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December 11th, 2023
Lakers’ D’Moi M. Hodge earning an extra $500K after NBA Cup win

LAS VEGAS, California, USA - The inaugural NBA in-season tournament has now come to an end after the Los Angeles Lakers and the Indiana Pacers battled it out in Las Vegas for the glory of hosting the first NBA Cup and taking home an extra $500,000.

December 10th, 2023
‘The decline in cleanliness has become progressively noticeable’ in VI- Lorna E. Tom

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A [British] Virgin Islander and “proud resident” of the territory is expressing her “deep concern” regarding what she has termed the ever-increasing issue of untidiness in the capital city, Road Town.

December 10th, 2023
Opps!!! Car runs into utility pole @ Prospect Reef

PROSPECT REEF, Tortola, VI- Yesterday morning, Saturday, December 9, 2023, our roving camera saw a car that ran into a pole at the end of Prospect Reef compound going West.

December 10th, 2023
Governor’s Office provides $30K in grants to 3 youth empowerment projects

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was in September 2023, that Governor of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) Mr John J. Rankin, CMG had said his office has a fund totalling $30,000 to finance youth empowerment projects in the VI and that it was welcoming applications from organisations, or partnerships across organisations for projects up to the value of $10,000.

December 10th, 2023
‘Aggressive’ consultations on new Public Service Salary Scale ongoing

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands awarded PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwC) a contract in October 2022 to carry out the Compensation Review and Job Classification.

December 10th, 2023
Breezy conditions & high chance of rain today- DDM

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A narrow pressure gradient will maintain breezy conditions on the islands that will continue to transport shallow patches of low-level clouds across the [British] Virgin Islands today, December 10, 2023.

December 9th, 2023
VI's position on PARBO will continue to meet human rights obligations - Gov't

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While British Overseas Territories (OTs) and Crown Dependencies including the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) have previously committed to the implementation of publicly accessible registers of beneficial ownership, commonly referred to as PARBO, the Virgin Islands has taken a new position based on a recent decision by the European Court of Justice.

December 9th, 2023
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake felt in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - This morning at around 10:30 am, persons in the Virgin Islands have reported experiencing tremors from an earthquake on the main island of Tortola and on the sister islands.

December 9th, 2023
RT Letterbox holders can resume use of service from Dec 11, 2023

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Letter box holders in the Road Town, Tortola, area of the Virgin Islands (VI) can now resume collection of their mail from their assigned BVI Post letter boxes at the location across from the Ralph T. O’Neal Administration Complex.

December 9th, 2023
Fire engulfs Pockwood Pond dumpsite this morning Dec 9, 2023

POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI - Waste Management Director Mr. Marcus E. Solomon has told our newsroom that at around 4:00 am, this morning Saturday, December 9, 2023, the Pockwood Pond dumpsite garbage tipping area located on the main island of Tortola, caught on fire.

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