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Mabida Mandela does not need our tears
By Alred C. Frett
As slavery leaves the West, apartheid takes slavery to Africa:
Rolihlahla Dalibhunga Mandela was not born into Apartheid… On July 18, 1918 Rolihlahla Dalibhunga Mandela was born with the traditional clan name of Madiba - later christened as a Methodist and given the English name Nelson by a schoolteacher… On December 5, 2013 his spirit, body and soul lost their inter-connectivity and he departed this life as we know it.
UPDATE: Premier Smith & Hon. Fraser pay tribute to Nelson Mandela
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier of the Virgin Islands Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith has extended condolences to the people of South Africa and the rest of the world on the death of former President Nelson Mandela.
VIslander adds a touch of nature’s little secret to South Africa
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - When VIslander Kezzia Gray, daughter of well-known artist Lisa Gray, left these shores a few weeks ago she knew she wanted to do something that would positively impact the lives of others.
Nelson Mandela condition 'unchanged - still serious'
By BBC World
South Africa's ex-President Nelson Mandela remains in a serious but stable condition in a Pretoria hospital, the latest update has announced.
Oscar Pistorius weeps as court hears murder charge
By BBC World
South African Olympic and Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius wept in court as prosecutors said they would pursue a "premeditated murder" charge over the death of his girlfriend.
Hon. Walwyn: I born here should not be an excuse!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The notion that being a Virgin Islander will automatically ensure one gets a job should not be used as a reason or excuse, declared Minister for Education and Culture, Hon. Myron Walwyn at the 2012 Graduation ceremony of the Bregado Flax Educational Centre Secondary Division on July 5, 2012.
Chapman has no fear of heights as he climbs squash rankings!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following last 16 finishes in the Gibraltar and BVI Opens, Joe Chapman has climbed 122 places in the latest World Squash Rankings, announced on Sunday July 1, 2012.