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January 17th, 2024
CoP for Cayman Islands reviewing complaints against Mark Collins- Governor Rankin

FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Outgoing Governor of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) John J. Rankin, CMG has disclosed that the Police Commissioner of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, Kurt Walton, is the individual asked to review the myriad of complaints against the Police Commissioner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), Mark Collins.

January 16th, 2024
Homeless man reportedly wreaking havoc, masturbating in public

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Despite going before the courts and facing incarceration for violent behaviour in the past, a homeless man identified as Sonnel G. Hanley has been reportedly wreaking havoc in Road Town and other busy areas where tourists frequent.

January 16th, 2024
13 prison inmates complete Skills of Life Programme

BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- Thirteen prisoners at His Majesty's Prison in Balsam Ghut on Tortola have received completion certificates for successfully navigating a Skills of Life Programme.

January 16th, 2024
OECS condemns ‘strongly’ Governor’s efforts to undermine legitimate VI Gov’t

CASTRIES, St Lucia- The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has said Heads of Government of the OECS has “noted with alarming concern”, the evolving situation in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI), regarding the request by the Governor for additional powers which will allow him to bypass the Territorial Government, and implement unilaterally, the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) for governance reforms in the territory.

January 16th, 2024
Sentencing date for Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard pushed to February 2024

MIAMI, Florida, USA- The sentencing date for the former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA), Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard has now been pushed back, as the trial for the former Premier of the [British] Virgin Islands, Andrew A. Fahie, continues to face repeated delays.

January 16th, 2024
2024: A new year for tackling the same old problems

Alred C. Frett

Needing to Look Backward so We can Move Forward:

Welcome to 2024... This is a leap year which means that with the expansion to 29 days in February, we will have the longest Black History Month within a seven year span... That is good, but even as we leave 2023, the after-effects still linger on... With all our Commentaries and New Year Resolutions, we should reflect and acknowledge whether or not things are getting better or worse, before our Memories fade.

January 16th, 2024
Carvin Malone’s 'willingness to bridge divides’ exemplified his statesmanship- Speaker

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Corine N. George-Massicote is one of the latest to pay tribute to the late former legislator Carvin Malone, who died suddenly on January 14, 2024.

January 15th, 2024
'Carvin Malone was a champion for the Virgin Islands'- Premier Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As tributes continue to flow reflecting on the life of late former Minister of Health and Social Development and Businessman Carvin Malone, Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R1) has expressed his profound sadness on the passing Mr Malone.

January 15th, 2024
UPDATE: Man pulled from water @ JvD reportedly dies

GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that the man who was pulled from the water at Jost van Dyke this morning, January 15, 2023, has reportedly died.

January 15th, 2024
Chief Justice Janice M. Pereira delivers 'final' opening speech to ECSC Law Year Opening

SAINT GEORGES, Grenada – Chief Justice Hon Dame Janice M. Pereira has delivered what she said was her final speech as Chief Justice at a Special Sitting to Commemorate the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Opening of the Law Year.

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