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This Week We Feature Young Professional Lori A. O’Neal
By N. Johann Earle
27-year-old Lori Amelia O’Neal, who was born on the island of Tortola but grew up on Virgin Gorda, is our Young Professional for this week.
Despite small space business good @ new Nanny Cay Rite Way!
NANNY CAY, Tortola, VI – It has not been a week yet since the management of Rite Way Food Market opened its new branch at Nanny Cay and according to the Branch Manager Ms Jacintha H. Weekes business is already booming.
Virgin Gorda Residents shut out from Building-SFC report
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - Many residents who live around the Mine Hill, Windy Hill, Crab Hill and parts of the Copper Mine area on Virgin Gorda have been shut out for years not being able to build their homes or open a business.
Motorists complain of traffic buildups at raised crosswalk in RT
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Motorists are complaining that there is now a regular occurrence of traffic buildup at the traffic lights on Water Front Drive especially during peak hours and it is not the heavy concentration of vehicles that is the main cause of the problem.
13th 'Christmas in Spanish Town' opens; Stall holders optimistic sales will pick up
SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI- The Virgin Gorda Community is celebrating 13 years of Christmas in Spanish Town this weekend and booth holders are not entertaining the thought that the number 13 is a “jinxed number” as even though the opening day December 7, 2012 saw a handful of people passing by and not buying much, they were optimistic that “things would pick up in the night and on the final day today Saturday.
Power outage forces early closure of certain Main Street businesses
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Certain businesses on Main Street were forced to “lock shop” earlier than usual on October 4, 2012 due to yet another period of power outage in the area.