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Labour meetings to continue

Residents of West End and Virgin Gorda will get a chance to air their concerns

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Date announced for duke’s visit

The Duke of Gloucester will visit the territory from March 5-9  as part of celebrations for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year, government

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Judges take to the field

From terraced backyards to ancestral orchards, ...

Judges take to the field

Company helps children master skills

Some children don’t always pay attention in class. ...

Company helps children master skills

Maritime Museum draws cruise ship tourists

On a recent Wednesday morning, three safari buses packed with cruise ship tourists drove into the parking lot of the Centre for Applied Marine Studies...

Maritime Museum draws cruise ship tourists
 

Editorial (Feb. 2, 2012)

Public discussions needed before airport expansion

The territory could benefit greatly from a runway extension on Beef Island, but government should commission

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Reporter's Notebook (Feb. 2, 2012)

Power out

Beaconites were chagrined when the power went out in Road Town shortly after 7 a.m. yesterday. For some reason, power outages seem to occur

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Police: West End man missing

Police announced today that they are searching for a 41-year-old  West End man last seen leaving the territory last Thursday aboard a boat.

Paul Stoutt, a resident of Towers, West End, left aboard the power catamaran Ocean Star bound for St. Maarten, according to a police press release.

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Police seize boat, cash

At about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, police apprehended a man shortly after he arrived onboard a vessel at a port not designated for entry in the Frenchmans Cay area, police said.

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Dateline: Paradise (Feb. 2, 2012)

Pay cut pinches legislators

After a whopping $6,000 cut in their remuneration packages, many Virgin Islands legislators are struggling to make ends meet.

 

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Company helps children master skills

Some children don’t always pay attention in class.

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Law firms announces Luxembourg expansion

The global recession has caused some major industrialised economies

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Group pledges to press on against UK air tax

Caribbean tourism officials promised last week to continue

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Business Briefs (Feb. 2, 2012)

Nail Bay
The Sugarcane Restaurant at Nail Bay, Virgin Gorda, formally re-opened

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Singing out against substance abuse

Drugs and alcohol have destroyed many lives.

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Maritime Museum draws cruise ship tourists

On a recent Wednesday morning, three safari buses packed with cruise ship tourists drove into the parking lot of the Centre for Applied Marine Studies at H.

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Little league, softball seasons start swinging

Rikki George is one of the coaches for the Red Sox, a little league team.

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Pipe Dream wins Governor’s Cup

Pipe Dream, skippered by Peter Haycraft, won the

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