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Virgin Gorda residents who spoke at a recent community meeting argued forcefully that improving their island’s healthcare system should be an urgent government priority. They are right. And the same …
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Early last year, a scathing report about the sister islands’ emergency medical services urged the government to staff both clinics on Virgin Gorda with a doctor 24 hours a day. …
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Jamal Freeman, 29, of Long Look, was found dead on an inflatable dinghy near Great Camanoe island shortly after 7 a.m. on Saturday, police said the next day. They have …
A 59-year-old was killed last week when the excavator he was operating fell into a hole on a plot of land at Paraquita Bay, police said. Colleagues of Courtney Parsons, …
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A New Jersey expert on enclosed spaces will help investigate a death and three injuries last month aboard a barge docked at Pockwood Pond, Police Commissioner Mark Collins said Friday. …
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Virgin Islands attorney Jamal Smith was found dead at his Manuel Hill residence with apparent gunshot wounds on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The 46-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene. …
A male tourist died after surfing at Apple Bay on Tuesday morning, police said. Police received a report of an unresponsive man in the area at 10:45 a.m., according to …
Shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday, police responded to a report of an unresponsive male found at his Lower Estate residence, according to the Police Information Officer. The man, who police …
A man died after entering a tank on a barge near Pockwood Pond and losing consciousness, police said Saturday morning. Two other males who entered the tank to rescue him …
In 1991, it was very expensive to call the Virgin Islands from Jamaica. The price was well worth it for the family of Clive Ferdinand Watson, who would call him …
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Two men were killed in a wreck on Tuesday afternoon at the bottom of Joes Hill, where a sewage truck overturned. The deceased are Henderson Legair, 32, and Kenroy Joseph, …
Former government minister Carvin Malone died suddenly on the morning of Jan. 14, shocking the community and drawing a flood of tributes and condolences. He was 64. “Carvin Malone was …
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The body of a woman was found badly burnt among the rubble of a Kingstown house that caught fire on New Year’s Day, according to the Police Information Office. Police …
A swimmer died at Long Bay, Beef Island last week, according to the Police Information Office. Shortly after 9 a.m. on Dec. 6, police responded to a 911 call reporting …
Police still have not identified a man who died after they received a report that he was “behaving erratically” at Village Cay in the early hours of Oct. 13, according …
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Five days after a Virgin Islands police detective from the United Kingdom was found dead in a submerged jeep near the Road Town helipad, officials said they had found no …
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An unidentified man is dead after police received a report that he was “behaving erratically” at Village Cay in the early hours of Friday morning, according to the Police Information …
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A Virgin Islands police detective from the United Kingdom was found dead on the morning of Oct. 7 in a jeep submerged in the ocean near the heliport in Road …
Police believe they know the identity of the body found in a burned house last week, but they are awaiting DNA verification before releasing a name, according to Police Information …
A body was uncovered under several layers of debris inside a home gutted by fire Sunday night in the Red Bay area of East End, police said Monday afternoon. The …
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Two female tourists died while snorkelling last week in unrelated incidents in the area of The Baths on Virgin Gorda, police said Sunday. On June 6, Diana Wright, 63, of …
Last September, Purcell Estate resident Selroy Hanley was arrested and accused of stabbing Trevon Elliott repeatedly with an ice pick on Aug. 30 at the Purcell Estate basketball court. At …
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Responding to a report, police found a 74-year-old man dead in his home on Virgin Gorda on Sunday, Police Information Officer Diane Drayton said yesterday morning. “No foul play is …
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As police investigate the death of Franklyn Malone, of The Valley, Virgin Gorda, they are asking the public to help retrace his steps after leaving the Magistrates’Court at around 12:15 …
A 52-year-old woman who tested positive locally for Covid-19 has died in the intensive care unit of the Dr. Orlando Smith Hospital, the Health Emergency Operations Centre announced at 11:53 …
