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UK national Jay Kendall’s appointment as HMP boss a ‘step forward’- Archer Jr
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- It was on September 15, 2023, that our newsroom first and accurately reported that the new Superintendent of Prisons in the [British] Virgin Islands would be a United Kingdom (UK) national, replacing local Guy M. Hill.
Borrowed coat strings don’t last long
Alred C. Frett
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Some say Good things never seem to last, and some say, the good Lord giveth and the Good Lord taketh away... I do not have all the answers but I may have a few, and just as Day follows Night, Night follows Day, and, not all Days are bright, and not all Nights are dark... However, even with all the differences between our Ambition and Ability, the God of Nature and Laws of Balance still brings equality for one and all.
Kadeem S. Maynard gets 57 months in jail for cocaine smuggling conspiracy
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Kadeem S. Maynard, the son of former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard, was sentenced in a Miami court to 57 months in jail on Monday, November 20, 2023, for his role in a scheme to traffic cocaine from Colombia through the [British] Virgin Islands to the US mainland.
USVI’s Emmanuel Phillips cops top prize in BVITB's 2023 film competition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In a red carpet premiere event, USVI Emmanuel Phillips copped the top prize of the 'Rhodni Skelton Award' $5,000.00 for overall best film in the BVI Tourist Board Film Commission's 284 Excellence Film Competition 2023 held Sunday night, November 19, 2023.
VI trio presents @ OTS Youth Summit & Youth Parliament in UK
LONDON, United Kingdom- A youth delegation from the Virgin Islands, including Regional Junior Ambassador of Tourism Naomi A. Onwufuju, represented the Virgin Islands at the Overseas Territories (OTS) Youth Summit and Youth Parliament in London last week.
BVIEC Long Bush office closed for today, Nov 20, 2023
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- Customers who have not yet signed up to the BVI Electricity Corporation’s (BVIEC) online portal were unable to pay their electricity bill today, Monday, November 20, 2023, due to the office in Long Bush being closed.
'This is the first time I really feel unsafe' in VI– Hon Marlon A. Penn
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Opposition legislator in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) says, as a result of crime, now is the first time he has really felt unsafe in the VI.
‘Higher than average’ Sarahan Dust surge in VI- DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has alerted that the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) is experiencing another surge of the Saharan Dust and that this surge is higher than the average.
David Lim wins 18th Deloitte Ogier BVI Half Marathon
SMUGGLERS COVE, Tortola, VI- Julius Farley and David Lim battled it out for the 18th Deloitte Ogier BVI Half Marathon title; however, Lim prevailed on the course that started at A.O. Shirley Grounds and ended on the beach at Smugglers Cove on Saturday, November 18, 2023.
UPDATE: Nicaraguan Sheynnis Palacios Cornejo crowned Miss Universe 2023
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador- Nicaragua's Sheynnis Palacios Cornejo was crowned Miss Universe 2023 on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the 72nd edition of the pageant, held this year at Adolfo Pineda National Gymnasium in San Salvador, El Salvador.
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