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Don’t wait for the last minute – Water & Sewerage Dept appeals
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Department of Water and Sewerage (DW&S) of the Virgin Islands (VI), has issued a call for residents to be proactive in safeguarding one of the most important commodities for life – water.
Bayside Blazers Jr & Sr demolish opponents in weekend STS League games
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI –‘Bayside Blazers’ on Friday, September 7, 2018, demolished ‘Young Empire’ 132-49, when action continued in the Honourable Julian Fraser Save the Seed (STS) Basketball National League 2018 at Duff’s Bottom.
Prisoners describe conditions in St Lucia as ‘barbaric’
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islands News Online, first and accurately reported that the remaining prisoners from Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) at Balsam Ghut, who were sent to St Lucia—following Hurricane Irma—had been returned to Tortola, on September 6, 2018.
Mapp special assistant allegedly strangles wife
VI CONSORTIUM
SION FARM, St Croix, USVI — Mr Gregory Rafael Naar, a special assistant to Governor Kenneth Mapp, was charged on Saturday (September 8, 2018) by the VIPD, with assault and simple assault after allegedly strangling his wife, which hindered her ability to breathe.
Many still roofless as Hurricane approaches
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Many families in the Territory may have to utilise shelters or seek cover with families, friends or neighbours in the likelihood of a severe storm during this hurricane season as one year after their homes were destroyed by Hurricane Irma , they are yet to be fixed.
VI cyclists cleared for Int’l meets without prior secondary approval
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The British Virgin Islands’ Cycling Federation (BVICF), is now cleared to participate in cycling events in any discipline worldwide as an Independent body, without prior approval from a secondary body.
UPDATE: Tropical Storm ‘Isaac’ upgrades to Hurricane status
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Tropical Storm ‘Isaac’ has been upgraded to ‘Hurricane’ status and continues to pose a threat to the Territory, according to the Virgin Islands’ (VI) Department of Disaster Management (DDM), in an advisory issued on Sunday evening, September 9, 2018.
Reggae: Word, Sound & Power
Thomas C. Famous
“Look to Africa, for there a King will be crowned.” The Hon. Marcus Mosiah Garvey, prophesizing the coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.
Riteway gives back to Customers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI -Prices were slashed and free food and snacks were at the ready, along with door prizes, deals, giveaways, and free entertainment for kids, all part of the three-day Customers' Appreciation event at Rite Way Food Market stores in the Territory.
'ONE BVI' human-chain brings Climate Change in focus for Irma Anniversary
LONG BAY BEACH, Beef Island, VI - A human chain embossed ‘ONE BVI,’ in the sands of Long Bay Beach, at Beef Island, to form part of the Territory’s one-year observance activities, marking the passage of Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017.
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