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New Police stations for Road Town & East End!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Plans are currently being drawn up for new Road Town and East End Police stations, revealed the Territory’s acting Commissioner of Police, which would cost a few million dollars to construct.
JVD & Anegada: We still want our own District & District Rep!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In an article written by this news site nine months prior to the general elections of November 2011, residents of the sister island Jost Van Dyke were calling for their own District and to have their own District Representative. More than a year later, their concerns and views remain the same with residents of Anegada also calling for their own representation.
US visitor pronounced dead today after diving incident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - An American male visitor was pronounced dead at Peebles Hospital this afternoon, June 25, 2012, after experiencing apparent difficulties while in the water near Sandy Pit.
St. Georges cops top students at Primary Five Examinations
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The top students of the Territory at this year’s Primary Five Examinations are from the St. Georges Primary School.
Residents - Gov’t ignoring sister-islands, giving “all attention” to Tortola
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands (VI) is known for its beaches, historical sites, architecture and its flourishing economy. The VI is dubbed to be one of the most prosperous islands in the Caribbean with the highest income generators in tourism and financial services.
American tourist dies off JVD
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- 35 year-old female American tourist Elissa Bradley reportedly drowned this afternoon, Friday March 9, 2012 off the eastern side of Jost Van Dyke, confirmed head of the Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR) Phil Aspinall.
It’s not too late to do the right thing for JVD – businessman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A prominent businessman on Jost Van Dyke says it is not too late for the Government to do the right thing for Jost Van Dyke and take care of the island’s basic necessities which are pivotal to residents and the island’s main source of income – tourism.