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Motor scooter rider fled scene after accident, checked in @ hospital- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has again raised concerns with the frequent amount of collisions involving motor scooters/cycles on the territory’s roadways, noting that of the five accidents with injuries recorded last week, three involved motor scooters.
Concern by employer led to discovery of dead Parham Town woman
PARHAM TOWN, Tortola, VI- The discovery of a body of a woman in her Parham Town home on Tuesday, September 15, 2020, was reportedly made by her employer of over 20 years.
VI concerned with growing COVID-19 infection rates in nearby countries
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “We observe, with concern that the rates of infection are steadily increasing in neighbouring jurisdictions and in countries that have close ties with the Virgin Islands.”
Overturned car on Johnson’s Ghut a danger- Resident
JOHNSON’S GHUT, Tortola, VI- It is unclear whether the car toppled whilst being driven or fell from a road above, but the presence of the overturned vehicle on the Johnson’s Ghut Road, on the main island of Tortola, for the past two days is causing some concern.
Deadly Hurricane Matthew barrels towards Haiti, Jamaica & Cuba
ROAD TOWN, Tortola VI- People in Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba have been bracing themselves for what has been predicted as one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in over a decade, Hurricane Matthew, which has been forecast to hit the Caribbean islands today.
Should the VI’s border security be heightened?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A caller to the radio programme ‘Speak Out BVI’, which was aired on Tuesday January 1, 2012, was of the opinion that border security should be heightened as a measure of preventing persons coming into the Territory from the neighbouring US Virgin Islands with the intention of committing crimes.
HOVENSA closure should be of much concern for VI- Hon. Fraser
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Governor John deJongh Jr announcing in December that by the end of January 2012, approximately 1,000 government employees would be dismissed with the HOVENSA oil refinery in St Croix, US Virgin Islands closing operations, 3rd District Representative and former Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Julian Fraser RA says the Virgin Islands should be very concerned.
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