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‘Gumption’ wants to hear from Dameon Percival regarding $2900 donation
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Local philanthropist and entrepreneur Mr Allington O. Creque aka ‘Gumption’ has given Dameon Percival up to Monday, September 4, 2023, at 9:00 AM to make contact with him or he will be forced to take action.
We are working on ‘rebuilding the Village’- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the Virgin Islands wraps up activities for Child Abuse Prevention and Awareness Month, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said the observance reinforces the crucial need for us as a community to protect our most vulnerable and ensure that the well-being and future of our children continue to be at the forefront.
Did the Premier sleep on floor @ Antigua airport? Gov’t denies rumours
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A post on Facebook by the controversial Rosemary Cindy Rosan that Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) slept on the floor at the VC Bird International Airport in Antigua has been labelled as fake by the Government of the Virgin Islands.
Excursion boat captain alleges he was asked to leave Oil Nut Bay area
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A boat captain that provides excursions mainly in the Virgin Gorda area was allegedly asked to leave the Oil Nut Bay area. The matter, after being raised on Facebook by Junior Minister for Trade and Economic Development Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles, was reportedly subsequently ‘settled’ favourably for the parties involved.
Cindy Rosan-Jones under police investigation; Phone taken
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Controversial talk show host Rosemary Cindy Rosan-Jones has reportedly been interviewed by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) over a complaint made by a private citizen.
Walwyn wants VIP Gov't to implement Human Rights Commission in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After his political party failed to do so in their eight years in office, former Education Minister under the National Democratic Party (NDP) Myron V. Walwyn now wants the Andrew A. Fahie-led administration to put the Human Rights Commission in place.
UPDATE: 2 One Mart employees test positive for COVID-19
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Test results conducted on three One Mart employees on Sunday, June 27, 2021, show that two of the three staff members have contracted COVID-19.
Yello BVI blasted for ‘inaccurate depiction’ of VI Festival
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - When it comes to this time of year, persons in the community are always discussing and criticising the Emancipation Festival line-ups of events and artistes.
Shame on Walwyn; $1M wasted on wall; Schools begging for toilet paper!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Over the past three years plus, our newsroom has been the only credible media house that has reported consistently about the poor state and confusion as it relates to the territory’s education system and how public schools have been crying out for basic supplies such as teaching tools and their inability to make photo copies, lack of toilet paper, water and at time working restrooms.
'It's like some people have declared war on trees?' Resident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Ever since a large tree was suddenly cut down near the Roundabout Gas Station in Road Town, much to the disappointment of many, persons seem to be very concerned about the fate of other trees in the capital city, some said to be almost a century old.