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A 28-year-old St. Thomas man was arrested and charged following multiple reports of gunshots in western Tortola during the early hours of Jan. 15, police said Friday. Since then, Shamauri …
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The recent rash of violence across Tortola should serve as a wake-up call to police, policymakers and other residents to work together to tackle gang activity and other crime in …
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A 39-year-old St. Thomas resident died from injuries sustained during a boat collision that occurred shortly after 6 p.m. Friday near Saba Rock in Virgin Gorda’s North Sound, police said. …
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While sitting behind Buck’s Food Market in Virgin Gorda, members of the Filipino troupe Tribo Pilipinas talked and laughed as they awaited the start of the Easter Monday Parade. They …
Operating a reliable, convenient ferry service between Tortola and St. Thomas is not rocket science. It is not even ferry science. It is plain common sense. But despite decades of …
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During the coming tourist season, people arriving in St. Thomas after sunset Friday through Sunday may be able to take a ferry to Tortola if the BVI Tourist Board succeeds …
Premier Andrew Fahie vowed on Friday to get the West End port facility open to international ferries by Aug. 1, describing the situation during a House of Assembly sitting as …
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As Virgin Islands residents took stock of hurricane devastation last year, they also heard reports trickling in from more than a dozen other countries and territories throughout the Caribbean that …
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Kenneth Mapp, governor of the United States Virgin Islands, said during a visit Tuesday that hurricane recovery here “is, in some instances, slow.” “There are limited external resources coming to …
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Jason Frett, the 36-year-old Tortola rap artist known as “Ritical,” was arrested in St. Thomas last Thursday and charged with possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, law enforcers said. …
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Sherine Smith was excited as she took the 9 a.m. ferry from Road Town to see her favourite troupe, the Hugga Bunch, perform in the Adult Parade at the 70th …
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