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Better single than competing for married men

Better single than competing for married men

Contributed by Sandra Phillip Hodge (Related by Humanity) If you’re working in the hospitality business, you shouldn’t pick and choose whom to serve because all your customers are entitled to equally good service as is expected in any reputable establishment. […]

by / on January 30, 2017 at 8:00 AM /
Fahie tells constituents why he should replace Fraser

Fahie tells constituents why he should replace Fraser

While delivering his annual constituency report on the weekend, Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Andrew Fahie made a public pitch as to why he should become Leader of the Opposition, adding that one of his main aims is […]

by / on January 30, 2017 at 8:00 AM /
Police knock down door, find student with marijuana

Police knock down door, find student with marijuana

A student enrolled at H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) ended up on the wrong side of the law when police knocked down a door at his residence and found 50 grams of marijuana. Nineteen-year-old Earl Hazel pleaded guilty to […]

by / on January 30, 2017 at 7:07 AM /
Several derelict boats removed from Great Harbour

Several derelict boats removed from Great Harbour

Government Information Service (press release) – Several derelict boats were removed from Great Harbour, Jost Van Dyke last week, as the Department of Waste Management continues its drive to reduce mosquito breeding sites. Manager, Mr. Greg Massicote said derelict boats […]

by / on January 30, 2017 at 6:10 AM /
Driver hits pedestrian – later realized victim is close relative

Driver hits pedestrian – later realized victim is close relative

A family on Virgin Gorda is still struggling to come to grips with an accident that has left 73-year-old Anselmo Hodge dead, and one of his closest male relative under police investigation. Hodge was walking home last week Friday night […]

by / on January 30, 2017 at 6:04 AM /
Hundreds already connected to Digicel home internet

Hundreds already connected to Digicel home internet

PRESS RELEASE – Digicel is pleased to announce that since the official launch of its Lightning-Fast Home Internet service, hundreds of satisfied customers have been connected to the fast and reliable Internet connection. General Manger, Kevin Gordon, calls the new […]

by / on January 30, 2017 at 5:22 AM /
The trickle down ‘fallacy’

The trickle down ‘fallacy’

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor The rise of populism and global instability states that trickledown economics is a ‘sham’. Trickledown economics has become a type of global pyramid scheme. Trickledown has led to widespread disillusionment, and an increasingly dangerous New World. […]

by / on January 29, 2017 at 5:27 PM /
VIP debt now stands at more than $100K

VIP debt now stands at more than $100K

Chairman of the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Andrew Fahie this week disclosed that the party’s debt now stands at more than $100,000. While noting that he was questioned about trying to lead an organization with such a debt, the […]

by / on January 27, 2017 at 2:04 PM /
2 charged with illegal entry amid major probe

2 charged with illegal entry amid major probe

Police in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) have made what appears to be a major breakthrough in a case of immigrant smuggling as they yesterday took two men into custody. The two – a Jamaican native and a Guyanese who […]

by / on January 27, 2017 at 11:26 AM /
Magistrate: Watch your temper, Mr Henley!

Magistrate: Watch your temper, Mr Henley!

Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards yesterday cautioned Chavez Henley – a bartender who deals with tourists – to be particularly mindful of his temper. She did so while she fined Henley a total of $750 for losing his temper back in […]

by / on January 27, 2017 at 10:19 AM /