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Excursion boat captain alleges he was asked to leave Oil Nut Bay area
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A boat captain that provides excursions mainly in the Virgin Gorda area was allegedly asked to leave the Oil Nut Bay area. The matter, after being raised on Facebook by Junior Minister for Trade and Economic Development Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles, was reportedly subsequently ‘settled’ favourably for the parties involved.
$10K cheque presented to Robinson O’Neal Memorial Primary by North Sound Foundation
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI- The Robinson O’Neal Memorial Primary School on Virgin Gorda has received yet another generous donation from the North Sound Foundation, which was founded by developer David V. Johnson and wife Pamela of Oil Nut Bay.
UPDATE: Jamaican Howard Walker is man found dead @ Oil Nut Bay
OIL NUT BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The man found dead at Oil Nut Bay on Virgin Gorda on Sunday, February 20, 2022, has been identified as Jamaica national Howard Walker.
VG resort workers laid-off for refusing to take COVID-19 jab
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI – At least two employees at the Oil Nut Bay resort on Virgin Gorda, Virgin Islands (VI) have reportedly been sent on a 90-day lay-off period, for not getting vaccinated against COVID-19 by an April 30, 2021, deadline, set by the company.
Resort workers on VG reportedly threatened to vaccinate by April 30, 2021
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI - Employees at the Oil Nut Bay resort on Virgin Gorda, Virgin Islands (VI) have been reportedly told to get vaccinated by April 30, 2021, or face possible repercussions from the company.
Job fair to fill vacant positions at Oil Nut Bay
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda - Job seekers are being urged to take advantage of a job fair to be hosted by the Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) through the Labour Department and the management of Oil Nut Bay.
Selective VI youths meet millionaire David V. Johnson @ Oil Nut Bay!
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI- During the 2015 general elections in the Virgin Islands, Deputy Premier and Minister for National Resources and Labour Dr The Honourable Kedrick D. Pickering (R7) told the people while campaigning that “yes I have rich white friends and I am proud of my rich white friends.”
UPDATE: Howard Anderson & Kari Way confirmed dead
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Close relatives, friends and persons with direct relations to the dead and some of the injured in the ill-fated boat accident in Virgin Islands waters yesterday morning January 24, 2015 have confirmed that Jamaican national Howard Anderson and Kari Way are the two that died.
‘De rich run things @ NS’ – Boat Operator
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI – “Is the billionaires that run things up here. We the small man got to suck salt and are being treated like rags in we own country,” alleged a boat operator who plies the North Sound area in Virgin Gorda.
2 employees alleged racism & discrimination @ Oil Nut Bay
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – “I know that nothing will be done about this but we cannot take that just so, we have to continue to sound the word until someone somewhere hears us and steps in to do something about this thing,” those were the words of a Virgin Islander resident of Virgin Gorda.