British Virgin Islands Odds and Ends February 26, 2010

Caribbean Hurricane Network

Almost a fool moon in the Virgin Islands
Caribbean Hurricane Network
A Blast From the Past... from Dear Miss Mermaid After hurricane Hugo had hit St Thomas in 1989, I found myself in a small plane, flying low over the island, ...










Home and Back Again - GetJealous.com Travel Blogs
We spent some days at Christmas Cove down towards St Thomas as Mike was flying in and we had to ... Previous: Time in Tortola and the British Virgin Islands ...


Adventures of the Sailing Vessel Hakuna Matata: February 25 ...
By Captain Craig and Admiral Angela
We came back to Charlotte Amalie Harbour yesterday, having spent the prior few days back in beautiful Christmas Cove. One of the twist-locks for our enclosure bit Craig hard at the base of his little piggy. ... We came back to this busy harbour to eliminate temptation to swim and to prepare for travel over to the Spanish Virgin Islands. They are only 20 miles away or so but mostly desolate (our favorite) so we do our usual…extra provisioning and a fuel dock for this ...


Tortola & Virgin Gorda (BVI) - Local Reports (Caribbean Hurricane ...
By stormCARIB
A Blast From the Past... from Dear Miss Mermaid. After hurricane Hugo had hit St Thomas in 1989, I found myself in a small plane, flying low over the island, a few weeks later. Winds of 200 miles per hour had devastated the island. ...



Statement by Premier on road fatality
BVI News Online
The BVI Tourist Board must also be commended for its prompt action in deploying personnel to the cruise ship and the hospital to help address matters ...
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Man Steals Safari, Leads Police on Early Morning High Speed Chase
Platinum News Online
According to information reaching BVI Platinum News, the owners of a safari were made aware that their vehicle was stolen by a man who led Police on a chase ...

Dominica News Online

Banana industry affected by dry spell
Dominica News Online
Recent ashfall on Dominica from the collapse of a lava dome on Montserrat's Soufriere Hills volcano is another problem facing banana growth. ...

Impact of Eruption on Montserrat | Geology.com
By Geology.com
“A massive eruption of Montserrat's Soufrière Hills Volcano covered large portions of the island in debris. The eruption was triggered by a collapse of Soufrière Hills' summit lava dome on February 11, 2010. Pyroclastic flows raced down ...

"An Easy, Gracious Man" 13WHAM-TV Twenty-four year-old Aaron Rumphrey was riding on a bus with other passengers, when it flipped over and crashed on the island of Tortola. ... USA Today Princess suspends Virgin Islands tour after passenger killed in accident USA Today On Tuesday, a tour bus on Tortola carrying 20 passengers from the Caribbean Princess on a "Tropical Forest Hike and Beach" excursion left the road and ... SKNVibes.com BVI post issues collectable item to Mark HL Stoutt's birthday SKNVibes.com Road Town, Tortola - The BVI Post is announcing the release of a special collectable item, a framed stamp and summarised biography, to commemorate the ...

NY tourist killed in bus wreck BVI Beacon Police have arrested and charged the 32-year-old Tortola man who was driving a tour bus involved in a fatal crash on Tuesday. Roland Allen, of Baughers Bay, ... See all stories on this topic

News briefs RocNow Roland Allen, 32, of Baughers Bay, Tortola, was charged Tuesday night with causing death by dangerous driving. Early Tuesday, 24-year-old Aaron Rumphrey of ...