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The Rotary Club of Central Tortola says it has cemented a partnership with the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, to push young entrepreneurs. It says the MOU signed on Tuesday November 12th is to promote, provide funding, and support for these entrepreneurs. The Club’s Fundraising […]
Culture Minister Dr. Nathalio Wheatley says the merging of activities for culture and tourism month is no confidence. Speaking during the opening ceremony for culture and tourism Monday morning, Minister Wheatley said this is part of the vision they have for culture. The Minister said they want to display the culture more prominently to visitors […]
Premier and Minister of Finance -Andrew Fahie believes that bringing the Public Procurement Act, 2021 to the House of Assembly for its second and third reading is just another act of good governance in the territory. In presenting the act on Monday November 1st, Premier Fahie says this act is finally brought to the House […]
The RVIPF’s Marine Unit says the active search for a missing male visitor who reportedly went snorkeling in the waters off Cooper Island on Monday, October 25, ended last Sunday, however Mariners are being asked to still keep an eye out. Dennis Yuki Enomoto, 75, of Canada was amongst a group of persons that was […]
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force says it is continuing the search for escaped prisoner Germaine Sebastian and is seeking the public’s help. Prison officials stated that Sebastian made his escape as he was leaving the prison farm and reentering the main entrance gate around 11am on Saturday. He was seen running in the direction […]
Education Minister Dr. Nathalio Wheatley has called on his colleagues in the House of Assembly to support the allocation of 2 million dollars in the upcoming budget for a complete overhaul of schools. Last Week teachers at the Elmore stoutt high School Junior and Senior campuses stayed away from the classrooms as well as teachers […]
Despite protest action and calls to withdraw a motion to exempt the Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock from paying legal fees for a case he lost, Premier Andrew Fahie is said to be still determined to move forward with the motion. Willock had filed an injunction in the court to stop the […]
An online petition is in circulation for persons to sign, showing their disapproval of the motion. That initiative is being spearheaded by 22 year old Lawrence Kirton Wheatley, popularly known on social media as Bunchie from Anegada. Wheatley said they have already collected 1000 signatures. He is encouraging persons to go online and sign the […]
As the government gets ready to take a motion to the House of Assembly today to exempt the Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock, from paying legal fees to which he was ordered to do so by the courts, protest action is being planned to coincide with that sitting. It is being led […]
The community is being encouraged to wear pink today October 29, as the BVI Cancer Society presents the 2021 edition of ‘Paint The Town Pink.” Each year the BVI Cancer Society organizes the “Paint The Town Pink” event on the last Friday of October, which is observed as Breast Cancer Awareness month. The event is […]