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January 4th, 2012
We must not pull down each other’s efforts – Hon. Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – For the Territory to grow, politicians must not pull down another's efforts to look good in the eyes of the public because it could be self-destructive, warned former Minister for Education and Culture and 1st district representative, Hon. Andrew Fahie in the House of Assembly on December 21, 2011.

January 3rd, 2012
Minister’s directive for slogan removal insulting- Principal

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Principal of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School Marieta Flax- Headley has labelled the decision by the Ministry of Education to have a slogan on the school building removed as- insulting.

January 3rd, 2012
Elderly woman collapses at airport

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A 71-year-old woman who was an outgoing passenger fainted in front of the LIAT check in counter at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport around 11:45 a.m. this morning January 3, 2012 and was taken to Peebles Hospital.

January 3rd, 2012
“Mighty, Mighty Scatliffe” sign on school no longer!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI [8:36 a.m.] - The “Mighty, Mighty Scatliffe” signage on the Althea Scatliffe school building is no longer as the Minister of Education and Culture Myron V. Walwyn has reportedly given a directive for the sign to be removed.

January 2nd, 2012
Another collision!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Nearly two weeks after a three-vehicle collision left one person nursing minor injuries, Police were again called to the junction in the vicinity of the Road Town Police Station to investigate another fender bender.

January 1st, 2012
Early morning shooting injures one

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – An altercation in the vicinity of the High Court around 3:45 am today, January 1, 2012 resulted in a young woman being taken to Peebles Hospital for a bullet wound.

January 1st, 2012
Back to the drawing board for TRC’s CEO

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Communications and Works, Hon. Mark Vanterpool has asked the new chairman on the telecommunications watchdog agency – Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) - to compile a new list of candidates for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) position.

December 31st, 2011
What’s your New Year’s resolution?

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With several hours to go before its 2012, its time to start thinking about your New Year’s resolution, if you haven’t already!

December 30th, 2011
Georges: Frequent complaints made against Trade & Labour Depts in 2011

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Delays in the issuance of trade licenses and the slow pace which the Labour Department handles complaints topped the list of over 100 grievances the Office of the Complaints Commissioner received in 2011.

December 29th, 2011
$400 fine for failing to comply with police order

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Refusing to follow a simply police order could turn out to be very costly and even embarrassing as in the case of Mr. Cedric Lastic of Horsepath, who appeared in the Magistrate’s Court recently on charges stemming from him parking on a sidewalk, refusing to move his vehicle from the said location and refusing to give his name to police.

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