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UPDATE - Charges dropped against Panchie & Wife
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Popular food van owner in Road Town, Rene ‘Panchie’ Jeffers and his wife Izene Jeffers appeared in the Magistrate's Court today June 13, 2012, where they requested that their charges against each other be dropped.
Crabbe Lot, EE/LL hot spots to buy stolen goods – acting COP
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One of the challenges that the Police face is the “easy way” stolen items are disposed of on the streets disclosed acting Commissioner of Police David Morris, who also pinpointed two communities in the Territory that such items ‘disappear into thin air’.
New ESHS Library to be example to others
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - No more will the students of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) have to journey to the Road Town public library to do research, no more will the parents be obligated to buy books that can aid their children in understanding a specific subject area, were the words of Hon. Myron Walwyn while giving his remarks at the re-opening of the ESHS Library and Resource Centre.
Outcry over “heat” in High Court, AC not working for weeks!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The air conditioning unit for the High Court has not been in operation for almost three weeks with several complaints being made over the extensive heat in the building and has been described as a “demeaning condition” for anyone to be subjected to.
UPDATE - Harold Creque was man found dead in house!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The man, who was found dead at his home in Purcell on Tortola on the morning of June 9, 2012, is confirmed to be Harold Creque and was allegedly sick for a while, according to neighbours.
“Crimes are planned in HM prison”- Allen Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Businessman Allen Wheatley, a former inmate at Her Majesty’s Prison, dropped a bombshell at the Crime Conference – a number of crimes are planned from inside the correctional facility and the clever masterminds enjoy the proceeds.
UMI Fashions to surprise student with ‘Prom Makeover’ [Photoslide Included]
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- One lucky and very deserving girl who will be graduating from a secondary school in the Virgin Islands will be the recipient of a ‘Prom Makeover’ sponsored by UMI Fashions.
Parents need to stop covering for their children – Reverend Hoyt
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Parents need to stop covering for the crimes committed by their children declared Reverend Robert Hoyt this morning, June 8, 2012, while delivering the keynote address for the first ever crime conference in the Virgin Islands that is underway at the Eileen Parsons Auditorium.
No medical school for new Hospital, says Health Minister
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – No medical school will be housed at the new Peebles Hospital, Health Minister Hon. Ronnie Skelton announced, instead he is contemplating some specialised services that would be viable for the sixth floor of the medical facility.
“It’s all about health care, it’s not about who is to blame” – Hon. Skelton
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The rattling sounds of power saws and other electrical tools can be heard on the fourth floor of the new Peebles Hospital where workmen were seen tearing down air conditioned units – a sign of the shoddy work the previous contractor CARIMAX LLC, a Dominica Republic Company, left, but casting blame on anyone at this time is the last thing on the Health Minister’s mind.
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