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JVD residents shun NDP politicians
LITTLE HARBOUR, Jost Van Dyke, VI - The “step child” status of sister island residents has resulted in a number of persons on Jost Van Dyke shunning National Democratic Party (NDP) politicians and their alleged cronies as residents there have told them plainly, “don't come knocking at our doors now".
‘Brace for more trouble when cruise pier re-opens’ – Concerned residents
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Residents of the sister islands of Virgin Gorda and Jost Van Dyke are trying to conceptualise the reality that will hit when the Cruise Pier re-opens next month as they said issues of overcrowding at safety at the beaches were not taken into consideration by government in their planning.
JVD residents say new boat charges too high
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI – Persons residing on the sister island of Jost van Dyke are peeved with the institution of a new boat charge which they say places operators at a disadvantage as the increase is steep in their estimation.
UPDATE: VI Govt. gives ‘all clear’ on Hurricane Gonzalo
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As Gonzalo veers north avoiding the Virgin Islands, the hurricane warning for the Territory has been discontinued and a tropical storm warning is now in effect, say personnel from the Department of Disaster Management (DDM), who also confirmed that normal services are resuming throughout the Territory.
Is enough being done about JVD power woes?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “We were looking at having that situation resolved by the beginning of this month to the middle of this month (September) unfortunately [for] the cable that is required in order to join or replace that damaged portion of that sub-marine that supplies Jost Van Dyke, the factory ran into some delays so we haven’t received that cable as yet,” said BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) General Manager Mr Leroy A. E. Abraham.
Shamori Chinnery remanded for guns & ammo find
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Shamori Chinnery, a St Thomas, United States Virgin Islands (USVI) national who resides in Jost Van Dyke, Virgin Islands, was yesterday August 25, 2014 remanded to prison when he appeared in the Magistrates’ Court, according to the Police Public Relations Department.
JVD man caught with illegal firearm
WEST END, Tortola, VI - A Jost Van Dyke (JVD) man who is said to be no stranger to the courts was yesterday morning August 22, 2014 caught with an illegal firearm and taken into custody by officers on duty at the Sopher's Hole, West End, Ferry Dock.
‘Be in the Room’ – Hon Fraser tells youths
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost Van Dyke, VI – “You don’t have to join the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) to ensure that a VIP Government pays the kind of attention that you might deserve,” Chairman of the VIP Honourable Julian Fraser, RA (R3) said to a young man who posed a question to him.
It’s time to get the NDP out – VIP’s President Carvin Malone
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost Van Dyke, VI - President of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Mr Carvin Malone told residents of Jost Van Dyke that they need to be prepared as elections in 2015 is a possibility and their part to play in getting out the present ruling NDP party is to become members of the VIP.
Shame on NDP! Outsiders getting petty contracts on JVD – Resident
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost Van Dyke, VI – As they too are being faced with the consequences of economic hardship, residents of Jost Van Dyke cried shame on the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government, blasting them for not supporting local small contractors on the island.
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