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PHOTO of Day: The new way of garbage disposal in Purcell Estate
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI - These garbage disposal photos have been sent around by the Six District representative, Hon Alvera Maduro-Caines. The unsightly garbage is in her district and it is reported that the bins were removed from the location to facilitate a new business.
CIBC FirstCaribbean raises $20k for BVI Cancer Society
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - CIBC FirstCaribbean Bank wrapped up its 2018 activities in community service with the presentation of a cheque for $20,015.38 to the BVI Cancer Society according to a company release on Tuesday, December 18, 2018.
Saving the BVI & Wickham’s Cay from Pirates & Politicians
By Alfred C. Frett
Seems like only Yesterday – Please Beware the Wicked:
All our lives we have been exposed to so much hatred that one would think, that is all there is – Even the act of making love is often manifested in rape which is an act of oppression & suppression; All foundations of hate.
UPDATE: HoA abruptly ends until tomorrow, Dec 18, 2018
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - After moving a motion for money, the Virgin Islands’ House of Assembly (HoA) was abruptly adjourned until Tuesday, December 18, 2018.
Co-father of VI, Hon Ralph T. O’Neal OBE turns 85!
McNAMARA, Tortola, VI - The Co-father of the Virgin Islands (VI) Hon Ralph T. O’Neal OBE, turned 85 years of age on Saturday, December 15, 2018.
The Caribbean's Economic Dilemma part B
By Dickson C. Igwe
Self-sufficient economies are good for national security, national health, and economic growth: non-self-sufficient economies are slave economies, dependent on foreign powers, for their existence.
PHOTO of Day: Ex Baltimore Ravens Linebacker Ray A. Lewis Jr. was here!
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI - It was an exciting day yesterday, Thursday, December 13, 2018, for youths of the Sea Cows Bay Basketball Ball Club (SCBBC) and children from the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) as former Baltimore Ravens football Linebacker Ray A. Lewis Jr., was on hand.
‘Atlantic Discovery’ begins 3,000-mile row across Atlantic Ocean
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With support from NAGICO, the ‘Atlantic Discovery’ team, is rowing from the Canary Islands to Antigua to raise money for the fight against Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Anegada continues to suffer; no airport runway lights
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI - Fifteen months after the devastation of Hurricane Irma and Maria of 2017, there is still no runway lights on the Captain Auguste George Airport, located on the sister island of Anegada.
PHOTO of the Day: ‘Looking a lot like Christmas’ @ RiteWay Food Markets
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI - As the Territory gears up for the 2018 Christmas season—a year after the destruction of Hurricanes Irma and Maria left the Virgin Islands (VI) in distress—many residents are still struggling to bounce back.
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