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Premier Wheately's 2010 song ‘I wanna fly’ takes the airways after 14 years
FAT HOG'S BAY, Tortola, VI – Long before holding the highest office, Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) added to the country’s musical repertoire with the release of a song ‘I wanna fly,' which touched on social issues in the Virgin Islands and remains relevant in 2024.
Man reportedly returns with AK 47 following brawl @ Long Bush
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- It was sometime after 10:00 PM last evening, Sunday, June 23, 2024, that there was a fight involving three males in Long Bush on the main island of Tortola.
Undercover sting unveils cocaine trafficking plot between Tortola & STT
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI — A recently unsealed case in the District Court of the Virgin Islands reveals a man on trial for participating in a conspiracy to traffic cocaine from Tortola in the British Virgin Islands into St. Thomas.
Dean H. Greenaway ousted from BVIFA; Matter now in hands of Labour
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Football Association (BVIFA) has been tight-lipped over giving Mr Dean H. Greenaway aka 'The Sportsman' the pink slip. Our sources in the sports fraternity in the Virgin Islands (VI) told our newsroom that Mr Greenaway, who is a critic of the Natalio D. Wheatley Administration, was fired from his job as the Head of the BVIFA Competitions Committee.
100s from Sewkarran & Chrisnanand power Cavaliers to BVICA T20 Final
GREENLAND, Tortola, VI- Blistering centuries from Avishkar Sewkarran and Dhanpaul Chrisnanand powered Cavaliers to a 203-run win over Rising Stars in the semi-finals of the BVI Cricket Association (BVICA) T20 Tournament at Greenland Playfield on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
Malacoy Levons & Jhadazia Lennard crowned Mr & Miss HLSCC 2024
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Malacoy Levons and Jhadazia Lennard were crowned Mr and Miss HLSCC 2024 respectively when the pageant was held at Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium on Sunday, June 23, 2024.
RVIPF mourns death of retired officer Thomas Winchester
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is mourning the death of former Sergeant of Police Mr Thomas Winchester, who retired from the RVIPF on July 31, 2000.
Late attorney & legislator Vernon E. Malone laid to rest
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Late legislator (2007-2011) and first local Police Commissioner Vernon E. Malone QPM, LLB, MHA, CPA was laid to rest on Saturday, June 22, 2024, following an official funeral.
‘We have looked @ extending [airport runway] 500 ft to the west’- Hon Rymer
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands led by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has committed to extending the runway at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport; however, how it will be done is not a decision written in stone as yet.
Semi-finals of BVICA T20 Cricket Tournament bowl off @ 10: 00 AM
GREENLAND, Tortola, VI- 11 teams began participating in the BVI Cricket Association (BVICA) 2024 T20 Cricket Tournament, which bowled off at Greenland Playfield on April 14, 2024, and now only 4 remain.
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