Got TIPS or BREAKING NEWS? Please call 1-284-442-8000 direct/can also WhatsApp same number or Email ALL news to:newsvino@outlook.com;                               ads call 1-284-440-6666

Community

February 9th, 2019
USVI Accident Leaves Two Dead

VI CONSORTIUM

ST. CROIX, USVI — A vehicular accident on Rattan Road late Friday night, February 8, 2019, left two men dead, emergency responders on the scene have confirmed. The incident, which occurred after the 11:00 p.m. hour, included a Jeep Wrangler and a 90s Ford Explorer.

February 9th, 2019
Who is greater, God or Satan?

By Lorna M. George

It was Dr Martin Luther King Jr. an American Icon who said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at time of controversy”.

February 9th, 2019
Virgin Islands politics and the fog of BREXIT

By Dickson C. Igwe

Brexit presents a dilemma for Virgin Islands politics during a month of General Elections. How does Brexit affect the Virgin Islands? Will Brexit happen? And if Brexit takes place will Brexit be sustainable in an ageing Britain that is changing demographically?

February 8th, 2019
Gov't halts CGB Sea Defense Project amidst controversy

CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI - It was a story first reported by our news centre on February 6, 2019, whereby many residents and environmentalists had raised concerns about a Sea Defense Project under construction in the Cane Garden Bay area adjacent to the beach.

February 8th, 2019
School lunch programmes for entire VI - Dean B. Fahie

EAST END, Tortola, VI - Former Deputy Comptroller of Customs, Dean B. Fahie, now a District 8 candidate under the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) slate for Elections 2019 in the Virgin Islands (VI), is promising big changes if elected as District representative.

February 7th, 2019
RVIPF training for possibly 2019 election violence

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - While they are tight-lipped about the real reasons for the special training, two Senior Police Officers including a United Kingdom officer have told our news center that police are preparing for the possibilities of violent political disturbance over the results of the February 25, 2019, General Elections.

February 7th, 2019
Anegada airport closed again

THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI - The Captain Auguste George Airport on Anegada has this morning Thursday, February 7, 2019, closed once again.

February 6th, 2019
Cane Garden Bay Sea Defence Project raises alarm

CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI - It started yesterday Tuesday, February 5, 2019, a sea defence wall under construction in the area adjacent to the Cane Garden Bay beach.

February 6th, 2019
VIP to launch 2 underdogs for Districts 7 & 8 in Elections 2019

EAST END/LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI – The Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) will launch two candidates for the eastern side of Tortola, tonight Wednesday, February 6, 2019, and Thursday, February 7, 2019.

February 6th, 2019
It is Cemented in my Spirit

By Lorna M. George

When I was a little girl growing up in Long Look, Tortola, my parents Captain and Mrs James George owned a cargo boat and a grocery store. A couple from St. Lucia worked for my parents.

Follow Us On