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No fees yet for public’s use of A.O. Shirley Grounds- Eustace C. Freeman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Some members of the public, particularly walkers and joggers, have been complaining that they have been asked to pay $30.00 per month to use the A.O. Shirley Recreation Grounds, and that the gates to the grounds have been padlocked, making the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex the only way to access the facility.
Restroom @ softball field in SCB & softball field nets on VG vandalised
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- The public has been urged to be vigilant of persons vandalising sports facilities in the territory.
Eustace C. Freeman In! Stephen Payne Out! as Exec. Dir. of Recreation Trust
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The post of Executive Director of the Recreation Trust will be held by a Virgin Islander for the first time since its creation some eight years ago.
Finals of FIBA 3x3 B-Ball action set for today
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A two-day FIBA 3X3 Basketball Tournament in the Virgin Islands (VI) will get its curtain call this afternoon, Saturday, December 5, 2020, at the R.T. O’Neal Central Administration Complex after an exciting tournament start yesterday.
20 youths participate in first-ever Audio Engineering webinar in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In what has been dubbed “a big deal” and a first-ever for the Virgin Islands, some 20 youngsters participated in an Audio Engineering webinar facilitated by the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports on Saturday, November 21, 2020.
Former NBA player hosting youth basketball camp today
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Basketball Federation (BVIBF) has organised a basketball camp for boys and girls aged 14-25 at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town from 5:30pm today, February 12, 2020.
Angelle A. Cameron suddenly resigns as Asst PRO of BVIBF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Basketball Federation (BVIBF), which welcomed a new executive body in June 2019, has lost one of its elected members through sudden resignation- Assistant Public Relations Officer, Mrs Angelle A. Cameron.
BVIBF leads initiative to spruce up Nurse Iris Penn-Smith Clinic in EE
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Under the slogan ‘It only takes one to make a difference’, the BVI Basketball Federation (BVIBF) started an initiative yesterday, December 14, 2019 to repaint the Nurse Iris Penn-Smith Clinic in Parham Town on the eastern end of Tortola and clean up its surroundings in time for Christmas.
Man goes berserk in RT! Damages vehicles; Chases man with machete
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man was taken into custody on suspicion of criminal damage and being armed with an offensive weapon when he allegedly went on a rage, slamming his vehicle into several others and allegedly arming himself with a machete to attack a resident in broad daylight in Road Town, Tortola, yesterday, Monday, November 11, 2019.
'$50K spent on Bunji Garlin is money gone' - Eustace C. Freeman aka ‘Boss’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As post-mortems on the just concluded 65th Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival continue, a local musician and promoter has said past and present leaders of the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee (VIF&FC) have struggled to understand that the Virgin Islands Festival is neither a carnival nor a music festival.