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April 15th, 2024
Premier ‘salutes’ D’Moi M. Hodge for recent commitment to VI despite mourning

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- [British] Virgin Islands (VI) basketball player and former Los Angeles Lakers’ D’Moi M. Hodge has been hailed by the Premier of the territory for his recent show of commitment to the VI in the 2024 King of the Courts Caribbean Basketball Championships despite mourning the loss of his father Courtney Parsons Hodge aka ‘Coco’.

April 14th, 2024
Hon Lorna G. Smith opens 1st constituency office on Anegada

THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade Honourable Lorna G. Smith, OBE, on Friday, April 12, 2024, became the first elected representative to open a constituency office on Anegada.

April 13th, 2024
We need a sex offender’s registry in the VI’- Hon Stacy R. Mather

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- First term legislator and Deputy Speaker of the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Stacy R. Mather (AL) aka ‘Buddha’ has called for a sex offender’s registry to be set up in the territory.

April 13th, 2024
Tourist reportedly drowns @ Lambert Beach

LAMBERT BAY, Tortola, VI – Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is this afternoon, Saturday, April 13, 2024, a male tourist reportedly drowned at Lambert Beach, Lambert Bay, Tortola in the Virgin Islands (VI).

April 13th, 2024
Frustrated resident calls for end to toxic incinerator smoke

POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI - A resident of the West End Community has registered a desperate plea to the Government of the Virgin Islands for an update regarding the Pockwood Pond incinerator and the continuous toxic smoke emanating from the facility.

April 13th, 2024
Several areas to face overnight water disruptions over technical issue

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Several areas in the Virgin Islands (VI) are scheduled to face overnight water disruptions due to a technical issue at the local Seven Seas Desalination Plant.

April 13th, 2024
VI culture & arts ‘depicted beautifully’ @ recent Spring Regatta - Dr Katherine A. Smith

NANNY CAY, VI – The recently concluded BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival has been recognized for its prominent depiction of elements of the Virgin Islands' culture and cultural arts.

April 13th, 2024
2024 value & supply chain

Dickson C. Igwe

Follow the capital trail through the behaviour of the capital mix and its value supply chains. It is important to assess how much of the Capital Mix – wealth-generating assets in the Virgin Islands- with its associated supply and value chains, is in public hands or government, and how much is in the private sector, including non-profit organizations.

April 12th, 2024
RiteWay staff disgruntled over security search policy & meagre pay raise

PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Whether the price is right at Riteway and customers are happy is another story but the staff of Riteway are not happy, as they have had much to complain about.

April 11th, 2024
Joint VI Law Enforcement Marine Base officially rebuilt

ROAD REEF, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) has announced the successful completion of the Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Marine Base, a project that was jointly funded by the Government of the Virgin Islands and the UK Government through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).

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