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Stop giving out Belonger status ’period'- Bevin S. George
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Member of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Mr Bevin S. George has called on the Government of National Unity to put a stop to the issuing of Belonger status as he believes it is causing confusion and will put locals at a disadvantage.
Winners awarded in Cedar Tree Press 2020 literary competition
EAST END, Tortola, VI - The Presentation of winners and awards in the Cedar Tree Press 2020 literary competition founded by Ms Verna Penn Moll was held on Thursday, Oct 22nd at Penns Landing, East End, Tortola.
Dwight A. Hutchinson Jr wins Gen Y Factor 2019
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Twenty-nine year old Dwight A. Hutchinson Jr is the winner of Gen Y Factor 2019 ‘Battle of the Sexes’ competition held at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town, Tortola, this evening, June 22, 2019.
Chapman eyeing World Cup glory with VI National Team
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - From the chilly streets of Stoke-on-Trent to the searing heat of the Caribbean, Leek Town goalkeeper Ben Chapman is eyeing potential future World Cup glory with the small Caribbean country, the [British] Virgin Islands.
Pre-Primary Sports a great success
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The VI Sports 4 Life Organisation held a highly successful Pre-Primary School Games Day on Friday May 27, 2016 with 21 Schools and hundreds of boys and girls enjoying competition across various events.
Local Media Houses lose employees as they struggle to remain competitive
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It is not often that the media turns its lenses on itself to report on the ‘going ons’ in the media world. The media companies in the Virgin Islands, like any other business, goes through its ‘ups and downs’ and within the past year the three main online news sites (Virgin Islands News Online, BVI Platinum and BVI News) have lost some of their journalists (reporters) to most often greener pastures and are in the process of recruiting their replacements.
Real competition: always the best option
By Dickson Igwe
Colin O’Neal is a powerful name in Virgin Islands Society. He is the proverbial BIG SHOT. A wealthy aristocrat, businessman and lawyer: Scion of a West Indian merchant and commercial dynasty going back to the early 1900s.
‘Come out & support the players @ All Star Night’ – Asst. Comm. Milton C. McLean
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - For the second year, the Hon Julian Fraser Save the Seed National Basketball League will host its popular All Star night games in anticipation of the upcoming playoffs and Assistant Commissioner of the League Milton C. McLean has urged fans to come out and rally in support of both the junior and senior players in what promises to be an evening of excitement.
Competition: the best form of regulation
By Dickson Igwe
The regulatory mechanism is controlled by the wealthy and powerful. This is the tiny number of people at the pinnacle of the Virgin Islands social and economic pyramid. They own and manage the telecoms businesses. They also possess enormous political clout. These people profess to be business minded: in reality they are weary of real competition. Competition will eat into their bottom line.
'MMA in Paradise 4' on this Saturday
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), a sport that is rapidly gaining popularity in the Virgin Islands, will see a competition being held on Saturday evening July 19, 2014 at the Multipurpose Sports Complex, according to Dwayne N. Donovan, one of the main competitors.
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