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May 7th, 2024
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.

February 13th, 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.

January 5th, 2024
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.

September 27th, 2023
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.

September 18th, 2023
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.

September 18th, 2022
‘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.

September 16th, 2022
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.

January 19th, 2022
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.

May 10th, 2021
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.

September 8th, 2020
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.

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