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August 17th, 2023
'We should not have visa restrictions on C'bean people' - Dameon Percival

FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI – Morning radio show host, Dameon Percival has slammed local immigration in the Virgin Islands for not progressing with the times as it relates to Visas, even as the VI has the title of being the melting pot of the Caribbean.

August 17th, 2023
Toppled truck affects traffic on Butu Mountain

BUTU MOUNTAIN, Tortola, VI- A truck that reportedly toppled this morning, August 17, 2023, in the Butu Mountain area has reportedly affected traffic accessing Road Town via Fort Hill.

August 16th, 2023
‘Retire Your Ride’ derelict removal campaign underway

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Persons in the Virgin Islands (VI) are being called to ‘retire their rides’ as the Virgin Islands (VI) Department of Waste Management launches its derelict removal campaign.

August 16th, 2023
Two disturbances pop up in the Atlantic after 12 days of quiet

MIAMI, Florida, USA – The US National Hurricane Center (NOC) on Monday, August 14, 2023, noticed two different disturbances off the West Coast of Africa that have a low chance of becoming tropical cyclones over the next seven days.

August 16th, 2023
At least three dead in DR after explosion near capital

REUTERS

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - At least three people died yesterday and dozens more injured after an explosion near the Dominican Republic capital, authorities in the Caribbean country said.

August 16th, 2023
Germany’s Cabinet approves a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis sale, possession

AP

BERLIN, Germany - Germany’s Cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, setting the scene for the European Union’s most populous member to decriminalize possession of limited amounts and allow members of “cannabis clubs” to buy the substance for recreational purposes.

August 15th, 2023
Texas sexual assault fugitive captured @ Cyril E. King Airport in STT

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - Allen Eugene Hall, a 29-year-old fugitive wanted in the State of Texas, was apprehended at Cyril E. King Airport on Sunday, August 13, 2023.

August 15th, 2023
'I travelled next to a dog in coach' to Guyana- Hon Smith

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While waving her tickets, which she said were for an airplane coach seat, Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL) has dispelled rumours of first-class travels on the public purse by the VI delegation on its recent trade mission to Guyana.

August 15th, 2023
Water disruption for 4 hours in RT today to fix broken pipeline- W&SD

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Residents of Tortola are notified that the water supply will be shut off in the Road Town area from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM today, Tuesday, August 15, 2023.

August 15th, 2023
NOAA revises 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season to ‘above normal’

MIAMI, Florida, USA – Scientists at the US’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Prediction Center, which is a division of the National Weather Service, have increased their prediction for the ongoing 2023 Atlantic hurricane season from a near-normal level of activity to an above-normal level of activity for the season.

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