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UPDATE - Jeep overturns on North Sound road, female driver transferred to Peebles Hospital
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI – Virgin Islands News Online has just received confirmation that a jeep overturned with a female driver on the North Sound Public Road on Virgin Gorda this evening April 28, 2012, and the driver has been transferred to the Peebles Hospital on Tortola.
UPDATE - Good Prospecting shuts down critics, next stop Premier’s Cup [Photoslide Included]
RED HOOK, St. Thomas, USVI - He entered the race as an underdog but one minute and 41:04 seconds later, Tortola’s Good Prospecting edged out a competitive field and shocked racing fans to win the St. Thomas Governor’s Cup, second time in a row yesterday afternoon, April 27, 2012 at the Carnival 60th anniversary horse racing meet held at the Clinton. E. Phipps Racetrack.
Fonseca: Government should legalize Drag Racing in the VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islander professional motorcycle Drag Racer, Lawrence A. Fonseca popularly known as ‘Sinbad’, is appealing to the government to legalize Drag Racing within the Virgin Islands.
Student loses part of a finger in “school accident”
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – This morning April 26, 2012, a student of the Enid Scatliffe Pre-Primary lost a piece of his finger when a door reportedly slammed into it at the school.
Local craftsmen want a piece of Crafts Alive
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The revamped Crafts Alive Market is expected to accommodate existing vendors at its current location in Road Town and include those that will be relocated from the cruise ship pier area with priority to those with trade licenses, however, the need for more local crafts to be part of the new market is a concern for some local craftsmen who are hoping they too can be given a spot to display “locally made” products, something which they feel are not very popular at the current market.
MP Bellingham should produce facts of “badly stretched” finances – Hon. O’Neal
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition Leader and 9th District Representative Hon. Ralph T. O’Neal OBE, is charging that United Kingdom Member of Parliament (MP) Henry Bellingham should have produced the facts to back his declaration that the Territory's resources were “badly stretched” when the new Government – the National Democratic Party (NDP) – took office.
Residents - Gov’t ignoring sister-islands, giving “all attention” to Tortola
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands (VI) is known for its beaches, historical sites, architecture and its flourishing economy. The VI is dubbed to be one of the most prosperous islands in the Caribbean with the highest income generators in tourism and financial services.
Youth Affairs Dept. in dire need of human resources!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – For the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports to fully carry out its role in moulding the youths, it needs an Assistant Director for Youth Affairs and an Assistant Director for Sports, which the subject Minister is calling to be filled as soon as possible.
RT sewerage project progressing steadily
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The capital’s sewerage project is progressing at a steady pace with the laying of pipes now being done along the pedestrian walkway from Vanterpool Pharmacy to Simply Delicious in Road Town.
MP Bellingham: No immediate answer to children born in OTs by non-national parents!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A frequent question that Henry Bellingham, a United Kingdom (UK) Member of Parliament (MP) is usually asked is how the UK intends to address the issue of children born in Overseas Territories (OTs) to parents who are not indigenous citizens, and at a press conference held yesterday April 23, 2012, he acknowledged there is no immediate answer but “it is something that we keep under close review I can assure you.”
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