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VINO receives another bomb threat email; Police investigating
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) on May 6, 2024, received another email from an anonymous person threatening to create more havoc with bomb threats across the Caribbean if four Americans who found themselves afoul of the law in Turks and Caicos Islands for possession of ammunition recently were not allowed to go back to the United States by June 2024.
‘Prophet fire’ says disaster will strike VI within next 180 days
MIAMI, Florida, USA –Reverend Marlon D. Bolton aka ‘Prophet Fire’ a pastor out of Florida, says disaster will strike the Virgin Islands (VI) within the next 180 days and that persons must find God, repent, and seek their salvation.
ProMarkets Finance ‘falsely purporting to be authorised & licensed’ in VI- FSC
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI FSC) is alerting the public that ProMarkets Finance, using the website address https://promarketsfinance.com, is “falsely purporting” to be authorised and licensed in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) for the purpose of providing an investment platform as an entity licensed and regulated by the FSC.
Public warned of entity ‘falsely’ claiming to be licensed by FSC
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (FSC) has said it considers it necessary to warn the public that an entity under the name GAEA Investment is falsely purporting to be authorised and licensed by the Commission for the purpose of providing clients access to liquidity in currencies, commodities, and stock markets and trading in oil, precious metals, stock indices, blue chips, and cryptocurrency pairs.
RVIPF warns of increase in attempted theft from vehicles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has noted an increase in reports of individuals attempting to gain unauthorised access to vehicles by pulling at the exterior door handles within the Road Town area.
‘Do not get close to or touch any downed power lines’- BVIEC
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has warned persons not to get close to or touch any power lines downed during the passage of Tropical Storm Fiona.
Message from Acting Premier on Tropical Storm Fiona’s approach near Virgin Islands
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Below is a message from Acting Premier and Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) on the approaching Tropical Storm Fiona.
UPDATE: Home & vehicle destroyed by fire @ Copper Mine
COPPER MINE, Virgin Gorda, VI- The fire at Copper Mine on Virgin Gorda last night, January 18, 2022, destroyed a home and all its contents, along with a vehicle.
RVIPF warns against taking intimate videos/photos
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Family and Juvenile Unit is urging persons not to take photos or participate in photos or videos of an intimate nature.
Beware of 'counterfeit hand sanitisers' on the market- Health Ministry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Residents of the Virgin Islands are advised to be vigilant against counterfeit hand sanitisers that are being sold on the market.