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VI delegation attends Routes World 2022
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA- The Virgin Islands’ delegation led by Minister for Communication and Works Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) to the recently concluded Routes World 2022 forum in Las Vegas, USA is said to have scored some very promising leads for increasing airlift to the Territory.
ASPS building to be demolished- Hon Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A decision has been made to demolish the Althea Scatliffe Primary School (ASPS) building on Station Road and rebuild it.
Hon Rymer wants to know if PSC had a say before public officers charged
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) is concerned that public officers recently charged by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) may not have been given treated fairly as public officers.
Hon Rymer led VI delegation @ 28th Annual Cruise Conference in DR
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic- Deputy Premier and Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) has said that he was pleased with the positive reviews on the outlook of the Cruise Tourism Industry at this year’s annual Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Cruise Conference.
Message from Acting Premier on Tropical Storm Fiona’s approach near Virgin Islands
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Below is a message from Acting Premier and Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) on the approaching Tropical Storm Fiona.
‘Sky High’ lands inaugural Embraer E190 flight @ TB Lettsome Airport
BEEF ISLAND, VI - Dominican Republic-based Sky High Aviation Services today, September 14, 2022, landed its inaugural flight of the Embraer E190 airplane at the Terrance B. Lettsome airport on Beef Island in the [British] Virgin Islands.
Former VI Legislator Cyril Lewis Walters MBE passes
LAMBERT ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Former legislator Mr Cyril Lewis Walters, MBE, died on Tuesday afternoon, September 13, 2022, at his home in Lambert Estate on the eastern end of Tortola, after being ill for some time.
Gov’t subsidising residential electricity cost for Oct-Dec 2022– Hon Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Acting Premier and Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has announced a new Government subsidy on residential electricity in the Virgin Islands.
'State-of-the-art' post office reopens in Cane Garden Bay
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Communication and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R7) has said the newly constructed Post Office at Cane Garden Bay is a state-of-the-art facility that was fully funded by the Government of the Virgin Islands.
Automated Passport Control kiosks launched @ TB Lettsome Airport
BEEF ISLAND, VI- The Immigration Department of the Virgin Islands (VI) has launched Automated Passport Control (APC) kiosks to expedite entry for returning VI citizens holding [British] Virgin Islands or United Kingdom (UK) passports to the Territory.