Religion
Will the world end today Dec. 21, 2012 as Mayans predicted?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Today the Mayan calendar comes to an end, and with it, many have believed, comes the Apocalypse. There has been much talk about it in social media and street corners and even some news media overseas have given the topic some airtime.
UPDATE: Tennis court to follow STS Energy Centre opening
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Senior Pastor and founder of the New Life Baptist Church (NLBC) Bishop John I. Cline has disclosed that the Save the Seed Energy Centre (STSEC) will be followed up with the addition of a lawn tennis court on the grounds of the NLBC property in Duffs Bottom.
Edmund Maduro still thinks ‘Bill of Rights’ in VI constitution not a good idea
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Noting that he had used many of his television talk shows to speak out against the Bill of Rights being included in the Virgin Islands Constitution, Social activist Edmund Maduro is still not quite resting easy on the issue although he is not for any referendum to amend the constitution.
A Biblical Position on Gambling
By Rev. Dr. Melvin A. Turnbull
My position on what could be considered a vexing issue is simply to speak where God speaks, and to be still until He does. It needs to be understood that God’s direction to mankind is basically communicated in two main ways: through laws and/or through principles. Where there is a law, there is no room for debate – it’s either we obey and ‘live’ or disobey and ‘die.’
Bountiful Harvest at Road Town Methodist Church
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was indeed a wonderful blessing and an inspiring display of thanksgiving and rejoicing when one of the oldest churches in the Virgin Islands, the Road Town Methodist Church, held its Harvest Thanksgiving on October 21, 2012.
Most hypocrites are in church!- Caller to sports talk show
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A caller to the talk show Sports Talk, which was aired on Saturday October 20, 2012 on a local radio station, claimed that most “hypocrites are in the church”. The topic at the time was Pari-Mutuel betting at Ellis Thomas Downs.
Author & Counsellor Leslie Vernick on Island for Domestic Violence Conference
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The author of numerous books including The Emotionally Destructive Relationship and Defeating Depression, Leslie Venick, is in the Territory for a Domestic Violence Awareness Conference, which opens this evening October 12, 2012 at the St. George’s Anglican (Episcopal) Church on Main Street.
East End SDA Church to hold Community Day on Sunday
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The East End Seventh-day Adventist Church is once again hosting its Community Day with a Health Fair on Sunday September 30, 2012.
Still good in VI society - Rev. Turnbull
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In light of the negatives existing in the Virgin Islands, namely, an increase in criminal acts, drugs, possession of unlicensed firearms and abuse, Chairman of the Virgin Islands Heritage Month Committee, Rev. Dr. M. A Turnbull sa
Local Muslims begin month of fasting today
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Today July 20, 2012, marks the beginning of a month of fasting for the over 1.6 billion Muslims worldwide including those living in the Virgin Islands (VI).