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“Change is good & change can be bad” - Ms. Chung
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Resident of Carrot Bay and author of ‘A Garden of Memories’, in an interview with this news site, stated that the Virgin Islands have come a long way from where they were, she said change is good, but can be bad as well.
Opportunities should be reserved for us -Umoja
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The hosts of the Umoja radio show believe that the immigration process has not been managed as effectively as it could be; this is according to co-host Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru.
Empire State Building shootings kill 2 and wound 9, police say
By David Ariosto, CNN
New York (CNN) -- A shooting and gunbattle left two people dead and at least nine others wounded in front of the Empire State Building Friday, authorities said.
Caller: More guard rails needed!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Communications and Works, Hon. Mark Vanterpool, while updating the public on a local talk show, NDP Radio, informed a caller that the government is always conscious of the public’s safety, and always tries to enhance the safety methods and techniques within the Virgin Islands.
Indigenous Virgin Islander is misnomer – Umoja host, Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Touching on a sore point for many locals last evening, August 23, 2012, on the Umoja radio show, aired on a local radio station, host Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka, said blacks are not indigenous to the Virgin Islands (VI).
Manse Road dug up again!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After spending monies to construct and pave the much needed Manse Road also known as Paul Wattely Drive contractors had to go back and dig up the same road weeks later to lay water pipes and electrical lines. The cost of this is not known at this time, although the Project Manager Greg Hodge claimed that the redoing was done at no additional cost to tax payers.
Who is a Virgin Islander? asks Douglas Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Douglas Wheatley, host of Speak out BVI, does not believe that now is the time to talk about Independence. While hosting his weekly programme, Speak out BVI, last evening August 21, 2012 on a local radio station, Wheatley said that “now may not be the time” to discuss the issue of Independence and self-determination.
Dynamic McLean launches U10 District Basketball League!
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – with little fanfare and not much support Milton McLean keeps on doing what he does best and on Monday August 20th, 2012 he did it again with the launching of the Sea Cows Basketball Club U10 Inter District Showcase League.
“I’ve always been involved in service” - Vance Lewis
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In an exclusive interview with the Virgin Islands News online, Mr Vance Lewis, the newly appointed Regional District Governor for District 7020 of the Rotary Club, describes himself as a passionate and service oriented person.
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