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November 19, 2009
Photo: TODD VANSICKLE
Several people gathered in Johnsons Ghut to watch water gush out of the drainage ditch after heavy rains drenched the territory on Monday morning. The area was one of many places on Tortola that were affected by the storm, while other places experienced downed power lines and trees.
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Flooded out
A unexpected Monday morning downpour, which came on the heels of several days of lighter rain, brought some of the worst flooding the Virgin Islands has seen since November 2003, disaster officials reported this week.
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Johnsons Ghut work put to the test
As heavy rain and flash floods doused the territory early this week, Johnsons Ghut residents had a chance to see what their neighbourhood was really made of.
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Cecil Penn found not guilty
Justice Indra Hariprashad-Charles directed a jury to find Cecil Penn not guilty of aiding, abetting or procuring a murder last Thursday, after the Crown’s key witness, Aaron George, claimed he killed Mr. Connolly in a botched robbery.
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Floods close ESHS for 2 days
School was canceled around the territory due to the torrential rains and flooding on Monday, but most students were back in the classroom the next day.
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Inquest reveals HMP problems
The inquest into the death of Makebo Pickering, an inmate at Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut, will continue through today, and likely into next week, as jurors use witness testimony from medical experts, prison officials, and Mr. Pickering’s cellmate and mother before ruling on the cause and circumstances of the death.
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Premier attends 50th OECS meeting
Premier Ralph O’Neal today is scheduled to sit in his second meeting in two days in Anguilla with sub-regional leaders, where he said he’ll be paying special attention to the trade, economic and agricultural issues affecting the Caribbean.
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Former legislator to face High Court
Former legislator Andre Penn has been ordered to appear in High Court to answer to charges that he indecently assaulted a minor on multiple occasions over a two-year period.
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Farmers market planned
As part of a new initiative to increase the visibility of the territory’s farmers and fishermen, two local non-profit organisations are teaming up to organise a traditional farmers market next month.
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Cabinet approves 1st trade policy
Cabinet recently approved a new policy paper that will steer the territory’s trade legislation for years to come, Premier Ralph O’Neal said Friday at the Buy BVI Trade Expo.
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BFEC students look to the future
Bregado Flax Educational Centre students considered life after high school last Thursday and Friday during the school’s annual career fair for third- through fifth-formers.
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Trade expo draws 47 businesses
The Multi-purpose Sports Complex looked less like a sports facility than a market and commercial centre as 47 businesses set up displays of goods and services on Friday and Saturday.
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VI observes World Diabetes Day
On Saturday evening, about a dozen members of the BVI Diabetes Association braved a drizzling rain to light a large blue circle in the Sir Olva Georges Plaza as part of their efforts to bring awareness to their cause.
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