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Premier Fahie ‘deeply saddened’ @ passing of Peter Haycraft OBE
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has expressed deep regret at the passing of prominent Virgin Islands businessman and philanthropist, Mr Peter Haycraft, OBE.
Businessman & Philanthropist Peter Haycraft OBE dies
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that prominent businessman and local Philanthropist, Mr Peter Haycraft, OBE has died at the age of 88 this morning, Saturday, May 29, 2021.
UPDATE: Man found dead in car in RT is Geraldo E. Weekes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The man found dead in his car near the roundabout in Road Town close to midnight on May 15, 2021, has been identified as Geraldo E. Weekes, 70, of Huntums Ghut, Tortola.
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.
Deceased billionaire Petr Kellner was 'looking forward to retiring' in VI- Hon Wheatley
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Petr Kellner, the Czech billionaire who died in a helicopter crash in Alaska, USA on March 27, 2021, was looking forward to retiring in the [British] Virgin Islands someday, Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration and Ninth District Representative Hon Vincent O. Wheatley has revealed.
Czech billionaire with business interests in VI dies in helicopter crash
ALASKA, USA- The Virgin Islands, particularly Virgin Gorda, is mourning the death of one of its dearest friends, Czech billionaire Petr Kellner who died in a helicopter crash in Alaska, USA on March 27, 2021.
69-year-old West End man dies after complaining of chest pains
WEST END, Tortola, VI- Information reaching our newsroom is that a resident of Spy Glass Hill in West End, Tortola reportedly died shortly after complaining of chest pains yesterday, March 25, 2021.
Rodney A. Simmonds & Andrew J. Skerritt confirmed as shooting death victims
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI – Prominent Virgin Islands (VI) businessman and The Boys Service Station co-owner Rodney A. Simmonds along with another man identified as Andrew J. Skerritt have been named as the victims in today’s Friday, February 5, 2021 shooting deaths that have rocked the island of Tortola.
USVI records first 2021 homicide on New Year's Day
VI CONSORTIUM
CRUZ BAY, St John, USVI - The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) has recorded its first homicide for 2021 on Friday, January 1, 2021, representing the first shooting to a death in the territory for the new year.
Frederiksted shooting death brings USVI homicides to 47 for 2020
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St. Croix, USVI - The U.S. Virgin Islands recorded its 47th homicide for 2020 on Sunday night, December 27, 2020, after a man was shot dead in Frederiksted on Fish Street.