Minister of Education and Culture, Hon. Dr. Natalio D. Wheatley announced this morning that the British Virgin Islands will be having some level of festival activities this year. Dr. Wheatley at the time, was speaking at the Rotary Club Sunrise meeting and made the remarks in greeting club members. He was the guest speaker, speaking … Continued
Official reports received from the Cabinet of the Virgin Islands Gazette have confirmed that measures have been taken effective today July 21st, 2020 by the Government of the Virgin Islands on the sister island of Jost Van Dyke, Tortola BVI. These measures are as a result of possible exposure to COVID-19 on Jost Van Dyke, … Continued
NEW YORK (AP) — Organizers of a national workers strike say tens of thousands are set to walk off the job Monday in more than two dozen U.S. cities to protest systemic racism and economic inequality that has only worsened during the coronavirus pandemic. Dubbed the “Strike for Black Lives,” labor unions, along with social … Continued
NEW JERSEY (AP)-A gunman posing as a delivery person shot and killed the 20-year-old son of a federal judge and wounded her husband at their New Jersey home before fleeing, according to judiciary officials. The shooting occurred Sunday evening at the North Brunswick home of U.S. District Judge Esther Salas, and killed her son, Daniel, … Continued
On Thursday, July 16th, 15 young men from MALE participated in first mangrove restoration planting from the CAMS (Centre for Applied Marine Studies) mangrove nursery at the HLSCC. Starting off this momentous event, Minister Vincent Wheatley spoke to the youth about mangroves and our need to restore and protect them. J’Kyla Rogers and Alexia Penn, … Continued
Police received a report of an alleged burglary at Riteway #2, Pasea Estate at approximately 4:35 am on July 18. Inquiries indicate that the rear window leading to the kitchen was observed to be broken and objects inside the store appeared to have been tampered with.. Anyone with pertinent information about this incident is asked to contact the RVIPF at its three-digit access number 311 or the Intelligence Unit … Continued
VI CONSORTIUM Fourteen new cases of Covid-19 (Coronavirus 2019) were confirmed in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Saturday, according to a Dept. of Health infographic. St. Croix saw 12 new cases, while both St. Thomas and St. John saw 1 new case each. There were 54 test results pending as of Saturday, and a total … Continued
SELMA, Ala. (AP) — John Lewis saw the line of Alabama state troopers a few hundred yards away as he led hundreds of marchers to the apex of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma on March 7, 1965. Armed with gas canisters and nightsticks, the troopers were flanked by horse-riding members of the sheriff’s posse. … Continued
WASHINGTON (AP) — People paid great heed to John Lewis for much of his life in the civil rights movement. But at the very beginning — when he was just a kid wanting to be a minister someday — his audience didn’t care much for what he had to say. A son of Alabama sharecroppers, … Continued
On Tuesday, June 30, at about 11:00pm, a pedestrian was walking along the East End Public Road, in the vicinity of 5 Girls General Store, when he was struck by a white car. As a result, he sustained injuries and was taken to Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital where he was treated and discharged. The RVIPF is seeking the public’s assistance. Anyone with information pertaining … Continued
