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Late attorney & legislator Vernon E. Malone laid to rest
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Late legislator (2007-2011) and first local Police Commissioner Vernon E. Malone QPM, LLB, MHA, CPA was laid to rest on Saturday, June 22, 2024, following an official funeral.
Revellers gyrate their way to Long Bay, Beef Island in EE Rise & Shine
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The highly anticipated Rise and Shine in East End on Tortola this morning, August 9, 2023, drew hundreds of revellers who gyrated their way to Queen Elizabeth II Bridge and some even daringly took a plunge off the bridge before reaching Long Bay beach on Beef Island.
VG Easter Festival Parade scorches!
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The sun was scorching but that did not stop participants and spectators of the VG Easter Festival Parade from having a grand time on Monday, April 10, 2023.
August Monday Parade returns after 2-year absence
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After a 2-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the highlights of the Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival- the August Monday Parade- made a successful return yesterday, August 1, 2022.
'Hon Ralph T. O'Neal fulfilled his purpose in God' - Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Hundreds of persons from all walks of life filled the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town, Tortola, today, December 11, 2019 for the official state funeral of First Premier of the Virgin Islands and Member Emeritus of the House of Assembly, Honourable Ralph T. O'Neal, OBE.
The final resting place for Hon Ralph T. O'Neal OBE
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The late first Premier of the Virgin Islands, Hon Ralph T. O'Neal, OBE will be laid to rest at the O'Neal Burial Ground in Virgin Gorda today, December 11, 2019, exactly a month after his passing at age 85.
Hon Ralph T. O’Neal OBE to be laid to rest on VG
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The late first Premier of the Virgin Islands, Member Emeritus of the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA), Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal, OBE will be laid to rest on Virgin Gorda, the place he was born and served for some 36 years as an elected official.
East End Rise & Shine Tramp draws mammoth crowd
EAST END, Tortola,VI- A mammoth crowd turned out for the Rise and Shine Tramp in East End, Tortola, today, August 7, 2019.
Hundreds revel in Rise & Shine procession
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite threats of rain, hundreds of persons supported the 2019 Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival's Rise and Shine procession on Tortola this morning, August 5, 2019.