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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).
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.
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.
Homicide in Frederiksted marks USVI's 32nd for 2023
VI CONSORTIUM
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.