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September 22nd, 2023
Fake ‘Drugs bust post’ is malicious & unauthorsed- JTV

FISH BAY, Tortola, VI – Japhix Television (JTV), a media house operating primarily via Facebook in the Virgin Islands (VI), has debunked as malicious and unauthorised a post being circulated online with a photo of a drug bust along with the accompanying image of three individuals.

September 22nd, 2023
Hon de Castro told to not answer question about teachers’ strike @ Rotary meeting

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- ZBVI Radio reporter Zan Lewis, known for his blunt and hard-hitting questions at press conferences has been missing from the local media scene of late; however, he showed up at the Rotary Club of Central Tortola’s meeting at Bamboushay Restaurant and Lounge in Road Town yesterday, Thursday, September 21, 2023.

September 22nd, 2023
This week we feature Young Professional Curtis Callwood

By Ron O. D'Avilar

Our Young Professional this week is an insurance professional with a passion for fashion designing. Fashion Designer Curtis Callwood uses his creativity and love for designing to create one-of-a-kind designer gowns and dresses that incorporate the culture of the Virgin Islands.

September 22nd, 2023
Gov’t ‘hopeful’ Anegadians 'will be able to get deeds' for lands by yearend

THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI- Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change Mr Ronald F. Smith-Berkeley, led an eight-member team to Anegada last week to finalise matters regarding the distribution of lands to qualified persons.

September 22nd, 2023
‘It is high time reparatory justice is made priority’- UN Human Rights Commissioner

NEW YORK, USA- Even as the [British] Virgin Islands struggle against the heavy hand of colonialism by the United Kingdom (UK), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has said it was paramount that “strong leadership and political will from States and the international community be galvanised to finally, comprehensively address the entrenched legacies of colonialism, enslavement and the trade in enslaved Africans.”

September 21st, 2023
Police recover 'bag of guns' from men fleeing Lambert Estate

LAMBERT ESTATE, Tortola, VI – Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, during routine patrols in the Lambert Estate area, observed three males in hoodies heading in the direction of His Majesty’s Prison, behaving suspiciously.

September 21st, 2023
UPDATE: Erickson facing 21 charges; 3 others charged for ammo possession

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following news of the arrest of a male on his arrival to the Virgin Islands, detectives of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force have announced tonight, Thursday, September 21, 2023, that Nyron Erickson, a 31-year-old resident of West End, Tortola was charged with a total of 21 criminal offenses.

September 21st, 2023
‘Some doing well, others catching hell!’- Banks & Insurance blasted over local treatment

ROAD TOWN Tortola, VI - Leader of the Opposition in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) while speaking under other business in the 5th House of Assembly (HoA) on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, lambasted local insurance companies and banks in the territory.

September 21st, 2023
Petition launched over abysmal state of VG water supply

SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI- An online petition has been launched over the alleged poor state of water in Spanish Town, Virgin Gorda, which according to the petition’s organizer has seen the island being plagued with water woes including foul-smelling water and lack of a reliable supply.

September 21st, 2023
Concerns raised over unconfirmed Cabinet Nominee as USVI Acting Chief Executive

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - President of the 35th Legislature Novelle Francis has voiced concerns over the decision of Governor Albert Bryan to appoint an unconfirmed Cabinet nominee to act as the territory’s chief executive while he and Lt. Governor Tregenza Roach are out of the territory.

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