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Why did police kill Santo Y. Hernandez? Public needs to know!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Civil Society, the media and the family of the late Santo Yamarco Hernandez are starting to question the circumstances surrounding the Government shooting and killing of the escaped prisoner in the hills of Butu Mountain on Tortola.
Ira L. Smith passes; VI’s first local Architect & Town Planner
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Hours after the Territory learnt of the passing of a former Deputy Governor, family, friends and the boating community were also gripped with the sad news of the passing of another son of the soil, former civil servant and businessman Ira L. Smith.
‘I will not support NDP next elections; Too much damage done’- Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While election is about one year out, the political rhetoric on all sides is heating up. There is no secret of a civil war within the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP).
Struiken strikes in Hauteville 5K in Carrot Bay
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- Cliff Struiken blazed to victory, with hardly a challenge, when the Hauteville 5K Series made a stop in Carrot Bay, Tortola on March 31, 2018.
M. Elton Georges CMG, OBE: Ex Deputy Governor is dead
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Our newsroom can confirm that the British Overseas Territory of the Virgin Islands’ longest serving Deputy Governor M. Elton Georges CMG, OBE has passed.
'Sunset Legislation to address post-hurricane policies'- Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The public will remember that on March 1, 2018 Opposition Leader and First District Representative, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1), grilled the Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL), on the issue of expatriates being asked to leave the territory even though they have been given new job offers.
Leaked letters show pressure from FCO for independent Recovery Agency
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While some backbenchers, residents and civil society are not sure what is in the amended Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency Bill 2018, letters unearthed from senior National Democratic Party (NDP) sources show pressure from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) over the Bill.
'Changes to Recovery Agency bill should have been shared publicly' - Gerard St C. Farara QC
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “There is really a need for us in the BVI to be looking at the rules and procedures of the House of Assembly. In many respect, they do not really do enough to speak to the democratic process and we need to focus on that.”
87-year old Tattersall sweeps awards @ 2018 BVI Spring Regatta
NANNY CAY, Tortola, VI - On April 1, 2018, the final day of racing in the 47th edition of the BVI Spring Regatta, which ended on a light note along with plenty of cold beer, sunshine and smiles, the story was really about the fantastic job Nanny Cay and the regatta organisers have done to make this year's BVI Spring Regatta event happen post Hurricane Irma.
NJAR links up with Jamaican superstar Demarco for ‘See Flowers' remix
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands’ rapper NJAR (Not Just Another Rapper) is taking his music to another stage- Jamaica- as he has linked up with popular Jamaican artiste Collin D. Edwards, better known as Demarco, for the remix of his latest single ‘See Flowers’.
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