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Gov’t electrician Macgregor Williams aka 'Gregor' passes
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Head of the Electrical Inspections Unit Mr Macgregor Williams aka 'Gregor' has passed.
Prominent businessman Sinclair H. Flemming Sr aka ‘Sineto’ passes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Prominent Virgin Islands businessman Sinclair H. Flemming Sr aka ‘Sineto’ has died.
Local doctor Rawle R. Hannibal passes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Radiologist, former political candidate and son of the Virgin Islands soil, Dr Rawle R. Hannibal RT, RDMS, MPH, PhD aka 'Lolly' has died.
Stalwart educator Claudia Creque passes
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI- Word just reaching our newsroom is that one of the Virgin Islands stalwart educators, Mrs Claudia Creque, whom the government school in Anegada is named after, has died.
Leverick Bay Poker Run founder Nick R. Willis has passed
LEVERICK BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The boating community and the many fans of the popular Leverick Bay Poker Run have been thrown into a state of mourning with the news that the event founder, Nick R. Willis, has died.
19th Coronavirus death recorded in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Department of Health (DoH) Thursday night, September 10, 2020, confirmed the 19th coronavirus death in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), coming just days after the 18th fatality, which occurred on Monday, September 7, 2020.
Teacher & community activist Beryl B. Vanterpool dies
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Information reaching our newsroom is that well-known teacher of the Bregado Flax Educational Centre- Primary Division, Mrs Beryl B. Vanterpool aka 'Teacher Bev' passed away at Nurse Iris O'Neal Medical Centre on Virgin Gorda, early this morning, Monday, August 17, 2020.
Remembering a dear friend of the VI: Former Scotiabank Managing Director Terry C. Bell
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- When Scotiabank BVI ships out of the [British] Virgin Islands, having reached an agreement to sell 100 percent of its shares to Trinidad-based Republic Financial Holdings Limited, it will no doubt be leaving stacks of memories and emotions behind, none more cherished than that of its former Managing Director, the late Mr Terry C. Bell.
UK national pronounced dead after pulled from waters near Norman Island
NORMAN ISLAND, VI – A man who was pulled from waters off Norman Island and later pronounced dead at Peebles Hospital on Sunday June 23, 2019 has been identified as United Kingdom national Oliver Wheatley, 27.
Jamaican national dies suddenly on Virgin Gorda
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - A Jamaican national identified as Adrian Porter, died suddenly after returning to his Virgin Gorda home from dinner last night, Thursday, May 31, 2018.