44-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, 89-YEAR-OLD MAN BECOME 70TH AND 71ST COVID-19 DEATHS IN U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

VI Consortium The V.I. Dept. of Health on Monday announced the 70th and 71st Covid-related deaths in the U.S. Virgin Islands, among the a 44-year-old woman. “After further investigating cause of death and ensuring notification of next of kin, the Virgin Islands Department of Health is saddened to confirm the territory’s seventieth [and seventy-first deaths] … Continued

REVISED VOTERS’ LIST TO BE PUBLISHED TOMORROW!

The Supervisor of Elections is informing the public that the Revised Voters’ List will be published on Tuesday, September 28 in accordance with section 23 (1) of the Elections Act, 1994 and Amendments. The Act states the following: (2) The copies published under subsection (1) shall be deemed to be the Registers of Voters for … Continued

DISTRICT 7: PANTRY DRIVE, OPEN MIC NIGHT & D7 RESPONSE TEAM ACTIVATED

Deputy Premier and Representative for the Seventh District, Dr. the Honourable Natalio ‘Sowande Uhuru’ Wheatley, along with the District 7 Committee, have been busy organizing events and more recently, disaster preparation. Canned Food Drive On September 18, the committee held a District 7 Canned Food Pantry Drive at four locations on Tortola: Bobby’s Supermarket, Riteway … Continued

R. KELLY GUILTY OF 11 SEX CRIMES, INCLUDING SEX TRAFFICKING, FACES LIFE IN PRISON, “HE’S NOT UNLUCKY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, HE’S GUILTY”-ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY NADIA SHIHATA

Daily News R. Kelly’s stunning fall from grace came to its bitter end Monday as jurors found the notorious “Pied Piper of R&B” guilty at his Brooklyn Federal Court sex trafficking trial. The jury deliberated for a total of nine hours before reaching its verdict finding him guilty on nine counts that carry a maximum … Continued

DR WHEATLEY TO ACT AS PREMIER WHILE PREMIER FAHIE ATTENDS GLOBAL CRUISE CONVENTION

Deputy Premier Dr. Natalio Wheatley will be the Acting Premier of the territory until October 3 as Premier Andrew Fahie is away on business at the ongoing Seatrade Cruise 2021 Global convention in Miami. This was confirmed in a government commissioned media release dated Monday September 27. It said, “Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable … Continued

CARNIVAL LOSES $2.8 BILLION BUT SEES SOLID 2022 BOOKINGS

Carnival Corp. lost $2.8 billion in the third quarter, but shares rose Friday after the cruise line operator said bookings for the second half of next year are running ahead of 2019 levels. Cruising investors are looking for any glimmer of hope for an industry that has been battered by the pandemic. Still, the short-term … Continued

POLICE IN DIRE SEARCH TO FIND FORMER VI PRINCE & PRINCESS CONTESTANT WHO WENT MISSING IN FLORIDA! FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED

Orange County deputies are searching for 19-year-old Miya Marcano, who was last seen around 5 p.m. Friday at the Arden Villas apartments on Arden Villas Boulevard, near the University of Central Florida in Orlando. Granddaughter of the VI’s Letty Hodge, Miya is well known in the territory. She also formerly contested in the Prince and … Continued

TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT IN EFFECT FOR BVI AS HURRICANE SAM PASSES

DDM Hurricane Sam expected to remain a major hurricane for the next several days. Still expected to pass at a safe distance away from the islands… A tropical cyclone alert remains in effect for the Leeward Islands and the British Virgin Islands. 𝐀 𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭, 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞, 𝐚 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧 … Continued