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March 27th, 2024
Ellis Thomas Downs gets partial cleanup; Still no decision on August races

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- The only horse race track in the Territory, Ellis Thomas Downs located in Sea Cows Bay on the main island of Tortola, has gotten a partial cleanup.

March 27th, 2024
Rotary Club of Central Tortola engages in mangrove cleanup & planting @ Slaney

SLANEY POINT, Tortola, VI- More than 50 red mangrove seedlings were planted and several bags of debris were cleared when the Rotary Club of Central Tortola teamed up with the Centre for Applied Marine Studies at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) for a mangrove cleanup and planting initiative at Slaney Point on Tortola on Saturday, March 23, 2024.

December 16th, 2023
VI derelict vehicle cleanup continues for export to Colombia

SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI – In an effort to further clean up the territory, the Department of Waste Management in the Virgin Islands (VI) is continuing efforts to remove derelict vehicles and other scrap metals from across the Virgin Islands.

June 29th, 2022
Sargassum seaweed being cleared from mangroves around Slaney Point

SLANEY POINT, Tortola, VI- The public is being notified that remedial works are currently being done in the vicinity of Slaney Point to clear Sargassum seaweed in the Mangrove Cay.

December 5th, 2021
'No Derelicts Left Behind' campaign actively underway

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Manager of the Department of Waste Management, Mr Neville Allen said that a significant amount of derelicts have been removed since the launch of the “No Derelicts Left Behind” campaign.

November 22nd, 2021
Power of unity! Residents mobilise to cleanup Brady Ghut community

BRADY GHUT, Tortola, VI- Demonstrating what is possible when people unite under one purpose, residents of the Brady Ghut and Fat Hogs Bay communities, along with other persons, did an excellent job of sprucing up the Brady Ghut community through a well attended cleanup exercise on Saturday, November 20, 2021.

June 28th, 2020
Volunteers spruce up Long Look in cleanup exercise

LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI – As part of cleanup works on Saturday, June 27, 2020, for this year’s hurricane season, residents of the Long Look Community of Tortola in the Seventh District saw a number of bulk waste and derelict vehicles cleared from the area.

November 19th, 2019
Plantation era grave site on Virgin Gorda to receive face lift

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The Virgin Gorda plantation era grave site will receive a face lift following the donation of funds to the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board.

April 12th, 2018
A Coke & a Smile? Cokes seen scattered @ Hannah’s roadside

HANNAH BAY, Tortola, VI - Around 3:00 P.M. today Thursday, April 12, 2018, our roving camera observed some coke in cans scattered alongside the roadway in the area of Hannah’s Bay, on the western side of Tortola.

February 26th, 2018
'Interaction was very personal for me' - Miss World Manushi Chhillar

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Joy and laughter filled the halls of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS) when the Miss World Organisation visited the students of the Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre today, Monday, February 26, 2018. The students are being temporarily housed there after their building was destroyed by Hurricane Irma on September 6, 2018.

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