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Tourist reportedly bitten on hand by shark off Norman Island
NORMAN ISLAND, VI- A male tourist was reportedly bitten on the hand by a shark while in the water off Norman Island on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.
Tourist reportedly dies @ Norman Island
NORMAN ISLAND, VI- A male tourist reportedly met his death earlier today, May 21, 2023, while in the area of the caves at Norman Island.
UPDATE: Three from VI busted with drugs, cash after high speed boat chase
NORMAN ISLAND, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed that three persons from the Virgin Islands (VI) have been arrested following a U.S. led operation that resulted in a vessel being intercepted near Norman Island with a quantity of drugs and cash.
UK navy to conduct disaster relief exercise on Norman Island this weekend
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two United Kingdom (UK) navy ships, RFA Argus and HMS Medway, will be conducting a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) exercise on Norman Island on Sunday, August 16 and Monday, August 17, 2020.
UK national pronounced dead after pulled from waters near Norman Island
NORMAN ISLAND, VI – A man who was pulled from waters off Norman Island and later pronounced dead at Peebles Hospital on Sunday June 23, 2019 has been identified as United Kingdom national Oliver Wheatley, 27.
Premier inks $200M deal for Norman Island development
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) today, November 22, 2018, inked a Development Agreement worth in excess of $200M, with Audubon Holdings, to develop Norman Island as an environmentally conscious, luxury residential and tourist destination.
Plans for Norman Island transformation taking shape
NORMAN ISLAND, VI - Plans which would see Norman Island in the Virgin Islands (VI), transformed from an island with merely two small beach front restaurants to having a full-fledged resort is beginning to take shape.
Caribbean Buffet & Final Faze as Norman Island’s Pirates Bight reopens
NORMAN ISLAND, VI – While Peter Island Resort and Spa was closing its doors and sending home staff, next door Norman Island was re-opening its doors to guests some three months after Hurricane Irma ravaged the Virgin Islands.
'People are still stuck in that Irma wind' - Patrick W. Williams
EAST END, Tortola, VI - Following the passage of Category 5 Hurricane Irma that destroyed the territory and most of the smaller outer islands, persons were left homeless and jobless.
UPDATE: Search continues for Deshaun M. Bryan aka 'Bongo'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The search is continuing for Deshaun M. Bryon aka ‘Bongo’, the person identified as missing following a boating mishap in Sir Francis Drake Channel, between Road Harbour on Tortola and Peter Island last evening, July 11, 2017.