Deputy Premier Dr. Kedrick Pickering joined environment ministers
October 24, 2012
October 24, 2012
Migrant death trial begins
About 30 passengers were huddled in the small boat on the night of Dec. 5, 2010, when the alleged captain, Roro Edourne, ignored instructions from the United States Coast Guard …
October 24, 2012
The story of stamps
You may have licked a Virgin Islands stamp and pressed it on to an envelope
October 24, 2012
VI praised for public finance changes
Mark Simmonds, the United Kingdom’s newly appointed minister for the overseas territories,
October 24, 2012
USVI crews recover two bodies from plane crash
The region continues to sort out the confusion and wreckage after two planes went down in the eastern Caribbean in the span of a week, causing at least five deaths.
October 24, 2012
Restaurant patron robbed at Mill Mall
Police are investigating the robbery of a restaurant patron that took place in the parking lot outside the Mill Mall Sunday night, according to the Police Information Office.
October 23, 2012
Aircraft registry may expand soon
A bill and accompanying regulations that officials hope will allow the territory’s aircraft registry to grow and provide government with additional revenue came into force last week, according to the …
October 23, 2012
Two territories, one people
After a short parade in Cruz Bay’s Franklin Powell Park in St. John, a crowd gathered a few miles away at the Annaberg Sugar Plantation Saturday afternoon to celebrate the …
October 19, 2012
‘Unsung hero’ honoured at luncheon
Terrence Chinnery, a long time softball coach, was honoured on Thursday
October 19, 2012
Scholarships applications due soon
Students who wish to apply for government scholarships to go to school abroad for the 2013-2014 school year have less than two weeks to get their applications completed and submitted …
October 19, 2012
Special Report: Restoring VI ruins
In the 1990s, after being abandoned for more than a century on a windy point in Virgin Gorda, the Copper Mine was falling apart. Restoration of some of the ruins …
October 17, 2012
Anegada hosts ‘Iguana Fest’ as part of outreach programme
Anegada rock iguanas don’t have an easy childhood.
October 17, 2012
United Kingdom’s OT minister to visit next week
The United Kingdom’s recently appointed minister for the overseas territories will arrive in the Virgin Islands next week in order to meet with VI officials.
October 17, 2012
Walkers, runners raise money for cancer screenings
Organisers called the sixth annual Sensus Run/Walk for the Cause a sea of pink
October 17, 2012
Woman climbs Kilimanjaro for charity
Although it isn’t as technical or difficult as ascending the High Peaks
October 17, 2012
MHSD: Mosquito breeding spreading disease
The Ministry of Health and Social Development has logged 43 suspected cases of dengue fever in the territory as of Oct. 15, according to a MHSD press release circulated this …
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October 17, 2012
Conference considers domestic violence’s effects
There’s been a sizable increase in the number of domestic violence cases reported to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force.
October 16, 2012
Agriculture celebrated at ceremony
“The key to feed the world is to share our food,” students from Paradise Preschool
October 16, 2012
Region sees two plane crashes in a week
Three people are dead and three others remain missing after two unrelated plane crashes in the Eastern Caribbean region last week.
October 16, 2012
Crafts Alive vendors offered training
The Ministry of Communications and Works offered training to Crafts Alive
October 15, 2012
DDM Director: No reported damage from Rafael
Although Tropical Storm Rafael passed close to the Virgin Islands
October 15, 2012
HOA passes three more financial services bills
Lawmakers unanimously support legislation that helps keep the Virgin Islands
October 12, 2012
US government makes new extradition request
More than 20 local charges against five men accused of participating in an international
October 12, 2012
BVIHSA: Breastfeeding keeps babies healthy
The BVI Health Services Authority advocates breastfeeding
October 12, 2012
Sports complex to close for repairs
The Multi-purpose Sports Complex will close on Saturday