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ESHS teacher involved in fatal accident in Guyana
WEST COAST BERBICE, Guyana- Information reaching our newsroom is that a teacher of the Senior Division of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) has been involved in an accident that left one person dead in Guyana.
TS Fiona claims life in Guadeloupe; May become hurricane tonight
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— Tropical Storm Fiona reportedly claimed a life as it swept across Guadeloupe today, September 17, 2022, and is forecast to become a hurricane as it approaches Puerto Rico on Sunday, September 18, 2022.
Former VI Legislator Cyril Lewis Walters MBE passes
LAMBERT ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Former legislator Mr Cyril Lewis Walters, MBE, died on Tuesday afternoon, September 13, 2022, at his home in Lambert Estate on the eastern end of Tortola, after being ill for some time.
King Charles III vows 'lifelong service' in first address as monarch
LONDON, United Kingdom-King Charles III vowed in his first speech as monarch on Friday, September 9, 2022, to carry on Queen Elizabeth II's "lifelong service".
UPDATE: Queen Elizabeth II is dead
LONDON, United Kingdom- Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years, the BBC has just reported.
UPDATE: Deceased in CGB accident identified as Joyce Orine George
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- Now that next of kin has been notified, Virgin Islands News Online can confirm that the woman who died in an accident at Cane Garden Bay last night, August 28, 2022, has been identified as Joyce Orine George.
USVI confirms 120th COVID-19 related death
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Four days after announcing the 119th Covid-related death in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), the [US] VI Department of Health (DoH) on Monday, July 11, 2022, announced the 120th death tied to the coronavirus in the territory, an indication that though the US Virgin Islands has moved into the endemic phase of the virus, its impact continues.
USVI declares Week of Mourning for late Charles W. Turnbull
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- US Virgin Islands Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr has declared a week of mourning in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) following the death on Sunday, July 3, 2022, of former Governor Charles W. Turnbull, the 6th elected governor of the territory who was 87 when he passed while on the US mainland.
Statement by Premier Wheatley on the passing of former USVI Governor Charles W. Turnbull
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Today [yesterday] I was saddened to learn of the passing of former Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Charles W. Turnbull.
Former USVI Governor & VI Belonger Charles W. Turnbull has died
MARYLAND, USA- Information just reaching our newsroom is that former Governor of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Dr Charles Wesley Turnbull died this morning, Sunday, July 3, 2022.