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Pastors Michael A. Turnbull & Jovan E.L. Cline to co-chair VI Heritage Month Cmte
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After over two decades at the helm of the Virgin Islands Heritage Month Committee, Reverend Dr Melvin A. Turnbull has said he is ready to pass on the baton and has already “selected” two “suitable candidates” to co-chair the committee.
Renowned health advocate Dr Hans A. Diehl who visited VI in 2019 has died
LOMA LINDA, California, USA- Dr Hans A. Diehl, a pivotal figure in preventive medicine who visited the Virgin Islands in 2019 to help introduce the ‘Complete Health Improvement Program’ also known as CHIP to residents, has died.
Emancipation celebration in VI is now a 'carnival'- Bishop John I. Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While criticising the way the VI Emancipation Festival is celebrated in the Virgin Islands, outspoken clergyman Bishop John I. Cline blasted the local emancipation celebrations as one that has become a carnival.
VI suffer heavy defeats @ CONCACAF U15 C/Ships in Dominica
ROSEAU, Dominica- The [British] Virgin Islands have found the going very tough at the CONCACAF U15 Championships in Dominica, suffering heavy back-to-back defeats in the group stage.
EE/LL Cultural Experience underway @ Greenland Field
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- Anyone wishing to get a strong feel of the Virgin Islands' culture during this Emancipation Festival can look no further than East End/Long Look and Carrot Bay.
‘It is Africa that owes Reparations’- Sandra Phillip-Hodge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While local politicians and Caribbean leaders have been making calls for the United Kingdom and other countries of Europe to pay reparations for slavery, there are some who believe the descendants of slaves should not concern themselves with that and that it is Africa who they should be looking to for reparations.
Air pollution concerns in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, ST Croix, USVI- The [US] VI Department of Planning and Natural Resources has issued a statement emphasising the diverse nature of air pollution and its potential impact on human health.
Revellers gyrate their way to Long Bay, Beef Island in EE Rise & Shine
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The highly anticipated Rise and Shine in East End on Tortola this morning, August 9, 2023, drew hundreds of revellers who gyrated their way to Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and some even daringly took a plunge off the bridge before reaching Long Bay beach on Beef Island.
Judge Sets Date for Trump Protective Order Hearing
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT
The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s 2020 election conspiracy case set a hearing for Friday over a protective order that aims to prevent the former president from sharing information from the case with the public.
Officer in George Floyd case jailed for almost 5 years
BBC NEWS
A former Minneapolis police officer has been sentenced to 57 months (almost five years) in prison for his role in the death of George Floyd.
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