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March 22nd, 2017
Softball Season opens with Harriette Skelton Fast Pitch League

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With 9 Men’s and 5 Women’s Teams, the 2017 Softball Season kicked off with the opening of the Mrs Harriette Skelton Fast Pitch League at the E. Walwyn Brewley Softball Field on Sunday March 19, 2017.

March 20th, 2017
BVIEC suffers total system shutdown

POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The islands of Tortola, Jost van Dyke and Virgin Gorda have suffered power outage due to a system shutdown at the Pockwood Pond power plant today, March 20, 2017.

December 11th, 2016
Island wide power shut down hits the Virgin Islands

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At about 6:00 P.M. today December 11, 2016 the islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda and Jost van Dyke faced a sudden power outage.

August 4th, 2016
‘Fault in transmission network’ resulted in island-wide power outage

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Electricity was off for more than two hours across the island of Tortola today, August 4, 2016 due to a problem with the transmission network, according to Deputy General Manager of the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), Mr Henry O. Creque.

July 12th, 2016
Pirates on brink of softball title; That’s Your Problem stay alive

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Pirates cruised to a 9-2 win against Power Outage in game four of the Juliette Penn Men’s Fastpitch Championship to take a 3-1 lead in the best of seven series at the E. Walwyn Brewley Softball Field in Road Town on Sunday July 10, 2016.

June 27th, 2016
BVIEC investigating 'root' cause of island-wide power outage

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Sometime around 1:00 A.M. on June 27, 2016 there was an island wide power outage that the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) is now investigating.

May 10th, 2016
Power Outage take back-to-back wins in 2016 Fast Pitch Softball League

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Power Outage got their 2016 Fast Pitch Softball Season up and running last weekend with two straight wins over the Reds and Pirates, 8-7 and 15-5 respectively at the E. Walwyn Brewley Softball Park in Road Town.

July 1st, 2015
Fast Pitch Softball underway

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The 2015 Fast Pitch Softball League began on Friday June 26, 2015 with three female and five male teams taking part and all competing for the season ending Championship series.

March 31st, 2015
Vehicle slams into utility pole; sections of SCB in darkness

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Sections of Sea Cows Bay are now without power while traffic was backed up for some distance on the public road adjacent Sensus Health Club in Manuel Reef after a vehicle slammed into a utility pole, taking down about half a mile of utility cables moments ago, March 31, 2015.

January 6th, 2015
UPDATE: Power outage a technical glitch – Premier D. Orlando Smith

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While many calls directly to the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) continue to attract no response, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith has stepped forward with an explanation for yesterday’s extensive power outage.

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