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SCB ‘Elevator Hill’ to be resurfaced, Road remains danger zone
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI - One of the most dangerous roads on Tortola, located in the area of the Guard House/Threadfall will be resurfaced as early as next week, according to the Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) three weeks old Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration.
NLBC honours VI’s Unsung Heroes’
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Several outstanding Virgin Islanders will on Sunday March, 24, 2019, be honoured for their accomplishments and contributions to Education, Youth Work and Disaster Management and Response.
Hurricane 2019: Lower probability of the heavy storms predicted
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With Governor of the Virgin Islands, His Excellency Augustus J. U. Jaspert urging citizens be ready for the 2019 hurricane season, the Sun Sentinel storm watcher website has predicted that it is anticipating a lower probability of the heavy storm activity that characterized the past three years.
Elections are over – Time for ruling & not for fooling
By Alred C. Frett
The UK always reserves the final say - Let them: It is over but persons still ask what I think about the election results, the Cabinet and resignation & re-application of an elected member?... Well, most of my selections won so I am hopeful… At the same time, they were the ones facing nightly stress & strain on the campaign trail so they – and not I – have the right to make their own decisions on any & all positions… We will judge their work.
TEDx Road Town to feature youngest speaker
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Among the group of adults to speak at TEDx Road Town, is twelve-year-old Farrari Khan, an emerging scientist resident in the Virgin Islands (VI) who among several other things, have started a ‘roots and shoots’ programme which he is expected to speak about.
Be in “Ready Mode” for 2019 hurricane season – Gov Jaspert
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With the 2019 hurricane season just three months away, Governor of the Virgin Islands (VI) His Excellency Augustus J. U. Jaspert is urging residents to take the necessary measures to be prepared while the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) and the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) do their parts.
CGB Church to address VI’s ‘Intimacy issues’
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI – Recognising that citizens of the Virgin Islands (VI) are struggling with intimacy issues—while others are breaking up or divorcing—the Cane Garden Bay Baptist Church (CGBBC) is getting ready to attack what they call ‘spiritual emptiness and broken heartedness’ in the territory.
We are created equal!
By Lorna M. George
There is an old adage that says, “Where ignorance is bliss, it is folly to be wise”
While I was growing up in the British Virgin Islands, one of the most ungodly things that I witnessed was people looking down their noses on each other based on whom his/her parents were. This was done to keep people in their so call “PLACE”.
VISAR locates missing Anegada family
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI – Word Reaching our news centre is that a missing family was last evening, Monday, March 11, 2019, located by the Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR) team after intense search efforts by both authorities and the community of Anegada.
Prospect Reef abandoned, a symbol of NDP failure
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It was in July 2017, that former Premier, Dr D. Orlando Smith, at a press conference, announced an agreement to re-developed Prospect Reef Resort.
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