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Capriccio robbed; Cashier gun-butted
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Italian restaurant Capriccio di Mare on Waterfront Drive, Tortola, was robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash and the cashier gun-butted during the ordeal last night, May 14, 2019.
VI businesses give back to vulnerable families
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, Vi - The proceeds raised by partners during Child Abuse Prevention Month activities 2019, were handed over to the Virgin Islands’ Social Development Department.
‘1000 Jobs in 1000 Days’ launch postponed
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The launch of the 1000 Jobs in 1000 Days initiative, scheduled for today, May 14, 2019, has been postponed.
The UK’s commitment to OTs 'will not waver'- Governor Jaspert
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Governor of the Virgin Islands, His Excellency Augustus J. U. Jaspert, has welcomed the response from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) report on ‘Global Britain and the British Overseas Territories: Resetting the relationship’.
'High risk' VI implementing border control measures for measles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With global measles cases soaring in places like the United States, Latin America and Europe, local health authorities have been on the alert and encouraging the populace to get vaccinated as a matter of priority.
Same-sex marriage policy should be matter for VI to decide- UK Gov’t
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The United Kingdom Government of Theresa M. May has said it will not force the British Overseas Territories (OTs) to legalise same-sex marriage but will continue to engage them, to ensure their legislation is compliant with their international human rights obligations.
‘Fast track initiative’ was a 'tough decision' made- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - There is no doubting the popularity and respect that Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) commands among the people in the Virgin Islands; however, he has been receiving criticism from some locals on his ‘fast track’ regularisation programme for non-locals residing in the Territory for 15 years and more.
Kala Penn sets new National Outdoor Triple Jump Record
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, USA- A new national record for the Virgin Islands has been established in the Women’s Outdoor Triple Jump.
T&T lovers shot in car; Boyfriend dies
Trinidad Express
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago -A Fernando man was gunned down while sitting in his car with his girlfriend in Ste Madeleine on Sunday.
Jamaican Schoolgirl found murdered in Four Paths
CLARENDON, Jamaica - The May Pen High School is now in mourning following the murder of 17-year-old Stefica Smith. She is the third schoolgirl to have been killed in the past four weeks.
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