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VI will need more scooters as population grows- 'Heritage'
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI – Host of ‘Da Morning Braff’ radio show Floyd Burnett aka 'Heritage' has called out the Virgin Islands public for having what he called a ‘negative’ mindset towards youths who use scooters, while highlighting the need for bikes on the territory's roadways.
Scooter rider ‘almost killed me’ back in 2014 - Rosemary Cindy Rosan
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI – Talkshow host Rosemary Cindy Rosan has revealed that shortly after her return to the Virgin Islands (VI) in 2014, she was almost killed by a reckless scooter rider on the roadways.
UK OT Minister calls for end to gun violence in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – UK Minister for Overseas Territories, Rt Hon Amanda A. Milling has called for an end to gun violence in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI), ahead of her departure from the VI over the weekend.
‘Serious accident’ involving scooter rider reported near The Moorings
WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI- While details remain sketchy, information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that a ‘serious accident’ involving a scooter rider has occurred tonight Sunday, March 6, 2022.
Local A. Hermia Tench-Donovan becomes first female Maritime Barrister in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islander Mrs Allison Hermia Tench- Donovan, at attorney at O'Neal Webster, was called to practice as a Barrister of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) in the Virgin Islands on March 1, 2022, becoming one of the newest members of the local bar and the first female Barrister focusing on Maritime Law.
East End Bridge severely compromised; motorists told to drive with caution
EAST END, Tortola, VI - Motorists in the Virgin Islands (VI) are being told to traverse the Blackburn Highway in the vicinity of Alphonso‘s Gas Station in East End and Parham Town’s entrance with ‘extreme caution’ as the East End bridge has been discovered to be severely compromised.
VINO turns 12! Still going strong despite challenges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is now 12 years old, having been founded on March 1, 2010.
‘We are on our way back’ to economic normalcy – Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Maline (AL) has assured that the territory is on ‘its way back to’ normality should citizens continue to take up COVID-19 vaccination and booster shorts.
VIP to hold rally celebrating 3 years in office & party's 51st anniversary
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Territory’s oldest active political party will hold a rally this evening Saturday, March 5, 2022, at 8:00 PM at the bandstand in Road Town, the capital city on the main island of Tortola.
ESHS students filmed in public brawl near HoA/High Court building
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Students believed to be attending the Elmore Stout High School (ESHS) in Road Town, were today, March 4, 2021, filmed in another public brawl near the High Court/House of Assembly building in Road Town, Tortola.