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jwaldinger@bvibeacon.com

October 29, 2020

Police claim security guards were attacked for enforcing social distancing rules

Police have reported a spike in assault cases in recent days, including two against security guards trying to prevent unmasked people from entering establishments, according to a Monday police press …

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by jwaldinger@bvibeacon.com
April 16, 2020

Police set up system to report breach of curfew

Police rolled out a new initiative April 7 allowing individuals to text or send pictures identifying people breaching curfew via WhatsApp to 368-9112, according to a press release last Thursday. …

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by jwaldinger@bvibeacon.com
February 13, 2020

Betting on the animals: Gaming Night nets $55k for Humane Society

Crowds squeezed in around the hermit crab races so tightly that people in the back had to stand on their tiptoes and hold their phones high in the air to …

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by jwaldinger@bvibeacon.com
November 29, 2019

Police seek info on 2017 killing

At 9:45 p.m. on Nov. 22, 2017, Franklin Edison Penn, 41, Ramona Moses, and her 11-year-old daughter Trinity Azaria Moses were driving along the Sir Francis Drake Highway at West …

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by jwaldinger@bvibeacon.com
September 6, 2019

In the BVI, Dorian brought 83 mph winds but no reports of major damage

When Hurricane Dorian brushed the Virgin Islands last week, it was still a Category 1 storm, and no major damage resulted, said Department of Disaster Management Director Sharleen DaBreo-Lettsome. However, …

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by jwaldinger@bvibeacon.com
August 31, 2019

‘1,000 jobs’ initiative launched

Premier Andrew Fahie launched a new programme last week designed to boost employment in all districts across the territory. The “1,000 Jobs in 1,000 Days” initiative seeks to match employers …

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