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Former track star turned coach Sanya Penn passes
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our newsroom is that former track star and coach of East Patriots Track Club Sanya Penn has died.
Journalist Esther C. Durand loses battle with cancer
ROSEAU, Dominica- Young Journalist Esther C. Durand, who worked in the Virgin Islands (VI) with different media houses before returning to her homeland Dominica recently, has died.
Fire officer Shaquoi Smith succumbs to injuries from motor scooter accident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The young fire officer of the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Services (VIF&RS) who received serious injuries from a motor scooter accident on Hope Hill on Easter Monday, April 18, 2022, has died.
Businessman & former softball player Khoy Frett aka ‘Mailman’ passes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Proprietor of Khoy’s Mailing Service and former stellar softball player Mr Khoy Frett aka ‘Mailman’ has passed, according to information reaching Virgin Islands News Online.
Local softball icon Terrence Chinnery aka ‘Chino’ passes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Local softball coach and former president of the Virgin Islands Softball-Baseball Association Mr Terrence Chinnery aka Chino or Horse has died, according to reports reaching our news centre today, March 22, 2022.
'There was no H.L. Stoutt without his wife'– Premier Fahie
CAPPOON'S BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has paid tribute to the late first lady, Mrs Hilda E. Stoutt for the important role she played during the tenure of the territory’s first Chief Minister, the late H. Lavity Stoutt.
USVI man dies after driving SUV into sea during argument with woman
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A man was pronounced dead after being removed from the sea at the waterfront in Charlotte Amalie, US Virgin Islands (USVI) Thursday night, March 3, 2022, the [US] Virgin Islands Police Force (VIPD) has confirmed to the Consortium.
Man killed in accident @ Havers identified as Henrique D. Dos Santos
HAVERS, Tortola, VI—Police have released the name of the motorcycle rider who died as a result of a two-vehicular collision in the area of Havers, on Tortola, around 9:00 am yesterday, Tuesday, March 1, 2022.
Veteran educator Janet H. Stoutt aka ‘Granny’ has passed
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One of the Virgin Islands' veteran former educators, Mrs Janet H. Stoutt, affectionately known as 'Granny', has passed, according to information reaching Virgin Islands News Online (VINO).
52-year-old man is 109th person in USVI to die of Covid-related causes
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St CROIX, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Department of Health (DoH) on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, announced the 109th Virgin Islander to die of causes related to Covid-19.