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BVIPA: Temporary vehicle route change @ Port Purcell facility due to repairs
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) would like to advise all port users that essential repair works will commence on Friday, May 23, 2025, at the Port Purcell Facility on a section of the port infrastructure adjacent to Container Tracking Station II.
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Local businessman Lesmore Smith makes upgrades to VG Senior Home for free
SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI- The Senior Home in Virgin Gorda has received some minor upgrades that will have major impacts on its residents.
‘$2.5M dedicated to upgrading our schools’ in 2025- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands will be investing more than two million dollars this year in the upgrading of the Territory’s schools.
It shouldn’t take HoA Q & A to get info on EE/LL Community Centre- Hon Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Member Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8), today, February 13, 2025, grilled Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) on the availability of the East End/Long Look Community Centre for use by members of the community.
‘Education is an investment; not an expense’- Hon. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL), on December 18, 2024, outlined significant strides funding for education and infrastructure during the 2025 budget debate.
St Croix airport lift malfunction strands disabled passengers
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A malfunctioning lift system at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport left a disabled passenger unable to board his Spirit Airlines flight on Saturday, November 23, 2024, while another disabled passenger aboard the same flight could not deboard due to the same issue. The V.I. Port Authority later identified the problem as a damaged hydraulic hose.
UPDATE: South Cardinal Buoy @ Beef Island Bluff 'back on station'
BEEF ISLAND, VI- The South Cardinal Buoy located at The Beef Island Bluff in Sir Francis Drake Channel is back on station following repairs.
Nurse Romalia Smith Clinic on Anegada closed due to ‘safety’ concerns
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI- Residents of Anegada are being advised that due to infrastructure concerns at the Nurse Romalia Smith Clinic, the facility has been temporarily closed for assessment and necessary repairs to ensure the safety and well-being of our patients and staff.
USVI: Amidst hurricane season, VITEMA grapples with faulty tsunami sirens
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Even at the height of the annual hurricane season, the [US] VI Territorial Management Agency has not lost sight of the threat of another type of natural disaster— a tsunami— potentially poses to the territory.
6 years later Irma damaged Brewer’s Bay Community Centre to be repaired
BREWER’S BAY, Tortola, VI- Six years after Hurricane Irma destroyed the George W. Christopher Community Centre in Brewer's Bay, the Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting tenders for its repair.
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