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Gov’t looking to buy 6 new vehicles for RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) will soon be getting shiny new vehicles on the public purse, even as the force has been accused of poor performance under the leadership of current Commissioner of Police, Mark Collins.
‘The issue of water woes is multifaceted’- Fmr W&SD Director Willock
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Appearing on the International Morning Braff Show on Tola Radio 100.5 FM on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, with Floyd Burnett aka ‘Heritage’ and controversial talk show host Cindy Rosan, former Director of the Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD) Julian Willock has weighed in on the water woes affecting the territory.
Governor’s Office & Office of Gender Affairs mark International Day of the Girl
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Earlier this month the Governor’s Office in collaboration with the Office of Gender Affairs observed International Day of the Girl on October 11, 2023. The aim of this year’s campaign was to highlight inspirational girls who are helping to drive change locally.
VIFEMS Director Daryl George Dies; USVI flags lowered in tribute
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Daryl George Sr., director of Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services, has died, Governor Albert Bryan has announced.
VI lives in constant fear of British takeover– Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Former legislator Mr Carvin Malone says there continues to be an inequality in the relationship between the Virgin Islands (VI) and the United Kingdom (UK). Mr Malone referred to it as a parent-child relationship, although the VI has been handling its own affairs and generating its own revenues.
Industrial V/ball League: One Mart Yachting & SDA Family Matters remain unbeaten
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- One Mart Yachting and SDA Family Matters preserved their unbeaten record; however, RVIP Defenders suffered another loss when play in the 2023 Industrial Volleyball League organised by the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports continued at Multi-Purpose Sports Complex on Tuesday, October 24, 2023.
Man comes face to face with burglar in home @ Carrot Bay
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- A taxi driver decided to make a stop at his home in Carrot Bay only to come face to face with a burglar on Tuesday, October 17, 2023.
Missing millions at top Costa Rica bank spark investigation
REUTERS
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Costa Rica’s attorney general’s office has opened an investigation into the disappearance of some $6 million at the Central American country’s largest commercial bank, bank officials said yesterday.
1,000 cats rescued en route to China meat slaughter house
CNN
Hong Kong, China - Police in China have rescued some 1,000 cats from a truck en route to a slaughterhouse, state-affiliated media has reported, busting part of an illicit trade that fraudulently sells feline meat as pork or mutton and sparking fresh food safety concerns.
Bird flu detected in Antarctic for the first time
CNN
LONDON, UK - The first cases of bird flu have been detected in seabirds in the Antarctic, according to the British Antarctic Survey, raising fears the disease will spread rapidly through dense colonies of birds and mammals.
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