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Elmore Stoutt High School Lady Rams win Cheer Competition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Elmore Stoutt High School Lady Rams emerged the winner of the Battle of the High School Cheer Competition on Friday night, November 1, 2024.
$44,286 starting salary for nurses not attractive for recruitment & retention- Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “Recruiting doctors and nurses is a real challenge because there is a global shortage and it is very hard to compete on salaries with other countries such as the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Canada, UK, United States. They are making working in those countries very attractive for nurses and doctors. So recruitment and retention remains a challenge for us.”
Bregado Flax & St. Georges named champs in Inter-School Chess Tournament
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Bregado Flax Educational Centre - Secondary Division Senior Team and the St. Georges Secondary School Junior Team have been declared winners of the 2023 Inter-Secondary School Chess Tournament.
Rotary Club of Road Town launches My Favourite Teacher competition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI — Primary school children have an opportunity to show their love for their favourite teachers by entering in the My Favourite Teacher competition to win prizes for them.
VI students heading to Singapore for Int'l Robotics Challenge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Four students from two schools in the Virgin Islands have been selected to participate in the annual international Global Robotics Challenge from October 7 to 10, 2023, to be held in Singapore.
2023 BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival gets underway with 71 boats registered
NANNY CAY, VI- 71 boats have registered this year for the highly anticipated BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, which continues to attract sailors from home and abroad.
Stop giving out Belonger status ’period'- Bevin S. George
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Member of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Mr Bevin S. George has called on the Government of National Unity to put a stop to the issuing of Belonger status as he believes it is causing confusion and will put locals at a disadvantage.
Winners awarded in Cedar Tree Press 2020 literary competition
EAST END, Tortola, VI - The Presentation of winners and awards in the Cedar Tree Press 2020 literary competition founded by Ms Verna Penn Moll was held on Thursday, Oct 22nd at Penns Landing, East End, Tortola.
Dwight A. Hutchinson Jr wins Gen Y Factor 2019
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Twenty-nine year old Dwight A. Hutchinson Jr is the winner of Gen Y Factor 2019 ‘Battle of the Sexes’ competition held at the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town, Tortola, this evening, June 22, 2019.
Chapman eyeing World Cup glory with VI National Team
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - From the chilly streets of Stoke-on-Trent to the searing heat of the Caribbean, Leek Town goalkeeper Ben Chapman is eyeing potential future World Cup glory with the small Caribbean country, the [British] Virgin Islands.