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UPDATE: Man fatally shot in WE identified as Nyron A. Erickson
FRESHWATER POND, Tortola, VI- The man who was killed in an apparent drive-by shooting at Freshwater Pond on the western end of Tortola on Saturday, May 10, 2025, has been identified as Nyron A. Erickson.
Prominent businessman Alric L. Corea has died
HORSE PATH, Tortola, VI- The family, friends and many in the business community are mourning the passing of prominent businessman and philanthropist Mr Alric Lenois Corea.
L. Allen Wheatley to contest D8 with VIP
EAST END, Tortola, VI- While many are still wondering whether there will be a 2023 general election in the Territory, the Virgin Islands Party (VIP), one of three political parties in the coalition government, is quietly amassing its slate of 13 candidates.
'Stop this I am born here’ talk- Businessman & Author Don M. Martin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Pioneer businessman in the textile menswear industry and author Mr Don M. Martin, who has strong roots in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI), has blasted the popular discriminatory “who from here or not from here” talk that has been ripping through the fabric of the Virgin Islands for quite some time, adding that he will be strongly advocating against such behaviour of disunity.
USVI widow convicted of stabbing husband to death 17 years ago
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — The [US] Virgin Islands Department of Justice on Monday, August 15, 2022, announced that a Superior Court jury found Jacques Cajuste and Viviane Stuart guilty of murder after a stabbing in 2005 left businessman Egbert Stuart aka 'Manno' dead.
Businessman & former softball player Khoy Frett aka ‘Mailman’ passes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Proprietor of Khoy’s Mailing Service and former stellar softball player Mr Khoy Frett aka ‘Mailman’ has passed, according to information reaching Virgin Islands News Online.
CTL founder & distinguished Rotarian Clarence C. Thomas passes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Information just reaching Virgin Islands News Online is that Mr Clarence Cecil Thomas, a pioneer businessman and founder of the popular hardware store in the Virgin Islands, Clarence Thomas Limited (CTL), has passed.
Desmond Alphonso aka ‘DA’ passes
NEW AMSTERDAM, Guyana, SA- Word reaching our newsroom is that popular Guyanese businessman Desmond Alphonso aka ‘DA’ passed away around 1:30pm on Thursday, January 13, 2022.
PAID ARTICLE: Born this day: A humble giant of a Virgin Islander- Roosevelt Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On this day, 81 years ago, a humble, but determined and hardworking builder of expansive and epic proportions was born in Road Town, Tortola, [British] Virgin Islands to Victoria Abbott and Ludwick Smith aka ‘Captain Jack’. The last of 8 children, Roosevelt Smith was educated at Road Town Elementary School and later took on correspondence courses in quantity surveying and pricing.
Softball players pay tribute to Rene St Clair Jeffers aka 'Panchie'
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- In a moving tribute to the late businessman and sportsman Mr Rene St Clair Jeffers aka 'Panchie', who died on August 2, 2021, at the age of 66, former softball player Mr E. Walwyn Brewley said the territory has lost a great man and softball player.
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