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Nanny Cay Resort & Marina spearheading boats removal from SCB Harbour
NANNY CAY, Tortola, VI- Nanny Cay Resort & Marina, spearheaded by its General Manager Mr Miles Sutherland Pilch, has begun a programme to assist the Government of the Virgin Islands with clearing the Sea Cows Bay Harbour of derelict or damaged vessels.
Baughers Bay without power due to burnt pole
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Residents of Baughers Bay on Tortola are currently without electricity.
‘The [airport] runway expansion will happen’- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The extension of the runway at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport has been talked about for a long time and governments after governments have failed to deliver for different reasons; however, the Government led by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), which has already brought back American Airlines to the [British] Virgin Islands, is determined to get the project done.
J.A.W.S to be launched April 11, 2024
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Three local authors will be launching their book titled, “J.A.W.S: The Journey, The Approach, The Work to Success” next month.
All set for 'fun filled' 2024 VG Easter Festival weekend
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The 2024 Easter Weekend in the Virgin Islands will be packed with activities as the Virgin Gorda 57th Easter Festival Events officially gets started on Saturday, March 30, 2024, with the Wet Fete at St Thomas Bay, Virgin Gorda which from 9:00am 'until' according to the official calendar of events.
‘Team BVI’ arrives in Grenada for 51st CARIFTA Games
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada- The [British] Virgin Islands (VI) athletics team has arrived in Grenada for the 51st edition of the CARIFTA Games set to begin on March 30, 2024.
HLSCC's Janae Olive & Kassidy Penn to attend Phi Theta Kappa PTK Catalyst 2024
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) students Janae Olive and Kassidy Penn will travel to Orlando, Florida in April 2024 to represent the [British] Virgin Islands at the Phi Theta Kappa’s premier event, PTK Catalyst 2024 alongside Senior Lecturer and new PTK Advisor, Dr Anita Pinzi.
Record high dengue cases in Puerto Rico
VI CONSORTIUM
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- “This year, cases of dengue have surpassed historical records,” said Puerto Rico’s Health Secretary Carlos Mellado López, as officials announced over 500 cases of the viral disease across the territory. Almost half of these are in the capital of San Juan, with more than 340 people needing to be hospitalised.
UPDATE: Magistrate’s Court to open for criminal matters @ Old CTL Building on April 9
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- From a hardware store to a school, the Old Clarence Thomas Building in Pasea Estate will now become a Magistrate’s Court.
Willock says RVIPF needs auditing & assessment on handling crime
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Former Speaker of the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) Julian Willock says, as it relates to crime in the VI, millions of dollars continues to go into the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and, as such, an assessment of the force needs to be conducted.