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UPDATE: Police actively probing death of young scooter rider
WEST END, Tortola, VI – As first and accurately reported by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) investigators at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) are currently probing the death of a young male scooter rider, who died last evening December 8, 2021, after a collision with a vehicle.
Photo of the Day: Magnificent rainbow in First District
WEST END, Tortola, VI- Motorists traversing the soon to be renamed Francis Drake Highway pulled over in their vehicles while persons gathered on their porches or near windows to observe, photograph and marvel at a magnificent and clearly defined rainbow in West End in the First District this morning, September 21, 2021.
UPDATE: Cocaine recovered; 1 arrested following boat chase in WE- RVIPF
WEST END, Tortola, VI- A significant amount of cocaine has reportedly been recovered by law enforcement authorities following a high-speed pursuit involving local police and Customs officers and US Coast Guard today, April 11, 2021.
Police shut down all-day brunch for breaking COVID-19 rules
WEST END, Tortola, VI - Officers at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have today, February 27, 2021, shut down a crowded brunch event on the Western End of Tortola, after it was found that the event breached COVID-19 restrictions.
‘World’s coolest supermarket’ Harbour Market @ Soper's Hole reopens
FRENCHMAN’S CAY, VI- Just over three years since the Roadtown Wholesale Trading Limited supermarket in Soper's Hole in Frenchman’s Cay was devastated by Hurricane Irma, a fully stocked and refurbished Harbour Market was reopened on Friday, February 5, 2021.
2 arrested after entering VI during curfew
WEST END, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), with the assistance other border control agencies, arrested two men heading into Tortola via West End during the ongoing curfew, yesterday, September 6, 2020.
UPDATE: Non-functioning AC suspected cause of WE fire
WEST END, Tortola, VI- Initial investigations have revealed that a gas line of a non-functioning air conditioning unit at a West End, Tortola, home was the main source of a mid-morning fire on Wednesday, August 5, 2020.
Pleasure vessels will only be cleared at West End Ferry Terminal
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) is updating yachters on the announcement that was issued on March 13, 2020, regarding the Ports locations that are processing yacht clearances.
Boat flips in waters near West End
WEST END, Tortola, VI- A powerboat with some four passengers on-board capsized late last evening, Sunday, May 19, 2019 in waters off West End, on the main island of Tortola.
Taxi & private SUV collide @ West End
WEST END, Tortola, VI- A female driver reportedly escaped serious injuries when her SUV and a taxi collided at West End, on the main island of Tortola this afternoon, April 9, 2019.
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