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March 18th, 2024
Scores turn out to Agriculture & Fisheries Exhibition @ Paraquita Bay

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Jr Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries, Dr the Hon Karl Dawson (R1) says solutions will come for the issues facing Paraquita Bay in areas of agriculture, as scores of persons turned out for the Agriculture & Fisheries Exhibition and Market 2024 hosted at the estate.

March 18th, 2024
Gov’t invites tenders for coastal defence & civil works @ Carrot Bay

CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting tenders for the supply and placement of rock revetment, construction of gravity walls; construction of sidewalks, curbs and slipper drains at Carrot Bay on Tortola.

March 18th, 2024
Deputy Governor threatens legal action over Mika Barry claims he is Gov’t Official 1

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Governor David D. Archer Jr has threatened legal action against the persons behind the controversial Mika Barry episodes on Facebook, after it was alleged on the most recent episode that he is Government Official #1.

March 18th, 2024
Removal of Order in Council continues to be the cry of VI – Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said the Virgin Islands continues to advocate for the removal of the Order in Council which remains in place to suspend parts of the VI’s constitution should the government fail to bring about reform as recommended by a retired UK judge.

March 18th, 2024
The Premier ‘believes he is the supreme leader’- Hon Penn

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Opposition legislator and Eighth District Representative Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has accused Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) of acting like a “supreme leader” and ignoring the laws of the territory.

March 17th, 2024
‘I see brighter days ahead for agricultural production’- Hon Dawson

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Dr the Hon Karl Dawson (R1) has said the Government of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) remains committed to the principles of food sovereignty and food security and to ensuring a far greater capacity to feed “ourselves” than currently obtains.

March 17th, 2024
Brathwaite & Defreitas victorious @ 18th Carolina Spring Break Classic

CAROLINA, Puerto Rico- [British] Virgin Islands’ sprinters Rikkoi A.R. Brathwaite and Beyonce A. Defreitas were victorious in their respective events at the 18th Carolina Spring Break Classic in the City of Carolina in Puerto Rico.

March 17th, 2024
Old Clarence Thomas Building to be declared a Magistrate’s Court- Cabinet

PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The old Clarence Thomas Building in Pasea Estate, which once housed Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) students following the hurricanes of 2017, is to be used as a Magistrate’s Court.

March 17th, 2024
Trevoa Stevens & Chelsie M. Dyer crowned VG Prince & Princess 2024

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Trevoa Stevens and Chelsie M. Dyer were crowned Prince and Princess respectively when the Virgin Gorda Prince and Princess Pageant was held at Jeffrey Caines Arena in Virgin Gorda on March 16, 2024.

March 16th, 2024
VI resident Lenia Smith nabs Agriculture & Fisheries’ Best Fish Soup Prize

THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI – Anegada resident Ms. Lenia Smith has won herself the 2024 Agriculture and Fisheries Exhibition and Market ‘Best Fish Soup’ competition in the Virgin Islands.

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