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Teachers given free back to school starter kits!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While back to school give-aways usually target the children, teachers too need some love and assistance for all that they do, especially since school supplies and teaching materials are hard to come by via Government.
Social class in the Virgin Islands- Part 1
Dickson Igwe
Now, this Old Boy was engaged in heated discourse with a number of political types one sunny afternoon, at the end of August 2016, in Road Town, [British] Virgin Islands. This was a well known watering hole with a delightful view of a yacht marina and mooring.
BVIRC aiming to raise funds through annual walk
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Reading Council is targeting a Classroom Library Project to encourage greater interest in reading amongst students, through the National Walk for Literacy on September 8, 2016.
JVD woman pleas for help for her & paralysed son
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost Van Dyke, VI- When Georgia Callwood of Jost Van Dyke received the tragic news of her 17-year-old son being paralysed from the chest down; she never anticipated she would be practically left on her own to take care of him.
BVI Cancer Society emphasises Childhood Cancer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Families, caregivers, charities and research groups across the many countries are observing September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and the BVI Cancer Society has intensified its call for awareness education among in-school children.
VI ambassador Allington O. Creque targets imprisoned youth
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “I don’t want the support to stop now that TEDx is over, I want it to continue,” said an ever committed young ambassador of the Virgin Islands, Mr Allington O. Creque aka Gumption, as he vowed to commit his energies towards being a positive influence to others.
‘Rude’ taxi driver put on blast on FB
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The same day that this news site published a story about some taxi drivers being accused of driving recklessly to maximise on trips whenever cruise ships are in, a woman took to Facebook complaining about the rude and unprofessional conduct of a local taxi driver.
VIslander scientist dreams of returning home to contribute
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “It’s my dream to help my country expand into the forensic science field and working along with the criminal justice system and the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force. I think we can all come together and develop an initiative."
VI Rastafarians propose ‘commercial marijuana’ as 3rd economic pillar
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Rastafarian community in the Virgin Islands has proposed the use of marijuana on a commercial level as a possible solution to the current fiscal challenges facing the territory.
‘We can’t wait on gov’t to do everything’- Sinclair H. Flemming Jr
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- One young man is hoping to inspire others with his selfless deed of fixing a signboard that was broken near the H. L. Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) in Paraquita Bay and has called on others to follow his lead in making the community a better place to live without relying on the input of central government.
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