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Fire engulfs Pockwood Pond dumpsite this morning Dec 9, 2023
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI - Waste Management Director Mr. Marcus E. Solomon has told our newsroom that at around 4:00 am, this morning Saturday, December 9, 2023, the Pockwood Pond dumpsite garbage tipping area located on the main island of Tortola, caught on fire.
Massive early morning fire broke out @ VG landfill
SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI- Some residents of Virgin Gorda took to social media, particularly Facebook, to complain about what they described as a massive fire at the Virgin Gorda landfill this morning, Sunday, July 30, 2023.
Police reportedly continue to make arrests in relation to latest drug bust
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Information reaching our newsroom is that the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is continuing to make arrests as the investigation progresses into the seizure of cocaine and firearm and the detention of two vessels at East End on July 19, 2023.
UPDATE: Power boat fire deliberately set to destroy evidence- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As first and accurately reported by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) police today have confirmed that a confiscated vessel in a recent cocaine seizure operation was deliberately set ablaze in an evidence-destroying mission.
Fire ravages W&SD container office in Baughers Bay
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that sometime around 11:25 AM today Saturday, July 8, 2023, the Fire and Rescue Department received a call about a fire at the Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD) headquarters in Baughers Bay on the main Island of Tortola.
‘Be responsible regarding starting fires around your property’- Hon Penn
RED BAY, Tortola, VI- Opposition Member in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has called on members of the public to be responsible when starting fires around their property.
Fire guts residential building in Red Bay
RED BAY, Tortola, VI- Just after 8:00 PM tonight, June 11, 2023, a fire gutted a home in Red Bay on the eastern end of Tortola.
Fire destroys house @ Carrot Bay
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- A man is now homeless after a fire completely destroyed his dwelling place at Carrot Bay yesterday, May 31, 2023.
Education Minister ‘saddened’ by school dorm fire in Guyana
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) says she is saddened by the news of the recent fire in Guyana that claimed the lives of 19 children.
Guyanese in VI hosting vigil for 19 perished in Guyana school dorm fire
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Guyanese community in the Virgin Islands (VI) has stepped up to host a candlelight vigil for the 19 children who perished in the Mahadia School Dormitory fire in Guyana on May 21, 2023.
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