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Waitress needs $200,000 for bone marrow transplant
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Before being diagnosed with multiple myeloma, St Lucia national Marilyn Glasgow was hardly ill; now she has weakened and is unable to work.
TAG raises $$ for evicted Humane Society of the BVI
SLANEY POINT, Tortola, VI- Tortola Auto Group (TAG), home of CarQuest Auto Parts, has presented the Humane Society of the BVI with proceeds from their winetasting event held in support of the construction of a new animal shelter on Tortola.
Muriel Penn is the winner of the Ford Ranger XTL in RVIPF raffle!
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Christmas for East End resident Muriel Penn has gotten even sweeter, being the winner of the Ford Ranger XTL, which was the grand prize of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) fundraising raffle held in collaboration with Tortola Auto Group (TAG) and Delta Petroleum.
Jaleel F. Cameron launches ‘Coins for Kids’ for Bahamas
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Five-gallon water bottles are being placed at schools across the territory in the hope that each will be filled with coins and even dollar notes if possible. This is a project undertaken by Jaleel F. Cameron to assist children affected by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas.
Miss World BVI was denied scholarship under NDP Gov't
SCRUB ISLAND, VI- Turned down for a government scholarship to study in the Performing Arts field, Rikkiya A. R. Brathwaite leaned on the pockets of her parents and pursued her dreams.
PHOTO of the Day: Home for VG resident 'Andy' Ham close to completion
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Thanks to some $20,000 raised through GoFundMe, a home for Virgin Gorda resident Anderson Ham aka 'Andy' is being realised.
RiteWay employees run to raise support for BVI Diabetes Association
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On Sunday, December 3, 2017, 29 Northwest employees and community members from store locations challenged themselves with the Run Barbados Marathon, a 26.2 mile run in support of the Company’s Healthy Horizons Foundation.
Hon Walwyn to feed 500 on Christmas Day
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- This Christmas Day 2017, Minister for Education and Culture, Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (AL) and his committee will feed about 500 persons.
VIP gala to honour founding members; raise funds to pay bills
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In what he hopes will become an annual fixture in the calendar of events for the Virgin Islands Party (VIP), Chairman of the VIP and Opposition Leader Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has revealed that the aim of the 46th anniversary gala is two-fold; honour founding members as well as to raise funds to pay the party’s outstanding bills from the 2015 General Election.
Rotary Club of RT brings in the ‘Xmas vibe’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- One of the more active clubs in the Virgin Islands, the Rotary Club of Road Town, is at it again with its latest project being the decorating and lighting up of the Road Town Roundabout.