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UPDATE: Serious messages emerge on night of Miss BVI pageant
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – It was a night of grace and elegance and one coupled with deep reflection of personal struggles and loss, demonstrating that the Miss BVI pageant is not just about looks and intelligence but about getting a message across regarding important platforms such as domestic violence, suicide and diseases such as cancer.
Venezuela demands Guyana immediately corrects maritime boundary
DEMERARA WAVES
Venezuela is formally demanding that Guyana immediately corrects an aspect of its maritime boundary related to the Essequibo River.
UPDATE: Lacey closes out VI showing @ Pan Am Jrs with 7th place finish
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Participation for the territory’s athletes at the Pan Am Junior Championships in Edmonton, Canada concluded on Sunday August 2, 2015 with Jonel Lacey carrying the last medal hope.
Zimbabwe calls for extradition of dentist who killed Cecil the lion
THE GUARDIAN
The Zimbabwean environment minister has called for the dentist who killed Cecil the lion to be extradited from the US to face trial for financing an illegal hunt.
Brazil police 'killed hundreds' in Rio - Amnesty
BBC NEWS
Campaign group Amnesty International says Brazil's military police have been responsible for more than 1,500 deaths in the city of Rio de Janeiro in the last five years.
Bolt not among 'suspicious' athletes - BBC
JAMAICA GLEANER
Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt has been excluded from a list of more than 800 athletes who it is alleged that between 2001 and 2012 returned blood tests described by experts as "highly suggestive of doping or at the very least abnormal", according to the BBC.
VIBE, Busy Signal & A-Team put 2015 Emancipation Festival in high gear
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Patsy C. Lake Festiville was again a hive of activity last evening August 1, 2015 with VIBE and the A-Team band of Trinidad complemented by one of the most versatile dancehall reggae artists of his generation – Busy Signal.
‘I am not corrupt’- CoP David Morris
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Outgoing Commissioner of Police David Morris has declared he is not corrupt but noted there are some elements in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) who are and are tarnishing the good reputation of others who are of integrity and hardworking.
JVD water restored following numerous complaints
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI - A businessman of Great Harbour, Jost van Dyke has complained of not having water for days which not only affected his businesses but also others in the area.
Cocoa Tea, Capleton electrify Patsy C. Lake Festiville
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Jamaican reggae lovers rock superstar Cocoa Tea sent love vibes throughout the Patsy C. Lake Festiville with some old school lovers rock known by both young and old at last night’s July 31, 2015 cultural concert featuring also Jamaican dancehall artist Capleton, known as the Fire Marshal in dancehall circles.
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