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Heavy rainfall drenches VI; Damages roads & pipeline in JvD
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Heavy rainfall Friday evening and throughout Saturday, November 5, 2022, resulted in the usual flooding in low-lying areas across the territory.
'State of emergency on JvD' - resident Gregory A. Callwood
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Calling it a ‘state of emergency’, Jost van Dyke resident Gregory A. Callwood is urging authorities to seriously look into the potable water situation on the island, which he says has been neglected since under the National Democratic Party (NDP) administration.
JvD residents praise new VIP government for ‘positive start’
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Many residents of the sister island of Jost van Dyke (JvD) have told our newsroom that, following the February 25, 2019 general elections that saw a Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government come to power, they have “seen and felt improvements” on JvD.
Jost van Dyke: The ‘step-sister’ island the NDP forgot
WHITE BAY, Jost van Dyke, VI - Opposition Leader Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) will today, August 21, 2018, kick-off a series of territory-wide consultations on Jost van Dyke, aimed at soliciting and engaging the public as it regards an external threat.
US Coast Guards rescued badly injured JVD woman after Hurricane Irma
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There is no doubt that the passage of Hurricane Irma of September 2017 was a difficult time for all. However, according to prominent Jost van Dyke resident and businessman, Gregory A. Callwood, “it was a ruff ruff experience" him and his mother.
‘Too much talk no action from this government’- JvD resident Gregory A. Callwood
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It is our newsroom's understanding that the host and social commentator of the now number 1 rated talk show in the Virgin Islands Honestly Speaking hosted by Claude O. Skelton-Cline will not be live on Tuesday February 6, 2018.
UPDATE: ‘No goat on my plate!’ – Hon Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost Van Dyke, VI – Representative for the Second District Honourable Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull disclosed that he has not had any goat meat for the past two and a half weeks following the allegations of goat poisoning on Jost Van Dyke and its surrounding islands.
JVD residents allege goats being poisoned on nearby islands
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI - Persons on Jost van Dyke are alleging that a number of goats have been poisoned in a bid to stop the domesticated animals from foraging on the nearby islands of Big Tobago and Little Tobago and disrupting conservation programmes.
Water supply returns to JVD after two weeks
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost Van Dyke, VI – After struggling with a water shortage for some two weeks, the lifesaving commodity has been restored on the sister island of Jost Van Dyke but residents insist it took the relevant authorities much too long to deal with the situation.
JVD LIME customers frustrated at downtime for landline & internet
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost Van Dyke, VI – LIME BVI customers are outraged at being left without landline and internet services for their homes and business in Jost Van Dyke (JVD) over the past few days and have expressed concerns that LIME BVI may not be doing enough to remedy the situation in a timely manner.

