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UPDATE: NDP Govt’ got their priority mixed up – VG Resident
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – “We are in still in need of fire trucks; I have made that clear to the Government that we really are in need of fire trucks because the ones that we have, have really done their time,” Chief Fire Officer Mr Zebalon McLean told Virgin Islands News Online in an exclusive interview yesterday March 12, 2014.
Sukhu wins again
Virgin Gorda, VI - Ravi Sukhu and Kathleen Brownsdon splashed their way to victories on Saturday February 8, 2014 to win the 2nd Dive BVI 5K Series race on a rainy Virgin Gorda.
‘Millennials’ wiping out ‘Baby boomers’
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI – On the occasion of its annual Service Stars award ceremony and dinner of Bitter End Yacht Club (BEYC), First Lady of the Virgin Islands Mrs. Lorna Smith took a slight departure in her brief speech as a guest of honour.
VG new Rotaract cautioned to 'Keep politics out’ of their club
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI - “I would like to warn the members that for God’s sake keep politics out of Rotaract.” This was a stern advice that founder member of the Rotary Family of the Virgin Islands, Past President and Representative for the Ninth District Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal OBE as he addressed the recently commissioned and installed Rotaract Club last Saturday February 1, 2014.
Motorcade adds more bliss to ‘Xmas in Spanish Town’ 2013
SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI - The opening of ‘Christmas in Spanish Town’ was not the usual this year as organizers sought to add new bliss to the seasonal celebrations- a motorcade through the streets of Spanish Town featuring strictly local bands.
Stalled aircraft forces temporary closure of VG airport
TADDY BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI – A Piper Navajo N83TA plane reportedly belonging to ‘Island Birds’ forced airport authorities to close the Virgin Gorda Airport sometime between 10 A.M. and 12 P.M. yesterday, December 1, 2013 after it developed technical problems that rendered it immobile on the runway for some time.
Digicel BVI turns 5 today!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – At the tender age of five, Digicel celebrates its time in the Virgin Islands in a position that sees it standing firmly on both feet and says it is making great strides and looking forward to more advancements in the telecommunications sector.
What’s all the silence about Gun Creek project & others?– VG residents
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Residents of Virgin Gorda are calling for an update on the Gun Creek Development Project for North Sound, claiming that the “hand-picked” advisory committee members are not doing a good job at keeping the residents informed.
Basketball a terrific vehicle for youth – Hon. Fraser
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Third District Representative Hon. Julian Fraser, RA has shown support for the VG Summer Jam basketball league and the youths involved, noting that it is a terrific vehicle for their advancement.
Young women urged to have PAP smears early
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Young women turned out in their numbers for what was described as a “well deserving and educational” interactive youth forum at the St Ursula’s Community Church, Valley, Virgin Gorda on Friday November 1, 2013. The need for women to have PAP smears done from an early age took front stage.