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UPDATE: Digicel restores fibre service in Paraquita Bay
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Telecommunications provider Digicel in a statement today, July 20, 2024, has informed its customers in the Paraquita Bay area that a damaged cable has since been repaired and all services have been restored to normal.
When the beginning appears as tragic as the end
Alred C. Frett
I am no Jesus, and why I do the things I do without expectations, may be hard to answer, but according to your story, Jesus healed ten lepers and only one bothered to say thanks... I may have been blocked in progress, fired from Government, and taken off Radio Stations for opposing corruption, but that never stopped me from bringing Truth to the Youth, because they are not to blame, and they are our Future.
Police Constable Tresan Sharpe coronated Miss RVIPF 2024
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Police Constable Tresan Sharpe, a dynamic and dedicated professional has been coronated at the Miss Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Queen of 2024.
Sahara dust to reduce VI air quality over the weekend – DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Department of Disaster Management in its weekend forecast from the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services today Saturday, July 20, 2024, has shared that relatively stable conditions will be maintained as a ridge restricts shower activity, however, air quality is expected to be reduced due to the presence of Saharan dust across the islands.
No Governor @ upcoming Emancipation Festival for 2nd year in row
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - For the second consecutive year, the Virgin Islands (VI) will be without a Governor on home soil, as the territory marks a significant 70th milestone of Emancipation in the Virgin Islands.
Tortola’s Skillful Ballers defeated by Haiti 68-65 in BOTF
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten, DWI: It was a tough night for the highflying Tortola team on Friday, July 19, 2024 in their fourth game in the ‘Battle of the Fittest’ (BOTF) Basketball Tournament in Dutch St. Maarten.
Demolition of Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall has started
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall, which was built with money donated by a British philanthropist Sir Rupert Briercliffe in the 1980s but has stood in ruins for about a decade, is being demolished.
'STIs are here, people get infected'- Dr Ronald E. Georges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Health and Social Development on Thursday, July 18, 2024, launched a campaign dubbed ‘Wrap it Up’, aimed at bringing awareness of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the [British] Virgin Islands.
Bill to Honor former Governor Mapp with proposed road naming introduced
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Former governor Kenneth E. Mapp could soon be honored tangibly, as Senator Franklin Johnson — a former senior policy advisor to Mr. Mapp — successfully introduced legislation to celebrate his many years of service to the United States Virgin Islands.
Well-known Orthopaedic Consultant Dr Klas Buring dies
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Popular Orthopaedic Consultant at Eureka Medical Clinic, Dr Klas Buring has died.
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