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VI’s first local CoP, Attorney & Legislator Vernon E. Malone passes
BREWERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our news centre is that former legislator (2007-2011) Attorney and the first local Commissioner of Police, Vernon E. Malone passed away today Saturday, May 4, 2024.
Thunderstorms hit USVI triggering territory-wide flooding
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, USVI - Thunderstorms, which the National Weather Service in San Juan, Puerto Rico had alerted would impact the USVI and Puerto Rico this week, came with fury late Friday, leading to heavy flooding in both USVI districts while triggering an island-wide power outage on St. Croix.
Seniors Citizens month 2024 to feature plethora of activities - Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As the Virgin Islands (VI) marks the 35th Anniversary of celebrating Senior Citizens Month, Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has promised many activities to empower and support VI seniors.
Expect cloudiness & showers over next 24hrs - DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands (VI) Department of Disaster Management in a weekend weather update have warned that in the VI, persons can expect showers over the next 24 hours for Saturday and Sunday.
Horses from Tortola & Anegada to debut in 2024 St Thomas carnival races
ESTATE BOVONI, St Thomas, USVI- While horse racing in the [British] Virgin Islands (Tortola) is at a standstill over a land dispute, our neighbours in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) are moving full steam ahead.
Haiti transition council names former senate leader as president
AP
PORT-AU-Prince, HAITI - A surprise announcement that revealed Haiti’s new prime minister is threatening to fracture a recently installed transitional council tasked with choosing new leaders for the gang-riddled Caribbean country.
US drug control agency to reclassify marijuana in a historic shift
WASHINGTON, USA - — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, The Associated Press has learned, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country.
VI rallies LatAm support for UN Associate Members' sustainable development
SANTIAGO, Chile - As the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS4) in Antigua and Barbuda approaches, the [British] Virgin Islands (BVI) has rallied support for the 13 Associate Members of UN ECLAC located in the Caribbean at the 7th Meeting of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development in Chile in Santiago, Chile from 15th-18th April 2024.
Colombian national Monica Marcela Pineda goes missing in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The public in the Virgin Islands (VI) is being asked to assist with locating Mrs. Monica Marcela Pineda, a Colombian national who arrived in the VI on a cruise ship and vanished.
Pastry Chef James I. Lettsome named Chair of Road Town Festival Village
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Well-known local pastry chef, Mr James I. Lettsome III, has been revealed as the Chairman of the Road Town Festival Village for 2024.
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