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King Charles III diagnosed with cancer
LONDON, United Kingdom- King Charles III, 75, has been diagnosed with cancer, Buckingham Palace announced today, Monday, February 5, 2024.
Donelle Smith is the VI’s 1st Grammy Award winner
LOS ANGELES, California, USA- “Dreams manifest when you want them to.” Those are the words of [British] Virgin Islands musician Donelle Smith aka 'Phyzic', following after winning a Grammy Award last night, Sunday, February 4, 2024.
Razor Bladez vows to always keep a fungi flavour to its music
PALESTINA ESTATE, Tortola, VI – Local fungi band Razor Bladez says while the band has been performing a variety of genres of music in the Virgin Islands, fungi music will continue to be fused into their music style, to keep the cultural music relevant to a young generation.
Kyron A. McMaster wins 400M @ South Carolina Invitational
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, USA- World Athletics Championships silver medalist and Commonwealth Games 400m Hurdles Champion Kyron A. McMaster of the [British] Virgin Islands tuned up for the 2024 athletics season by competing at the South Carolina Invitational 2024 at the weekend.
UK Minister threatens ‘further action’ if delays with CoI Reforms continue
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for the Americas, the Caribbean and UK Overseas Territories, Mr David H. Rutley MP has fired a shot across the bow ahead of his arrival in the [British] Virgin Islands.
Rock City's Theron Thomas wins 2024 Songwriter of the Year @ Grammy Awards
VI CONSORTIUM
LOS ANGELES, California, USA- “This is going to show every youth in the Virgin Islands, every youth in the Caribbean – small islands especially – that we could dream bigger than we ever thought we could.”
Car shot up @ CGB; No injuries reported
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- A car was riddled with bullets at Cane Garden Bay just after 6:00 PM today, Sunday, February 4, 2024.
Vending booth @ ESHS burglarised
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A vendor at Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) is left counting her losses after her vending booth was burglarised on Saturday night, February 3, 2024.
462 cases of cancer reported in VI from 2016 to 2022- Health Minister
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The National Health Insurance (NHI) has reported an average of 41 new cases of cancer per year, over the last six years, with a high of 59 in 2022, and a low of 22 in 2017.
VI staff celebrates CIBC FirstCaribbean’s rebrand
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – CIBC FirstCaribbean unveiled its rebranded regional bank, CIBC Caribbean on January 30, 2024, promising it is not just a “cosmetic change but a strategic move to position ourselves as a modern, forward-thinking institution.”