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Premier ‘salutes’ D’Moi M. Hodge for recent commitment to VI despite mourning
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- [British] Virgin Islands (VI) basketball player and former Los Angeles Lakers’ D’Moi M. Hodge has been hailed by the Premier of the territory for his recent show of commitment to the VI in the 2024 King of the Courts Caribbean Basketball Championships despite mourning the loss of his father Courtney Parsons Hodge aka ‘Coco’.
O.J. Simpson dead at 76 after cancer battle
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA - O.J. Simpson, the former American footballer who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died aged 76. Orenthal James Simpson rose to fame as a college footballer before playing in the NFL.
Where is the ‘outrage’ for Jamal S. Smith’s death?- Hon Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Noting that the [British] Virgin Islands has lost a valuable citizen with the death of Jamal S. Smith, Third District Representative and Opposition Member Hon Julian Fraser RA has said it is concerning that he is not seeing expressions of outrage over the demise of the local attorney.
UPDATE: Man killed in excavator accident is Courtney Parsons Hodge aka ‘Coco’
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- With next of kin and other family members adequately informed, our News Centre can now disclose that the man who died in an accident involving an excavator at Paraquita Bay, Tortola on April 3, 2024, is 59-year-old Courtney Parsons Hodge aka ‘Coco’.
Jamal S. Smith was ‘a very talented & valuable member of our community’- Premier
MANUEL HILL, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said, with the death of local attorney Jamal S. Smith, the Virgin Islands has lost a very talented and valuable member of the community.
Jehovah’s Witnesses invite VI residents to special events on ‘death & resurrection’
HUNTUMS GHUT, Tortola, VI- During March 2024, Jehovah’s Witnesses will be launching a special campaign to invite fellow residents of the [British] Virgin Islands to two special events.
VI resident Carlos Sutherland gunned down in T&T
ARIMA, Trinidad & Tobago - A man who has lived and worked in the Virgin Islands doing construction, and is alleged to have a sibling and daughter in the territory, has been gunned down in his home country of Trinidad & Tobago.
UPDATE: Police Identify deceased in Pockwood Pond incident
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI – Police in the Virgin Islands (VI) have revealed the identity of a man who perished on February 17, 2024, in a suspected chemical exposure-related death at Pockwood Pond.
Local historian, author & retired educator Dr Quincy F.V. Lettsome has passed
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Local historian, renowned author, poet and retired educator Dr Quincy F.V. Lettsome, Ph.D has passed at the age of 82.
Beloved educator, mother, grandmother Mrs Ruby A. Smith-Newberry has died
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Mrs Ruby A. Smith-Newberry transitioned peacefully from this life on Saturday, January 20, 2024, surrounded by her loving family, after battling vascular dementia for 5 years. She was 85 years of age, having been born on February 24, 1938, in Aruba, Netherlands Antilles.