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The BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association (BVICCHA) is proud to announce that they have partnered with Keiyia Jackson-George to be their Executive Director (ED). As ED, Mrs. George is responsible for effectively leading the organisation such that it successfully achieves its mission of service to members. Specific areas of responsibility include executive leadership […]
Congratulations to Ms Akeya Herbert on capturing the title of Junior Minister of Tourism 2019! The Junior Minister of Tourism competition was designed with the goal of increasing students’ awareness of the tourism industry. Akeya along with 7 other contestants competed in a tourism speech competition at Maria’s By Sea last evening. She won best […]
British Virgin Islands athletes shined this weekend by capturing seven medals at the 2019 CARIFTA Games in the Cayman Islands. Jaleel Croal was at the top of the list of athletes that participated as he won the only Gold medal for the territory in the under 17 male 200 metre finals with a time of […]
The Virgin Gorda Festival was officially declared opened with an opening ceremony being held in the Village last night. This year’s theme is dubbed ‘A cultural jamboree in musical city’ while the slogan is ‘Culture, rhythm and rave like never seen for Virgin Gorda Festval 2019’. The festival was named after Mr. Roy O’Neal, of […]
Virgin Islands athlete, Mr. Eldred Henry has gone down in history where he holds the National Shot-Put Record. Standing at 6’5”, Henry broke the 5-year-old NCAA Division II record with a performance score of 20.61 metres. He currently attends the University of Findlay in Ohio, United States. Henry’s interest in Shot-Put sparked in his junior […]
Kyron McMaster and Chantel Malone have been named the British Virgin Islands Athletics Association (BVIAA) Colonial Insurance (BVI) Ltd., Senior Male and Female Athletes of 2018. McMaster was ranked 3rd in the men’s 400-meter hurdles in 2018 and was the 2-time champion of the Diamond League in 2017 and 2018 amongst many other titles. His […]
Public Service week is being celebrated for the entire week under the theme “One Public Service – transforming together”. On Monday October 8th, 2018, many gathered at the Central Admin building where they participated in a Prayers and Recognition Ceremony for Public Officers. Some 156 public officers were recognised for their service to the local […]
Ms. Elinah Philip and Malik John will be travelling to Buenos Aires, Argentina to represent the BVI at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games (YOG). The Games are scheduled to take place from October 6th – 18th. Ms. Philip who is an 18-year-old swimmer will be competing in the 50m and 100m Freestyle and the 50m […]
BVI’s Kyron McMaster strikes again. On August 30th, McMaster won the IAAF 400m Hurdles Diamond League Trophy for the 2nd consecutive year in Zurich, Switzerland. He crossed the finishing line in an impeccable time of 48.08, beating the world champion, Karston Warholm who placed 2nd in 48.10. “I have been growing a lot. I really […]
