media platform Drax Media, which claims to be a platform for growth and creativity for the youth in the Virgin Islands, has said bikers have been defending the use of loud exhaust on two-wheel vehicles.
'Let them carry on with their mischief, we have nothing to hide' – Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Government ministers are on the road encouraging residents to not lose sleep over the recently launched Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into governance as they are confident that they have done no wrong and have nothing to hide.
Colonialism Lives
Thomas C. Famous
In the year of 2020, the year of the “Great lockdown”, if anyone had mentioned that in the first week of 2021, thousands of homegrown American terrorists would violently take over the Capitol Building, they would have been written off as under the influence of narcotic-like substances.
VI ‘culture of gossip & rumour’ sparked CoI - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Social Commentator and ZBVI 780 AM 'Honestly Speaking' radio host, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline says it is a culture of gossip and rumours in the Virgin Islands (VI) that sparked the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) as announced by Governor Augustus J.U. Jaspert before his departure.
Magistrate's Court mandates 14-day quarantine for travellers with court matters
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In order to prevent the spread of coronavirus among the lower judiciary, staff, witnesses and defendants, the Magistrate's Court has advised that effective Monday, January 25, 2021, all parties to proceedings who have travelled, notwithstanding receiving clearance after the four-day quarantine period, must adhere to an additional ten-day period before appearing physically at the Magistrate's Court, or offices wherever situated.
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