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March 4, 2010
Photo: NGOVOU GYANG
Willard Wheatley Primary School students joined scores of other community minded residents this weekend, during the Royal Virgin Island’ Police Force’s Men’s March Against Crime.
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Pet dogs poisoned, residents say
Dog owners on Tortola and Virgin Gorda are reporting instances of pets being killed, and alleging that farmers laying poisonous traps may be the cause of their demise.
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Gov’t: VG Airport could reopen soon
The Virgin Gorda Airport could temporarily reopen in the coming weeks, depending on the decision of regulators, officials said yesterday.
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Defence opens in murder case
Justice Indra Hariprashad-Charles looked at defendant Desmond ‘DA’ Alphonso in High Court on Tuesday and gave him a choice.
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Biwater contract details emerge
More than two weeks after signing a controversial water and sewerage contract behind closed doors, government has yet to publicly register the document or table it in the House of Assembly.
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Driver in tourist death granted bail
The bus driver involved in a fatal accident last month was granted bail on Tuesday, but a magistrate suspended his licence after taking into account his previous traffic offences.
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Man admits to attacking girlfriend
A Dominica man charged with assaulting his former girlfriend on a public road last year changed his plea to guilty and is scheduled to be sentenced tomorrow in High Court.
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CGB gets new police station
Residents of Cane Garden Bay and the surrounding areas gathered on Friday to celebrate the opening of a new police station, before touring the facility.
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VI honours 1st chief minister
It was all about music, poems, tributes and positive words, when hundreds of people gathered at the Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park on Monday to take part in a ceremony in honour of the territory’s first chief minister, Hamilton Lavity Stoutt.
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Gov’t may standardise taxi fares
The price of a taxi from Beef Island to Road Town could soon become a little more expensive, though figuring out the price could get easier.
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Water sports make a splash
Cameras flashed and video rolled on Sunday evening, as Sir Richard Branson welcomed about 50 guests to Necker Island for the launch of the territory’s newest water sports event: BVI Kite Jam.
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Complaints commish publishes report
A previously confidential document was tabled in a January House of Assembly meeting, pinning claims of negligence against the Ministry of Communications and Works.
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