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Hon Penn 'can't speak’ on whether he will collect $$ from Greedy Bill
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Opposition member, Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has refused to state whether he will take the payout from the Retiring Allowances (Legislative Services) Amendment Bill 2021 in which some sections have since been repealed, after it was referred to as the 'Greedy Bill' when it was first passed in the House of Assembly.
George Rodney & Rosemarie Flax re-elected President & VP of BVI Christian Council
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Apostle George Rodney of the Living Waters Worship Center and Mrs Rosemarie Flax of Methodist Church will continue at the helm of the BVI Christian Council (BVICC) for another year as President and Vice President respectively.
CTL, DLT Solutions, Conyers & Capriccio step in to support BVIOC roster of elite athletes on journey to Paris 2024 Olympic Games
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games just five months away, private sector businesses have stepped in to support the BVI Olympic Committee’s roster of elite athletes on their journey to the Games.
USVI: Teacher struck by student, another followed home
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Following a teacher job action at the Lockhart K-8 School on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, which resulted in the early release of students from grades 4 to 8, the [[US] VI Department of Education has issued a statement addressing the recent disturbances. The job action is attributed to teachers expressing concerns over working conditions and disciplinary issues with students.
Caller laments loss of ‘swim with the dolphins’ tourism to St Thomas
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- During an edition of Hot Seat with Mr Julian Gordon and E. Walwyn Brewley on ZBVI 780 AM on March 6, 2024, a caller lamented the loss of the swim with the dolphins’ tourism to St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands (USVI).
Silver Nova’s inaugural call to the Virgin Islands
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– On 11 March 2024, the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) in collaboration with the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board (BVITB) and local ship agent ROMASCO Group, commemorated the inaugural arrival of Silversea Cruises, Silver Nova with a plaque exchange ceremony.
VI students divided on need for metal detectors in schools
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Some High school students in the Virgin Islands have shown a division as to whether there should be metal detectors in schools, citing possible abuse of the system by the school authority and distrust between students and their. administration.
Jamal S. Smith was ‘a very talented & valuable member of our community’- Premier
MANUEL HILL, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said, with the death of local attorney Jamal S. Smith, the Virgin Islands has lost a very talented and valuable member of the community.
ESHS declared winners of 2024 Inter-Secondary School Debate Competition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – An all-girl Secondary school team from the Elmore Stout High School (ESHS) has emerged victorious at the Ministry of Education’s 2024 annual Inter-Secondary School National Debating Competition.
BVIPA hosted successful IAMPE training session in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) has announced that from February 19th – 23rd, 2024, it hosted a maritime training with its Training Partner the International Association of Maritime Port Executives (IAMPE), on Tortola in the Virgin Islands at the Village Cay Hotel and Marina Conference Room.