News
The perfect location found for Xmas in the City?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The successful staging of Christmas in the City over the past two days has seen patrons and vendors calling for the location used this year to be a permanent one.
City Manager awaits legislation to resolve parking issues
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The management of the city of Road Town says it is aggressively moving ahead with plans to address the sore issue of parking throughout Tortola.
‘Territory Day is not just a day to have fun’- Janice Brathwaite-Edwards
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “Territory Day is a day for us to really reflect, where we came from, where we are and where we need to go as a people. That’s what Territory Day is really all about. Introspection, reflection and deciding what next.”
Funds needed to consider relocating Xmas on DeCastro St- City Manager
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While moving the annual Christmas on DeCastro Street is not a farfetched concept, City Manager Janice Brathwaite-Edwards says some funds will be needed to be injected into the event for it to be considered.
Old HM Prison Museum opens
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The nearly two centuries old, partially completed, Her Majesty’s Prison Museum on Main Street was today, Tuesday December 6, 2016, officially opened to the public.
Taxi drivers & City Manager clash over Xmas on DeCastro Street
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The heart of Road Town was converted into a Christmas affair when the 18th edition of Christmas on DeCastro Street, a two-day shopping, socialising, and entertainment extravaganza, got underway on December 2, 2016.
Xmas on de Castro St. draws support despite controversy
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Scores of residents and visitors came out to Christmas on de Castro Street last evening December 5, 2014 as the change of venue for the traditional holiday kick-starter did not dampen support.
De Castro peeved @ change to Xmas promo venue
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Businessman and commentator Donald E. De Castro is lashing out at the decision to shift the annual Christmas on Main Street event to De Castro Street between Scotiabank and Bobby’s Supermarket, saying that there was no advance warning of such a decision.
City Manager wants private businesses to pave pathway
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – City Manager Mrs Janice Brathwaite-Edwards said that the beautification of the City is a job that requires the assistance of private sector businesses as the government of the day cannot do the job alone.
Craft Alive Vendors anxious about ‘tent city’ removal
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While some vendors at the recently re-opened Crafts Alive Village expressed relief for being able to return to their livelihoods after being out of business for almost five months, others were more fixated on the notion that there will no longer be unfair competition between separate craft centres.