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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.
‘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.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.