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Baby turtles rescued from seaweed grasp
SETTING POINT, Tortola, VI – Thirteen little sea turtles must be thankful for their human hero who stepped in at the nick of time to save them from the grasp of sargassum seaweed on the sister island of Anegada a few days ago.
ZONTA welcomes 4 prominent personalities into its membership
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The ZONTA sisterhood of the Virgin Islands, ZONTA Club of Tortola, has gained further strength as it continues to work towards its set goals and objectives of improving the quality of life of each other and the community.
‘No link between over-supply of fish & dead fish!' – Dr Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Natural Resources and the Environment Dr The Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering (R7) said while the sargassum seaweed might be responsible for larger numbers of spawned fish, there is no link between the larger fish numbers being brought in by fishermen and the dead fish that have been turning up sporadically.
'Get used to the seaweed' - Hon Kedrick D. Pickering
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr The Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering (R7) said citizens and residents of the territory might as well get used to the sargassum seaweed washing up on beaches as it is not going away anytime soon.
Miss World BVI Sasha O. E. Wintz reaching out to children with Downs Syndrome
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Newly crowned Miss World BVI Sasha O. E. Wintz has joined the national team of advocators working together to ensure children living with disabilities get the attention they deserve and be able to live equally with the rest of society.
‘Stay out of seaweed-infested water!’ – Dr Cassander Titley-O’Neal PhD
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In the wake of fish kills and complaints of discoloured water from the taps, local environmentalist Dr Cassander Titley-O’Neal PhD is warning persons to stay away from the water in places invaded by sargassum seaweed because of the possible negative impacts on human health, including the potential to be fatal in strong enough doses.
UPDATE: Young fathers committed to breaking cycle of absenteeism
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - It was a candid and open discussion among young and relatively young fathers who last evening, October 2, 2015, on the rooftop of the Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff's Bottom shared their experiences regarding fatherhood with a view to breaking the cycle of absent fathers.
X Factor winner Melanie A. Amaro for Miss World BVI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – When the four young women hit the stage of the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium, H. Lavity Stoutt Community College campus in Paraquita Bay this Saturday October 3, 2015 for Miss World BVI, they will have the pleasure of sharing the same stage with inaugural X Factor USA winner and Virgin Islander Melanie A. Amaro.
VIslanders Wade Smith & Cynthia Brannigan to be honoured
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Commissioner of Customs Wade Smith and retired educator Ms Cynthia Brannigan will be honoured at this year’s staging of the 16th Norwell Harrigan Memorial Scholarship (NHMS) Luncheon in St Thomas, United States Virgin Islands (USVI) on October 25, 2015.
‘Let’s put a value on plastic bottles to curb littering’ – Richard C. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Television talk show host Richard C. de Castro said that road side littering seems to be on the increase in the territory and as a tourism destination this must be curbed.
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