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No reports of injury or damage from last night's 4.46 earthquake – DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has received no reports of structural damage to buildings or other infrastructure or injury to persons from the 4.46 magnitude earthquake which was felt across the Territory at 11:05 pm last night August 12, 2014.
Four injured in head-on collision
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Four persons, including two tourists, were injured following a head-on collision earlier this evening, April 12, 2014 when two vehicles collided in the vicinity of Sensus Gym in Sea Cows Bay.
Man collapses near Digicel store
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A man was whisked away for medical treatment after collapsing in the vicinity of the Digicel flagship store in Road Town earlier today, April 11, 2014.
Leave it to Bern 'Put to Sleep'
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Leave it to Bern was put to sleep two days ago after receiving an injury during training on the track at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay on December 7, 2013 according to reports received by this news site.
UPDATE: Leave it to Bern expected to be 'put down'
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Information just reaching Virgin Islands News Online indicates that rising speedster Leave it to Bern has been diagnosed as having a broken leg and is expected to be 'put down' soon.
UPDATE: Child hit on crosswalk discharged from hospital
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The school child who was hit by a vehicle while attempting to cross the road on Waterfront Drive, Road Town on November 22, 2013 has been discharged from hospital.
Really Uptown injured; out of Festival races
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – The pride of Virgin Islands horse racing, Really Uptown, has picked up an injury in training at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay and will not feature in the upcoming annual August Tuesday Emancipation Festival races here in the Virgin Islands on August 6, 2013.
Excitement marks Ellis Thomas Downs’ Fun Day
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Veteran jockey David A. Campbell aka Jamtown almost delivered four victories out of four races in front of a modest crowd yesterday July 15, 2013 as the VI Horse Owners Association pulled off an exciting fun day and horse race event that featured a total of four match races.
Clip on leg may have cost Glorious Memory win in St. Thomas
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Touted to win the feature race in St. Thomas on Sunday January 29, 2012, one of the champion horses of the L&B Stable in Tortola, Glorious Memory, was not only defeated but trotted in last at the Clinton E. Phipps Racing Park.
Health Authority accused of not paying for employee’s surgery
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) is under the radar again - this time for allegedly not wanting to pay for an employee’s surgery who was allegedly injured on the job.
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