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SpaceX rocket launch in Florida seen in VI skies
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites Sunday night, March 10, 2024.
2 gold & a silver for Adaejah T. Hodge in farewell high school indoor meet
BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA- [British] Virgin Islands sprinter Adaejah T. Hodge bid farewell to her high school indoor track career in remarkable fashion at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in Boston on Sunday, March 10, 2024, clinching two gold medals and a silver.
Governor’s Office recruiting Policy & Communications Officer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Office of the Governor is advertising a vacancy for a Policy and Communications Officer.
'You’d have to win Puerto Rico Lottery' to afford SSB home on Joe’s Hill- E. Walwyn Brewley
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Talk show host and former legislator Mr E. Walwyn Brewley aka ‘GM’ has criticised the large amounts being requested by Social Security Board (SSB) for ownership of units at Joe’s Hill Manor Estate.
USVI: St Croix drivers clash with unlicensed rivals amid industry crisis
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Stakeholders in the taxi industry convened on Friday evening, March 8, 2024, for the final iteration of a series of townhall meetings intended to discuss the state of the Taxicab Commission, the industry’s governing body.
1.8 tonnes of cocaine with street value of $180M was seized on March 5- Gov Pruce
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Standing in front of the vessel, ‘Midnight’, that was seized in a joint operation involving US Customs and Border Patrol and the Royal Virgin Islands Police (RVIPF) in the East End area on March 5, 2024, Governor Daniel Pruce has disclosed that the 60 bales of cocaine seized was weighed at 1.8 tonnes with a street value of $180M.
Thomas family of D7 gets new social home
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- A joyful Mr Lealdo Thomas was appreciative to the Ministry of Health and Social Development as he became the latest recipient of a social home.
VI work permit exemptions expanded for persons doing short-term services
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Persons looking to engage in short-term service provision in the Virgin Islands (VI) will now be able to benefit from simplified work permit requirements for specific categories of individuals for an initial period of seven days.
Revision of VI’s decade old National Youth Policy initiated – Hon deCastro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– With a decade having passed the implementation of the VI National Youth Policy, the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) says the Government has initiated the revision of the National Youth Policy.
Plaskett secures over $10M for USVI community projects in federal bill
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - The passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024 by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week was a moment of triumph for Congressional Delegate Stacey Plaskett, who reported that twelve of her office’s Community Project Funding Requests were included in the measure.
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