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July 25th, 2022
Same-sex marriage a manifestation of a reprobate mind

Pastor Hugh B. Thomas

It is with a heavy heart I write this message. The [British] Virgin Islands is my home and as far as I can see, my people are living a life where the presence of God is not acknowledged.

July 7th, 2020
Gov't has no intention of legalising prostitution, same-sex marriages- Premier

DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Amidst concerns from Opposition Leader Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) and Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) that the Virgin Islands may become 'Sodom and Gomorrah', through the passage of several controversial legislation, Premier Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has given the assurance that his administration will only push what was in its legislative agenda and nothing else.

May 8th, 2020
Boxer Julan O. Brown says VI school girls 'sold sex' for food

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Well known Jamaican boxer and trainer, Mr Julan O. Brown aka ‘Iron Fist’ says school-aged girls in the Virgin Islands (VI) have confided in him certain secrets, including that they sold sex for food to get by.

October 30th, 2019
'There is a sex trade operating in the VI'- CoP Matthews

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Commissioner of Police (CoP) at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Mr Michael B. Matthews, in admitting that an active sex trade exists in the Virgin Islands (VI), says while the force is cognisant of the industry, they are unsure about how to tackle it.

October 4th, 2015
Magnus R. Latchman charged over local sex tape

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Police have confirmed that Magnus Rickie Latchman has been charged in relation to an alleged video recording of him engaging in a sexual act with a girl which had flooded Facebook recently.

June 25th, 2012
Sex, women & brothels in the VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Sex sells and its common knowledge that there are bars and strip clubs that act as a “guise” for what religious leaders and concerned residents frown upon – women selling sex for money.

February 1st, 2012
Will the churches take a stance on prostitution, gambling?

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Douglas Wheatley, speaking on his radio programme ‘Speak out BVI’ on January 31, 2012, has wondered if the churches will follow suit and come out against certain activities such as prostitution and gambling as other churches in the Caribbean have done.

January 24th, 2012
Hon. Pickering acknowledges VI has “houses of ill repute”

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands, which is considered a religious community, is going through a transition and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr. Kedrick Pickering pointed out that residents need to accept that things “are no longer the same in the BVI”.

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