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The Royal Navy patrol ship, HMS Medway will visit Tortola from October 22 as part of the United Kingdom’s Caribbean Task Group’s mission to prepare for and respond to disasters in the region. While in port, the crew will provide a capability demonstration and meet with officials from the Department of Disaster Management and other key […]
Saying he chooses to be one person less to complain, that’s exactly what businessman and Philanthropist Arlington “Gumption” Creque did when he handed over a $10,000 Cheque and Air Conditioning Unit to the Jost Van Dyke Primary School, on behalf of his charitable project, “I Support Positive Youths”. The Jost Van Dyke Primary School was […]
An operation conducted Tuesday morning by officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force on the eastern end of Tortola has resulted in the seizure of a significant quantity of cocaine. Police say investigations are active and ongoing with several persons being interviewed in the relation to the seizure.
Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie believes that the newly renovated fire headquarters in Road Town will significantly Improve their operations. Premier Fahie made the comment last week following the official handing over ceremony of the ground floor which was severely damaged by Hurricane Irma in 2017.
“One Kind Word”, that’s the theme for the observance of Anti Bullying through Saturday, October 23”. Education Minister Dr. Natalio Wheatley, said that unfortunately, in the Virgin Islands they too have had incidents of bullying which have resulted in significant harm to children. Minister Wheatley said that bullying can have a terrible effect on children […]
Locally based businesses in the marine sector did reasonably well during the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s according to Andrew Ball of the Marine Association. During a BVICCHA symposium via Zoom, Ball admitted that while there were some yachting businesses which closed, there were still some which managed to stay afloat. Ball said they have lost some […]
The Miss BVI 2021 was crowned Sunday night at the HLSCC. Kathlyn Archibald reigned supreme. So the first runner up was Jareena Penn and the second runner up Sylvanna Charles. The Miss BVI 2021 Pageant was pushed back to this month because of the major Covid spike in the territory back in August. And in […]
One man has died and others hospitalized, while one person arrested following a boat accident at sea on Saturday night October 16th. in the waters outside the Prospect Reef Area. Musician Frandie Martin Jr. of Fat Hogs Bay East End died following injuries he sustained from the boating accident. Police say they continue investigations into […]
Director of Tourism Clive Mc Coy says the Department of Tourism has done a considerable amount of marketing to ensure that the BVI has a bumper Tourism season. The BVI on Wednesday welcomed its first cruise ship back since the major CoviD-19 spike. The Seabourn Odyssey docked at the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park. […]
What’s the rush, was the question asked by Premier Andrew Fahie to the Commission of Inquiry when the Auditor General brought the Stimulus Grant report to the COI, without having it first brought to Cabinet and the House of Assembly. The Premier appeared before the COI yesterday to answer questions relating to the stimulus grants […]