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Man goes berserk in RT! Damages vehicles; Chases man with machete
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man was taken into custody on suspicion of criminal damage and being armed with an offensive weapon when he allegedly went on a rage, slamming his vehicle into several others and allegedly arming himself with a machete to attack a resident in broad daylight in Road Town, Tortola, yesterday, Monday, November 11, 2019.
‘Being part of BVI Food Fete reps who I am as a BVIslander’ Ariq Flax-Clarke
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Virgin Gorda’s very own Chef Ariq Flax-Clarke said he has been holding his own in the kitchen long before he was a teenager and was happy to stimulate the taste buds of hundreds of guests at the BVI Food Fete event 'Taste of Tortola' at Queen Elizabeth II Park on November 9, 2019.
VI’s first Premier Hon Ralph T. O’Neal OBE passes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands has been thrown into mourning with news of the death of its first premier, Member Emeritus of the House of Assembly (HoA), Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal, OBE.
'Calypso King of the World' Mighty Sparrow to perform in VI on Nov 16, 2019!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - TICO Wine & Spirit Merchants, a local business in Tortola, in commemoration of its 50th Year in business, is hosting a calypso fundraiser dubbed "TICOLYPSO" headlined by calypso legend the Mighty Sparrow, with proceeds going towards the community in a gesture of gratitude for the support from the people of the Virgin Islands (VI).
Road Town Fast Ferry adds 5:30pm trip from Charlotte Amalie to RT
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Effective today November 10, 2019, and continuing until the end of the year, Road Town Fast Ferry has added a 5:30 PM boat from Charlotte Amalie in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) to Road Town, Tortola, Virgin Islands (VI), according to the USVI Ports Authority.
William I. Rhymer turns 103 & 'feeling good!'
ROUND HILL, Tortola, VI- One of the Virgin Islands' popular centenarians, Mr William I. Rhymer, continues to be blessed with longevity and today, November 9, 2019, he is celebrating his 103rd birthday.
Massive recovery! Burnt 3-year-old returns to VI after T&T treatment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - 3-year-old Micheal A. Charles, who suffered second-degree burns in a kitchen accident at the family's Virgin Gorda home on Sunday, October 6, 2019, and was subsequently airlifted to Trinidad and Tobago for treatment, has returned to the Virgin Islands (VI) after a miraculous recovery.
…as the VI flies flags of slavery over lands of liberty
Alred C. Frett
Letting our Heroes fall to Zeroes:
As another Hurricane Season comes to a close, Noel Lloyd’s Statue is still absent from his park but slave masters flags have returned to flying high over Wickham’s Cay, just in time for the Virgin Islands’ Territorial Culture Week – Such unbelievable contradictions suggest our politicians’ failure to fear history repeating itself or their inability to secure what is in the greater interest of our people.
Fierce pack of stray dogs wreaking fear on Virgin Gorda
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI- Fearing for the safety of especially children of the Robinson O'Neal Primary School, residents are calling for quick action against a "pack of stray dogs" that has reportedly been killing animals in North Sound, Virgin Gorda.
RVIPF to soon relocate from above RiteWay Pasea
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Commissioner of Police, Mr Michael B. Matthews says the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) will finally re-locate from above the bakery at the Riteway Food Markets location in Pasea Estate, after having been there since around January of 2018.

