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Rhodni A. Skelton Out! As Deputy Director of Tourism
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After 19 years at the BVI Tourist Board and Film Commission (BVITB), Mr Rhodni A. Skelton has exited the entity, where he last held the position of Deputy Director of Tourism.
$250K & 6 mths’ notice required to make BVI Music Festival a reality- Rhodni A. Skelton
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- The BVI Music Festival, which has in the past attracted some big-name international artistes and many visitors to the shores of the Virgin Islands, will make a return in 2023 after a 10-year hiatus.
Clive McCoy appointed Director of Tourism
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After some two months without a designated Director of the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB), its Director of Product and Film Commissioner, Mr Clive McCoy, has been appointed to the post, effective August 13, 2020.
Rhodni A. Skelton appointed Acting Director of Tourism
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following the departure of Sharon P. Flax-Brutus as Director of Tourism on May 20, 2020, Mr Rhodni A. Skelton has been appointed to act in the post.
Fake News! Ex Tourism Director was NOT escorted by Police
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Our news centre, well established for its accuracy, has investigated reports and headlines circulating in social media and some in the local press fraternity that the former Director of the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB), Mrs Sharon P. Flax-Brutus, was escorted out of the Tourist Board Office by Police. That information has been found to be false and misleading.
2019 BVI Food Fete kicks off with Gourmet Soiree on Scrub Island
SCRUB ISLAND, VI- Hundreds took the short boat ride to Scrub Island last evening, November 7, 2019 for the BVI Tourist Board's (BVITB) Gourmet Soiree, which kicked off the 2019 BVI Food Fete, an event coinciding with the BVITB’s 50th anniversary.
BVITB partnering with property owners to reserve rooms for Buju concert
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- With more than 8000 guests projected to descend on the Virgin Islands for the Long Walk To Freedom Concert featuring Jamaican artiste Buju Banton, born Mark Anthony Myrie, on June 15, 2019 the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB) is seeking to partner with hotels, villas and other businesses offering accommodation, to ensure guests are afforded a place to stay for the concert weekend.
Flax-Brutus heading BVITB for 3 more years
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Directors of the BVI Tourist Board have renewed the contract of its Tourist Board Director, Ms Sharon P. Flax-Brutus.
UNICEF report 'Fake News' – Rhodni A. Skelton
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – At least one Virgin Islander, Rhodni A. Skelton, has publicly challenged the published United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report of 2016, calling it 'Fake News'.
Rhodni A. Skelton tipped to be new BVITB Deputy Director
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our newsroom a few weeks now from a senior National Democratic Party (NDP) source is that Rhodni A. Skelton is tipped to be the new Deputy Director of the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB).