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Premier Dr. Orlando Smith and Communications and Works Minister Mark Vanterpool extolled the benefits of government’s preferential berthing agreements with Disney and Norwegian cruise lines at a Jan. 17 press …
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As Mark Grundy sees it, the Caribbean’s difficulties in moving to renewable energy are best seen from the air.
There were nine yes votes and zero no votes late Tuesday night when the House of Assembly passed the 2014 Appropriations Act, after amending it in committee.
An order made by Governor Boyd McCleary to begin a second round of extradition hearings against Earl “Bob” Hodge and three other men undermined a High Court decision that they …
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A man died Monday as a result of a boating incident, according to police.
An order made by Governor Boyd McCleary to begin a second round of extradition hearings against Earl “Bob” Hodge and three other men undermined a High Court decision that the …
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A man was shot in the Belle Vue area Sunday night, police said.
After he saw the 1975 movie Jaws as a child, Rick MacPherson was probably the only one in the audience who wanted to run for the water.
The 2014 budget debate was postponed after what Premier Dr. Orlando Smith called “political grandstanding” on the part of opposition member Julian Fraser in the House of Assembly Monday morning.
“Skipping, marbles and spinning tops were some of the games we played nonstop,” recited Janice Stoutt from a poem she wrote about the Virgin Islands of her childhood.
Jovanie Richardson became the bane of his girlfriend’s existence, Magistrate Dr. Velon John told the court when he sentenced Mr. Richardson to 20 months behind bars for assaulting his girlfriend …
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One of the biggest challenges of being a farmer is that you never get a day off, said Aaron Hill, who was named Farmer of the Year at the Friday …
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Rotarians from the Virgin Islands welcomed another club to what they call the “Rotary family” this weekend: the Rotaract Club of Virgin Gorda.
When former Chief Minister H. Lavity Stoutt proposed the idea of a community college in the Virgin Islands, many residents thought it would never work, according to former legislator Eileene …
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Four of the eight cases brought before the High Court at the opening of the February Assizes involve sex crimes, an alarming problem in the territory, according to prosecutors.
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For the first time this year, all fifth form students at public high schools in the territory are required to take the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate exams.
The Virgin Islands could be a major destination for medical tourism just two years from now, according to the CEO of the Medical Tourism Association.
Michael Misick, a former premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands, has been granted bail prior to his trial on corruption charges.
The Virgin Islands has joined the short list of Caribbean islands with confirmed cases of a mosquito-borne virus that is new to this hemisphere, government announced Monday.
Although they may look very different today, about 30 years ago, both Shenzhen, China and the Virgin Islands were very similar: a small population of coastal residents relying on fishing …
Thanks to two years of prudent financial management and the apparent recovery of the North American economy, the Virgin Islands has turned a corner, Premier Dr. Orlando Smith said Monday …
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Livestock and crop judging will start Monday in preparation for Farmers’ Week.
The trial of Oliver Lewis, who is accused of molesting a 13-year-old boy on multiple occasions in April and June, was set to begin in Magistrates’ Court Friday morning.
Premier Dr. Orlando Smith is scheduled to give the annual budget address Monday morning at House of Assembly.