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BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival to showcase a diverse fleet of boats
NANNY CAY, Tortola, VI- The docks at Nanny Cay Resort and Marina are full and ready to roll as ten classes prepare to race in the 51st edition of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival kicking off on April 5, 2024.
Fake or imitation? pick your choice
Alred C. Frett
They may try, but reality can never be replaced: We are still in a hole, and still digging deeper, but these are facts that you already realize. However, getting 'Truth to the Youth' is harder when leaders appear so comfortable as they head in the wrong direction... Nonetheless, we have a sacred obligation to deliver the Message, because, using ignorance & denial as ladders, they will never free us, and if you doubt this, just close your eyes, and start walking.
Team Tortola blow out St Croix team 81-44 in Mamba Mentality 3 on STT
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- After narrowly losing to Young Legacy of St Croix on Friday, March 29, 2024, Team Tortola aka ‘Hustlers Never Fold’ (HNF) rebounded to crush Roogoodoo of St Croix, 81-44, on Saturday, March 30 in the Mamba Mentality 3 basketball tournament being played at Ivanna Eudora Kean Gymnasium on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI).
Violent weekend in St Thomas leaves 20-year-old woman dead
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A series of violent incidents over the weekend has left the St Thomas community reeling, prompting a call for public assistance from law enforcement officials. In a tragic culmination of events, a 20-year-old woman was killed, and several others were injured in separate shootings, the [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) has confirmed to the Consortium.
8 tenders received for construction of Trellis Bay Welcome Center- RDA
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) has disclosed it has received 8 tenders for the construction of the Trellis Bay Welcome Center.
Sea Senora pockets top prize @ Wahoomania Fishing Contest 2024
ST THOMAS BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Nine boats went out to sea before sunrise on March 30, 2024, to see who would bag the biggest catch and the top prize in the Wahoomania Fishing Contest organised by the Virgin Gorda Fishermen Cooperative.
‘Glow N’ Fete Night’ kicks off tonight @ VG Easter Festal village
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Having officially kicked off today, the 57th Virgin Gorda Easter Festival calendar of events started this morning Saturday, March 30, 2024, with the Wet Fete at St Thomas Bay, Virgin Gorda.
CGB road upgrades, coastal defense works commence
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI – Road and sea defence works have commenced in the Cane Garden Bay (CGB) Community on Tortola, through the Ministry of Communications and Works, to enhance the road infrastructure, address existing issues and elevate the quality of transportation in the area.
Woman gets community service for USVI fraudulent check scheme
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix - A woman who pleaded guilty to obtaining money by false pretense has been sentenced to 50 hours of community service for each of the two years she spends on probation.
Int’l flight resumption @ Anegada a 'significant milestone' – Hon Rymer
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI – Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R7) has called the reintroduction of international flights at the Captain Auguste George International Airport on Anegada, a testament to the government's commitment to revitalizing the local economy.