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Sasha steals the show at Top 7@7 Finale!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Sasha Wintz delivered a commanding performance during what can be described as a spectacular staging of the Who’s Next Finale of the Top 7@7 at the UP’s Cineplex Crystal Ballroom last evening, March 8, 2014.
‘Stars in Education’ highlight in Education week 2014
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Stars in the education system of the Virgin Islands will be one of the main highlights in the observations of Education Week 2014.
VI's Phillips spurs Great Danes to America East semis
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Led by Virgin Islander Tammy Phillips hitting shots and crashing the boards, the UAlbany women’s basketball team defeated Binghamton 77-59 on Friday night to advance to the America East semifinal round.
House of Assembly to meet March 13, 2014
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands House of Assembly will be meeting at its Chambers in Road Town the Capital City on Thursday 13, March 2014 at 10:00 A.M. and a controversial piece of legislation aimed at media censorship is expected to come up for debate.
VI facing chronic disease epidemic - Dr. Sandra Delon
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - “Our whole health system is designed, as you know, to manage acute illnesses and now we have the chronic disease epidemic; so it is a whole system change and that takes a long time.” So says Dr. Sandra Delon, a Consultant.
Chef fined for slashing friend’s tyres
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Andrew Webb, 32, pleaded guilty to destruction of property and being armed with an offensive weapon with intent to commit a crime when he appeared before the Magistrate’s Court on March 7, 2014.
A Third party: dream or nightmare?
By Dickson Igwe
What happens if a third and viable political party enters the race for power in the Virgin Islands? How will a third party fare in elections at the end of 2015? Who will benefit? Who will lose? How will a third party play out in a tightening contest? How will core supporters of both main parties react to a new third party? How will swing voters react? The following article is part of a series assessing the political pulse of the Virgin Islands at midterm. It is not an endorsement of any pol
Harrigan-Scott reaches World Indoor Semi-Final
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Running in Heat 2 of the women’s 60m at the World Indoor Championships this morning, March 8, 2014, in Sopot, Poland, Tahesia Harrigan-Scott finished second behind Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce to reach the semi-finals.
LIME & Digicel want CCT gone! - Dr. Heskith A. Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Yesterday a key stakeholder in the first telecommunications entity in the Virgin Islands, CCT, Dr. Heskith A. Vanterpool made it abundantly clear that they will remain vibrant in the Virgin Islands (VI) as he claimed that research has shown that despite efforts of competitors, LIME and Digicel, to remove CCT from the market, they will continue to survive.
UPDATE: Justice Viki Ann Ellis to issue decision in PC vs CoP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After the February 26, 2014 commencement of the civil matter between Police Constable (PC) Nicholas Tranquille vs Commissioner of Police (CoP) David Morris Justice Viki Ann Ellis is yet to hand down her decision.
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