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VI needs to expand airport for direct flights- Bishop John I. Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - With the United Kingdom's post-Brexit phase starting officially on February 1, 2020, outspoken pastor of the New Life Baptist Church in Duffs Bottom, Tortola, Mr John I. Cline said the Virgin Islands (VI) should now focus on improving local industries with the aim of securing its future, as the UK severs ties with the European Union (EU).
'Where is the passion?' - Bishop John I. Cline on environment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Outspoken pastor of the New Life Baptist Church in Duffs Bottom, Tortola, Mr John I. Cline has accused stakeholders of lacking passion regarding environmental conservation, which ties into tourism and other sectors like fishing.
CGB Beach 'should never be closed'- Bishop John I. Cline
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI - The Cane Garden Bay Beach has been closed due to the presence of 'dangerous bacteria' in the water; however, outspoken Bishop of the New Life Baptist Church in Duffs Bottom, Tortola, Mr John I. Cline says the government should not have allowed news of the closure of the popular beach to be plastered in news headlines, since according to him, it sends the wrong message regarding the territory's ability to preserve its natural environment.
'You can't say that on this radio!'- Talk show host scolds Snr ESHS official
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Disciplinarian, Educator and Assistant Principal at the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS), Mr Cecil A. Hodge may have gotten a little carried away, breaking broadcast etiquette during a conversation about discipline in the school system when he used the word "bitch" on live radio in the Virgin Islands.
Pastor Skelton-Cline takes leave after NLBC distances itself from him!
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - In an unprecedented move, the Board of Trustees of the New Life Baptiste Church (NLBC) in Duffs Bottom on the main Island of Tortola has publicly embarrassed their assistant/associate, Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline.
RVIPF training for possibly 2019 election violence
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - While they are tight-lipped about the real reasons for the special training, two Senior Police Officers including a United Kingdom officer have told our news center that police are preparing for the possibilities of violent political disturbance over the results of the February 25, 2019, General Elections.
Daughter of Education Minister in auto accident; minor injuries
SOPHIE BAY, Tortola, VI - Information reaching the Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) news centre from our team of reporters is that the daughter of embattled Education and Culture Minister, Hon Myron V. Walwyn (AL) was involved in a motor vehicle accident.
Bishop Cline condemns return of mystery posters to VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Chairman of the BVI Christian Council, Bishop John I. Cline, is condemning the return of a series of mystery posters appearing in and around Tortola and Virgin Gorda.
Political vandalism? Or chickens coming home?
WEST END, Tortola, VI - A billboard belonging to the National Democratic Party 1, (NDP 1) led by Hon Myron V. Walwyn (AL) has been vandalized.
“We must not appear to be a lawless people”—Bishop Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Good governance is key to the survival of the Virgin Islands (VI), which in currently in dire need of an economic and infrastructural stimulus.