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2 wanted persons arrested following raid by Joint Task Force on VG
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Three summonses have been issued for immigration-related offences and two persons were arrested and charged for unrelated matters following a recent successful operation by the Joint Task Force on Virgin Gorda.
Big brawl ends District League game between Guns & East Rockers 2.0
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With 2 minutes and 34 seconds left in the high-intensity game between Guns and East Rockers 2.0 in the BVI Basketball Federation (BVIBF) National 'District' League at Multi-Purpose Sports Complex on September 18, 2021, a mass brawl broke out that saw the game being forfeited in favour of Guns.
Philip E. Davis in! Hubert A. Minnis out! as Bahamas PM
NASSAU, Bahamas - Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert A. Minnis on Thursday, September 16, 2021, conceded defeat in the Bahamas General Elections after calling his challenger Philip E. Davis aka ‘Brave” to congratulate him and his Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) on winning the polls.
Governor Rankin high flying yet again! Archer Jr to act as Governor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – UK appointed Governor of the Virgin Islands, H.E. John J. Rankin, CMG, will be off again from his governing duties leaving his Deputy to take charge.
Persons owe NHI ‘but if they get sick you can’t let them die’- Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Minister of Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) said within the Virgins Islands (VI), many workers are still not paying NHI contributions, however, they still seek medical assistance when ill the state has to ensure they are cared for.
65 adults & 169 children vaccinated through VI/USVI initiative
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Some Sixty-five (65) adults and one hundred and sixty-nine (169) children were vaccinated in the VI/USVI vaccine initiative which came to an end last Thursday, September 17, 2021.
Can BVI politicians fire our civil servants?
By Alred C. Frett
Not All We See Is All There Is: As always, this Truth is for the Youth because the Elders appear not to care about Facts and Today’s Drain on Tomorrow’s Supplies come from Entitlements and Retirements… Governments still make deals to pay Monies we do not possess for Work not being done and Politicians have so confused Privileges with Rights that the Authority of Visitors vastly outpaces the Rights of Local BV-Islanders.
HLSCC observing World Water Monitoring Day 2021
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI - The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s Marine Studies will join the rest of the world on Saturday, September 18, to observe World Water Monitoring Day.
The CoI & entitled Virgin Islanders
By Dickson C. Igwe
The BVI Commission of Inquiry is a shock to a number of "highly Entitled" Virgin Islanders. One reason for some of the anger by a tiny number of people against the COI is the simple reality that the Commission has revealed that their perceptions of power and privilege are indeed flawed.
VG Pilot Alister Pereira among 3 reportedly killed in helicopter crash
MONTICELLO, Georgia, USA – Virgin Gorda Pilot Alister Pereira is among three persons reportedly killed in a helicopter crash, after their vehicle went down at the national wildlife preserve in Middle Georgia, USA on Wednesday, September 15, 2021.
