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RVIPF launches Park It, Forget It campaign as vehicle thefts increase
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is launching a "Park It, Lock It, Forget It" initiative highlighting critical, proactive steps that motorists and rental companies can take to safeguard vehicles and reduce theft risks.
'Too many women are dying from cervical cancer'- Dr Arliene T. Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – WINBVI Ambassador and Virgin Islands icon Dr Arliene T. Penn, the Mrs British Virgin Islands 2022/2023, cervical cancer survivor and thrivor, and passionate advocate, is on a mission to raise awareness about reproductive health and the importance of preventive screenings.
'STIs are here, people get infected'- Dr Ronald E. Georges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Health and Social Development on Thursday, July 18, 2024, launched a campaign dubbed ‘Wrap it Up’, aimed at bringing awareness of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the [British] Virgin Islands.
'We need to unite & take a stand against crime'– Bishop Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Community leader and former Senior Pastor of the New Life Baptist Church (NLBC) in Duff’s Bottom, Tortola, John I. Cline has called noteworthy, a new ‘Stomp Out Crime’ campaign being proposed by Deputy Governor David D. Archer Jr in response to the perceived rising crime rate in the [British] Virgin Islands.
347 derelict vehicles tagged & 271 removed since Aug 16- Marcus E. Solomon
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- From August 16, 2023, to now some 347 derelict vehicles have been tagged and 271 have been removed, as part of the ongoing derelict vehicles removal campaign.
VIP & NDP wrap up political campaign with motorcades
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- One the eve of Election Day in the Virgin Islands, two of the major political parties, the National Democratic Party (NDP) and the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) wrapped up their campaign with separate motorcades on Sunday, April 23, 2023.
Political opponents have spent entire campaign on 'kicking VIP out of office'- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has lamented that the other political parties, namely National Democratic Party (NDP) and Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM), have spent their entire campaign focusing on what they termed as mistakes of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) but have neglected to share a clear vision for the territory to their supporters.
It took us nearly 1 month to identify 'someone shot & killed in our street'- Lesmore Smith
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI- The security system of the Virgin Islands came in for criticism from Independent At Large candidate Mr Lesmore Smith, as he lashed out at the system’s failure to quickly identify the body of a man fatally shot in the heart of Road Town on February 12, 2023.
Global Money Week 2023
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Money Matters BVI (MMBVI), the financial literacy education programme at the BVI Financial Services Commission (“the Commission”), will again take the lead in the [British] Virgin Islands’ celebration of Global Money Week 2023.
‘It pains my heart to see the state of our roads’- Chad C. George
CAPPOON’S BAY, Tortola, VI- Independent candidate in the First District Chad C. George has lamented the state of the roads in the district as well as territory-wide and the constant water shortage, which he says will be among the issues he will be championing if elected.

