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October 9th, 2023
VG United blank One Love to win Emmett Caines KO Cup

EAST END, Tortola, VI- VG United are the winners of the first-ever Emmett Caines Pre-Season Knockout Tournament organised by the BVI Football Association (BVIFA).

October 8th, 2023
B&B's baseball team narrowly loses to Anguilla

THE VALLEY, Anguilla- A junior baseball team from the [British] Virgin Islands is participating in the Baseball Invasion Tournament in Anguilla from October 6-8, 2023.

October 8th, 2023
UPDATE: 4 charged in police operations on Friday; Guns, ammo & cocaine seized

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said police seized two assault rifles, and a significant amount of assorted ammunition, and cocaine during a series of search operations on Friday, October 6, 2023.

October 8th, 2023
Homicide in Frederiksted marks USVI's 32nd for 2023

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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A man who was shot multiple times on Queen and King Cross Street, Frederiksted Friday night, October 6, 2023, was pronounced dead at the Juan F. Luis Hospital early Saturday. The incident marked the 32nd homicide in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) this year, with an even split of 16 on St Thomas and 16 on St Croix.

October 8th, 2023
Premier extends condolences following death of UK police officer

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has offered condolences to the family and friends of the late United Kingdom (UK) police officer, Paul France.

October 7th, 2023
Kyle Baronville slapped with charges over Crabbe Lot gun incident

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - 34-year-old resident of Carrot Bay, Kyle Baronville has been today, October 7, 2023, slapped with a number of charges following investigations into reports of gunfire in the Crabbe Lot area on October 3, 2023.

October 7th, 2023
VI to host OECS Health Minister Meeting from Oct 9-12, 2023

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands will be hosting the 36th OECS/Pooled Procurement Service (PPS) Policy Board Meeting and Ninth OECS Council of Health Ministers where Health Ministers and other health personnel from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) will participate in the four-day meeting from October 9 to 12, 2023.

October 7th, 2023
UPDATE: Body pulled from car in RT is a UK Police Detective

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The body pulled from a car in Road Town, Tortola, the capital city, this morning Saturday, October 7, 2023, has been identified as a UK Police Detective.

October 7th, 2023
TS Phillipe a reminder of VI vulnerability to climate change – Premier Dr Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says the passage of Tropical Storm Philippe on Tuesday night October 3, 2023, into Wednesday morning, is another indicator of the need for the VI to adopt changes to mitigate the effects of climate change.

October 7th, 2023
Debt is a transfer of wealth

Dickson C. Igwe

Debt is like oxygen. It is everywhere in the world of economics. Debt is currency used to pay for what we want and need. It pays for products that are essential to existence such as hospital care, a roof over the head, or a vehicle in a land with no adequate public transportation. Debt can follow us to the grave if we do not pay off debt at a certain age, leaving our survivors to pay the debt.

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