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Lions demolish Live & Direct to lift 6th District b/ball title
BELLE VUE, Tortola, VI – Lions are the Champions of the Annual 6th District Basketball Tournament, having completed a 2-0 sweep of Live and Direct on Sunday March 20, 2016 at the Gym in Belle Vue, Tortola.
Belle Vue Gym’s power disconnected!
BELLE VUE, Tortola, VI – The Belle Vue Gym has been without power for the past two weeks and this news site has been able to confirm that the lights were disconnected because non-payment of the electricity bill.
‘Our votes are not for sale’ – Elvis ‘Juggy’ Harrigan
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Party (VIP) candidate for the Sixth District Elvis ‘Juggy’ Harrigan last night June 2, 2015 accused incumbent National Democratic Party (NDP) candidate Alvera Maduro-Caines of not having a voice in her own party and as such unable to fully represent the people of the district as he would be able to do if and when elected come June 8, 2015.
'I was working before politics' – Hon Alvera Maduro-Caines
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI - “District 6, these days I have become accustomed to the insults and insinuations by past and present opponents along with some in the district. If you remember, during the 2011 campaign, the question was asked: ‘Where the lady with the little bag going?’ but you the people answered for me, and together we proved that little is much in the hands of someone who cares,” Hon Alvera Maduro-Caines told supporters at her campaign meeting at the One Mart parking lot in Port Purcell.
Miss BVI 1st runner up Doneisha D. Maduro-Findlay seeks to clear family's name
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As controversy brews around the status the reigning Miss BVI Jaynene Jno-Lewis, the pageant’s 1st runner up Doneisha D. Maduro-Findlay said her family has nothing to do with the ongoing issues as some people are suggesting on social media.
HOA to meet on November 19, 2013
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands is scheduled to next meet on November 19, 2013 at the House Chambers in Road Town, the Virgin Islands’ capital city.
“Economy is not all that great”- Hon. Alvera Maduro-Caines
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Another National Democratic Party (NDP) legislator has publicly disputed and contradicted the claim by their leader, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, that the economy of the Virgin Islands is “robust and getting better.”
Unruly parents put a damp on Prince & Princess Show
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The smooth flow and excitement of the annual Prince and Princess Show at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall on July 21, 2013 were rudely interrupted by a few parents who seemed eager to steal the spotlight from the children on stage, although for all the wrong reasons. Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) even had to step in to restore order as one of the parents seemed intent on having a free for all brawl.
UPDATE: Prince & Princess Show winners had greatest crowd support
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Prince and Princess Show last evening, July 21, 2013 was a combination of brain, bravery, talent, humor and a pure passion to take away the top prizes of the night. At the end, the coveted title went to Jahkhoy Martin and J'dya Sprauve of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School.
No more fowl fighting in $90K Belle Vue Gym – Hon. Maduro-Caines
BELLE VUE, Tortola, VI – There was one universal message being told at the ceremony to mark the re-opening of the Belle Vue gym and community centre last night, May 28, 2013 and that was for the care and protection of the facility. “It’s been a long time coming but it’s finally here we still have a lot of work to do but the work will continue and it will get done sooner than later,” said Representative of the Sixth District Hon. Alvera Maduro-Caines.
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