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August 25th, 2023
Feathers & Flesh! Create costumes or stay on 'sidelines' & complain– Premier Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has issued a challenge to persons not in favour of modern or revealing parade costume designs to remove from the sidelines and get to designing.

August 24th, 2023
Approx. $1.8M spent on 2023 Festival events– VIF&FC Vice Chairman

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Some $1.8M has been spent on Festival activities for 2023, according to preliminary figures. This information has been disclosed by the Vice Chairman of the VI Festival and Fairs Committee (VIF&FC), Mr Birchfield B. Lettsome.

August 24th, 2023
'Cindy' vows to refund some monies pledged to her in Dameon saga

FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– Controversial talk show personality Ms Rosemary Cindy Rosan said she will personally refund some monies she collected on behalf of her former co-worker Dameon Percival, which she claims was already handed over to him as part of funds raised in a telethon to save the home of Percival from a public auction.

August 23rd, 2023
Rasta ‘lay down with dogs & catch flea’- ‘Heritage’ on Dameon Saga

ROSEAU, Dominica – CEO and Tola Radio host Floyd Burnett aka 'Heritage' has broken his silence to clear his name regarding the funds raised on Tola Radio on behalf of Dameon Percival. Controversy over the use of the funds has embroiled not only Mr Burnett and Mr Percical but another Tola Radio host, Rosemary Cindy Rosan.

August 22nd, 2023
Murderers ‘literally’ walking around in VI communities– Premier Wheatley

EAST END, Tortola, VI – Residents of the Virgin Islands (VI), particularly those in the East End Community, on Sunday, August 20, 2023, came together for a march to end violence in the VI. It was dubbed ‘Stop the Violence March'.

August 22nd, 2023
Dominican travels home to attend uncle’s funeral but dies in motorcycle accident

WESLEY, Dominica- A young man from Dominica who was living and working in the [British] Virgin Islands tragically lost his life in his homeland after being involved in a motorcycle accident on Monday, August 21, 2023.

August 22nd, 2023
‘I don’t know what to say’- 'Cindy' on Dameon Percival home scandal

FAT HOG’S BAY, Tortola, VI – Following bombshell allegations that radio host and National Democratic Party (NDP) member Dameon Percival may have reportedly lied about having legal representation in a case related to the possible auction of his home, Tola Radio VI 100.5 FM radio host Rosemary Cindy Rosan says she is now left unsure what to believe in the entire conundrum.

August 21st, 2023
Public seeking answers over second bank auction of Dameon Percival’s home

FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– The public is now left with more questions than answers regarding the home of Tola Radio VI co-host Dameon Percival whose co-owned property is now back on the market for a possible August action, after the radio host reportedly raised $30,000 via an on-air telethon on the radio station on June 29, 2023, to save the home from a first auction.

August 21st, 2023
Third District Back to School Giveaway set for Sunday, August 27, 2023!

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Two residents of District 3, Ms Kishma P. Forbes of Virgin Islands School and Office Supplies and Mr Julian Willock of Advance Marketing and Professional Services, have teamed up to host what they are hoping to be an annual event: a Back-to-School Giveaway for students in the district.

August 20th, 2023
Raeseon Sambury wins 2nd Annual Adult Spell Off-District Edition

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The 2nd Annual Adult Spell-Off Competition- District Edition started promptly at 7:00 PM at the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium, H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) in Paraquita Bay on August 19, 2023, with residents gathered to cheer on their district contestants.

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