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Man shot while driving in Zion Hill area
ZION HILL, Tortola, VI- Information just reaching our news centre is there has been a shooting in the area of Tortola known as Zion Hill.
Police seeking help in locating missing Jevonte P. Wattley aka ‘J.D.’
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI – Officers at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 24-year-old Jevonte Wattley, aka ‘J.D.’ of Cane Garden Bay who was last seen since Wednesday, January 25, 2023.
Over 30 emergency calls @ The Baths in 2022 & no lifeguard- Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Services has called for lifeguards to be placed at The Baths National Park, given the area continues to receive emergency calls when the park is opened to guests.
‘Negotiation & diplomacy cannot only involve Premier & his brother’- Willock
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Former Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Mr Julian Willock has acknowledged that Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has been trying his best at the helm of the territory; however, he has advised the territory’s leader to have the people more involved.
Dr Pickering hopes to reveal political team @ next public meeting
HUNTUMS GHUT, Tortola, VI- Former legislator Dr Kedrick D. Pickering is hoping to soon announce his group of candidates for the upcoming General Elections of the Virgin Islands, as he told residents of Huntums Ghut that last night January 25, 2023, will likely be the last time he is on the road solo.
Albert A. Bryan Jr secures 2nd term as Governor in USVI
FREDERIKSTED, ST Croix, USVI- Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr, the ninth elected governor of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) won the gubernatorial race on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, and cemented his legacy as a two-term leader.
Need for school counsellors now greater than ever– Education Minister
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries, and Agriculture Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has pointed to the need for school/guidance counsellors as even greater as a result of challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Garden Programme producing fresh, organic food in District 7
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- Fresh, organic food is being produced in District 7, as a direct result of the success of the District 7 Garden Programme.
USVI Gov’t employees being terminated due to ‘financial crisis
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- While US Virgin Islands (USVI) Governor Kenneth E. Mapp has said on multiple occasions that the territory’s financial condition has been improving and that government employees would not be furloughed or terminated, some workers employed at the Bureau of Corrections have been terminated because of the “continued financial crisis” affecting the government.
VI CoI is nothing short of ‘demonic’ in UK self-interest - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Talk Show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called ‘demonic’ the ongoing Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry (CoI) being executed in the territory by the United Kingdom (UK).
