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UPDATE: BVIEC workers grateful for Asphalt Plant’s quick response
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI – Workers who had contacted this news site complaining about the emitting of pollutants from the nearby Asphalt Plant which had negatively affected them are now singing praises for the company’s prompt response.
Male students shun ‘Baby Think It Over’ practical experience
PALESTINA, Tortola, VI – When the Rotary Club of Tortola officially launched their 'Baby Think It Over' programme yesterday, February 10, 2015 reporters were introduced to a bevy of promising young women who were willing to face the challenge. However, there was just one male student opting to join them.
UPDATE: Power outage a technical glitch – Premier D. Orlando Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While many calls directly to the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) continue to attract no response, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith has stepped forward with an explanation for yesterday’s extensive power outage.
‘Erase Ebola like Polio is being tackled’ – Mr. Henry O. Creque
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Rotary clubs the world over are key in observing ‘Polio’ Day and rightfully so as Rotary has been championing the cause of fighting the dreaded disease to the point that they can take much credit for it being almost extinct from the face of the earth.
‘No question is foolish’ – PP Mrs Lorna G. Smith
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – “The only question that is foolish is the one that is not asked,” said First Lady and Past President (PP) of the Rotary Club of Tortola Mrs Lorna G. Smith to students of the Bregado Flax and Claudia Creque Educational Centres earlier today October 3, 2014.
VI youths for EPIC encounter
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Rotary Club of Tortola is expecting a ram jammed session come Thursday October 2 and Friday October 3, 2014 as they target close to 1,000 youths for their annual Youth Forum one that is expected to take a different spin than previous years.
Rotary Tortola donates $50k to new Peebles Hospital
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – When members of the Rotary Club of Tortola handed over a $50k pledge cheque to the Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton Acting District Governor of Rotary Ms Delma Maduro said that it was the largest donation to be made by a single Rotary Club in the history of the Virgin Islands.
‘It’s not about us; it’s about people we help’ – Henry O. Creque
SCRUB ISLAND, VI – The Rotary Club of Tortola last evening June 21, 2014 held their installation of the 2014-2015 Board of Directors with a touch of Motown music that took one back to the golden era of the late 50s to mid-70s.