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Community
Social time bomb
By Dickson Igwe
A generation of children and youth coming from social dysfunction has begun to negatively impact Virgin Islands society.
'We used to be the friendliest people in the world'- VI First Lady
PASEA, Tortola, VI – First Lady Mrs Lorna G. Smith OBE, MA, TEP has offered to work with the ZONTA Club of Tortola to help repair the social fabric of the Virgin Islands community, which she said is in tatters.
ESHS to host 1st Varsity Boys’ Basketball Invitational
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Elmore Stout High School Varsity Boys basketball team will be on a quest to keep the first invitational championship trophy at home tomorrow, Saturday March 14, 2015 at the Multi-purpose Sports Complex.
10-yr-old sold water on streets to raise $$ for Peebles Hospital
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – He went as far as selling bottled water in the streets of Tortola to raise money to help purchase for Peebles Hospital an equipment capable of diagnosing epilepsy, a condition from which he suffers and had to travel to the United States for diagnosis.
Whopping $345K raised by Rotary Club of Tortola!
WICKHAM’s CAY, Tortola, VI – With standing ovation, the team tasked with the responsibility of staging the 2015 leg of the Rotary Club of Tortola’s Grand Affair fundraiser event, members and special guests to their usual Thursdays’ lunch meeting, were applauded as it was announced officially for the first time on March 5, 2015 that the club raked in some $345, 000.
Glittering bevy of VI women honoured for IWD 2015
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A resounding message that ‘Women are not inferior men’ was sent out as the ‘Make it happen exhibition’ for International Women’s Day was declared opened last evening, March 5, 2015.
‘Reckless’ expat captains @ North Sound
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI – “The Port (BVI Ports Authority) needs urgently to come up here and have some safety talks with these expat boat captains who seem not to have any care about practicing safety when leaving port, they taking off at high throttle with no care for who is coming behind.” This was a deep-hearted plea of a local boat captain from the North Sound area.
McKenzie L.K. Baltimore Snr & Edris O’Neal among NLBC honourees
DUFF BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Mrs Belsadys Donovan, Reverend Edris O’Neal, OBE, and Mrs Eugenie Donovan-Glasgow had honours bestowed on them on March 1, 2015 at the New Life Baptist Church (NLBC) but there were tears, surprise, appreciation and praises to God when Mr McKenzie L.K. Baltimore Snr was named the NLBC Surprise Honouree.
Gala event marks BEYC 40 Anniversary celebrations
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI – Fireworks lit the night skies, champagne glasses touched ends in the air and feet danced as Lashing Dogs sang lyrics of the golden years all in recognition of the 40th anniversary of one of the territory’s leading resorts, Bitter End Yacht Club and Resort.
Water woes hit VG & residents cry loudly
SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI – “Water is a commodity that people need every day. I can’t see why they haven’t renewed the contract. This is like another nail in the coffin for Virgin Gorda or what?” a concern expressed by a resident of Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda as the sister island has been hit with serious water woes over the past few weeks.
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