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UPDATE: ‘No goat on my plate!’ – Hon Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost Van Dyke, VI – Representative for the Second District Honourable Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull disclosed that he has not had any goat meat for the past two and a half weeks following the allegations of goat poisoning on Jost Van Dyke and its surrounding islands.
JVD residents allege goats being poisoned on nearby islands
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI - Persons on Jost van Dyke are alleging that a number of goats have been poisoned in a bid to stop the domesticated animals from foraging on the nearby islands of Big Tobago and Little Tobago and disrupting conservation programmes.
Bajan band ‘NexCyx to headline Foxy’s 2015 Old Year’s Night Celebration
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost Van Dyke, VI – The highly anticipated Foxy’s Old Year’s Night Celebration on Jost Van Dyke is on this year, December 31, 2015, with Bajan band NexCyx to deliver the feature performance.
BVI Food Fete 2015 launched @ historical Callwood Distilleries
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI – The BVI Tourist Board yesterday evening, September 14, 2015, launched its calendar of activities and events for this year’s BVI Food Fete as the territory seeks to continue to make gains into the culinary tourism market to add to the natural beauty and nature of the territory.
JVD water restored following numerous complaints
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI - A businessman of Great Harbour, Jost van Dyke has complained of not having water for days which not only affected his businesses but also others in the area.
‘Healthcare, jobs priorities for JVD’ – Rajah A. Smith
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI – Virgin Islands Party candidate for the Second District, Rajah A. Smith is determined to hit the ground running following the elections of June 8, 2015 as he said if he is elected he would immediately begin to tackle issues such as healthcare and employment as priority areas on the island.
Heavy rains, flood watch force closure of Govt offices, schools
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As the Territory continues to be affected by heavy rainfall, Government today November 7, 2014 sent home non-essential staff early, closing off Government offices and schools earlier than usual as the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) issued a flash flood watch.
UPDATE: VI Govt. gives ‘all clear’ on Hurricane Gonzalo
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As Gonzalo veers north avoiding the Virgin Islands, the hurricane warning for the Territory has been discontinued and a tropical storm warning is now in effect, say personnel from the Department of Disaster Management (DDM), who also confirmed that normal services are resuming throughout the Territory.
JVD man caught with illegal firearm
WEST END, Tortola, VI - A Jost Van Dyke (JVD) man who is said to be no stranger to the courts was yesterday morning August 22, 2014 caught with an illegal firearm and taken into custody by officers on duty at the Sopher's Hole, West End, Ferry Dock.
Electricity woes suppressing for JVD residents
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost Van Dyke, VI – Residents of the Sister Island of Jost Van Dyke (JVD) feel left out in the wilderness claiming that they are being treated with scant regard when it comes to the issue of electricity generation and distribution for both commercial and domestic purposes.
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