Having a child outside of marriage may not be the family foundation that the Virgin Islands wants to encourage, but that’s not enough reason to stigmatise the estimated 60 percent …
VI fugitive shot to death on St. Thomas
A man wanted by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force for multiple alleged burglaries and a car theft was found dead Tuesday night from gunshot wounds on St. Thomas, according …
Community officer’s first job? Take out the trash
Accumulated items, including mattresses, lumber, buckets and food containers, were compacted in a 26-cubic-yard garbage truck and hauled away last week from the unfinished building adjacent to the Rite Way …
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Burglary suspect apprehended
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force arrested a man on Tuesday for allegedly burglarising a Waterfront Drive restaurant, according to Police Information Officer Diane Drayton.
Scientists map rare VI plants
Halfway through their two-year project to map some of the rarest plants in the world, National Parks Trust officers and representatives from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, say their work …
Community officer’s first job? Take out the trash
Accumulated items, including mattresses, lumber, buckets and food containers, were compacted in a 26-cubic-yard garbage truck and hauled away last week from the unfinished building adjacent to the Rite Way …
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HOA to debate Status of Children Act
Lawmakers are set to meet Thursday to debate the Status of Children Act, a law that would abolish the legal distinctions between children born to married parents and those whose …
Staying safe on the streets
Less than a third of the way into 2014, there have already been five traffic accidents involving pedestrians — a number equal to the total pedestrian-related accidents last year, according …
WSD marks Int’l Water Day for the first time
“Anybody know how water comes to our houses?” Andrew Turnbull, a foreman at the Water and Sewerage Department, asked a group of pre-schoolers on Friday.
HOA to debate Status of Children Act (DRAFTED ACT)
Lawmakers are set to meet Thursday to debate the Status of Children Act, a law that would abolish the legal distinctions between children born to married parents and those whose …
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Burglary suspect apprehended
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force arrested a man on Tuesday for allegedly burglarising a Waterfront Drive restaurant, according to Police Information Officer Diane Drayton.
ESHS, CCEC and BFEC move forward in debates
Should Virgin Islands citizens who live abroad be allowed to vote in the territory’s general elections?
Gov’t signs contracts for sewerage, roads
As part of what Communications and Works Minister Mark Vanterpool called a “very aggressive plan” to move forward with improving the territory’s infrastructure, officials signed contracts for two different projects …
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Fatal stabbing suspect nabbed in US
A man wanted in connection with a fatal stabbing in Sea Cows Bay in 2012 has been apprehended by authorities in New York, according to Police Information Officer Diane Drayton.
HOA passes cybercrime bill feared by media watchdogs (AMENDED LAW)
Last year, a government audit of the BVI Ports Authority’s troubled cruise ship pier development alleged that officials “largely ignored” the proper tendering guidelines, adding that their behaviour raised concern …
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Two sudden deaths under investigation
Police are taking statements from witnesses after two people died suddenly, one Thursday afternoon on Virgin Gorda and the other on Tortola near the CSY Dock Friday morning, according to …
HOA passes two bills to modernise laws
While the Virgin Islands tends to update individual laws regularly, there hasn’t been a comprehensive effort to consolidate legislation in recent years, which means that “access to laws has become …
As ‘superyacht’ race enters 4th year, YCCS plans expansion
Residents in the North Sound, Virgin Gorda area have grown used to seeing their waters teeming with sailboats. But since 2011, this time of year has brought some of the …
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EDITORIAL — HOA should amend cybercrime law in order to protect press freedom
Last Thursday was a dark day for freedom of speech in the Virgin Islands. Legislators doubtlessly had good intentions when they passed the Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act, which is …
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2014 budget lists ‘outputs’ for gov’t agencies (DOCUMENT)
The Deputy Governor’s Office plans to introduce a Freedom of Information Act this year and see it passed, and the House of Assembly will create a policy for assistance grants, …
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New council to advise gov’t on drug policy
Cabinet sanctioned the appointment of 11 members to the National Drugs Advisory Council last week.
Tsunami drill set for next week
The Virgin Islands will join several other countries and territories in testing their tsunami preparedness during a simulation drill next Wednesday, according to the Department of Disaster Management.
Cleaning up: Gov’t publishes comprehensive waste strategy
A composting programme, a statutory board to oversee solid waste, and a pollution management programme at the Pockwood Pond incinerator are among the moves recommended in the Virgin Islands’ first …
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Chikungunya, dengue on the rise
The Ministry of Health and Social Development has confirmed seven cases of chikungunya so far this year, as well as 47 cases of dengue fever, according to Government Information Services.
Police find guns, ammo, drugs in two VG operations
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force had two major busts Tuesday morning in Virgin Gorda, seizing two illegal firearms, 189 rounds of ammunition, andten cannabis plantations, according to Police Information …
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