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Selroy Hanley charged for Murder after stabbing victim dies
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Selroy Hanley, who resided at Purcell Estate at the time he was accused and charged for Wounding with Intent and being Armed with an Offensive Weapon, is now being charged for murder, after the man he allegedly stabbed succumbed to his injuries.
BVIPA frontline staff complete enhanced customer service training
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI– Staff of the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) have successfully completed training workshops aimed at enhancing both customer service skills and emotional intelligence within the organisation.
BVIEC partners with CADWELL for successful recycling project
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI - BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), in partnership with CADWELL, the #1 recycling company in the Caribbean, has announced the success of a recycling project.
Man shot in Harrigan's Estate
HARRIGAN ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Police are said to be investigating a shooting in Harrigan's Estate on Tortola this afternoon, May 31, 2023.
Willock calls for an Office of Diaspora Affairs
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Former Speaker of the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA) Mr Julian Willock has called on the Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) Administration to set up an Office of Diaspora Affairs.
VI reminded smoking in public places is prohibited by law
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Residents of the Virgin Islands are reminded of the dangers of smoking as the Territory observes World No Tobacco Day 2023.
BVIHSA receives Blood Bank equipment from Rotary Club of Tortola
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has received a donation of Blood Bank equipment courtesy of the Rotary Club of Tortola.
Premier forecasts positive GDP impacts from AA’s Miami to VI service
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is predicting positive impacts to the territory’s GDP as a result of direct flights from Miami to the Virgin Islands to commence on June 1, 2023, by American Airlines (AA).
Haiti’s deadly vigilante movement sees decline in gang violence
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti– Violence by armed gangs has fallen “drastically” since the emergence of a vigilante justice movement that has seen at least 160 suspected criminals killed in the last month, a report by local human rights research group CARDH said on Sunday.
Nicaragua govt accuses Catholic Church of money laundering
REUTERS
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Nicaraguan police said yesterday they are investigating several dioceses of the Catholic Church for money laundering, a day after local media reported that the bank accounts of parishes in the Central American country had been frozen.
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