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‘Do good & I will have a drink with you in the dark’– Hon Fraser tells Gov't
BURT POINT, Tortola, VI– Senior Legislator in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has commended Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) and his government for re-commissioning the Burt Point Wastewater Treatment Plant, after years of complaints and being out of commission.
2025 cruise tourism numbers projected to beat all records- Hon Kye M. Rymer
MIAMI, Florida, USA– 2025 cruise tourism numbers in the Virgin Islands are projected to break historical records, according to Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5).
We need a sex offender’s registry in the VI’- Hon Stacy R. Mather
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- First term legislator and Deputy Speaker of the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Stacy R. Mather (AL) aka ‘Buddha’ has called for a sex offender’s registry to be set up in the territory.
VI culture & arts ‘depicted beautifully’ @ recent Spring Regatta - Dr Katherine A. Smith
NANNY CAY, VI – The recently concluded BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival has been recognized for its prominent depiction of elements of the Virgin Islands' culture and cultural arts.
2024 value & supply chain
Dickson C. Igwe
Follow the capital trail through the behaviour of the capital mix and its value supply chains. It is important to assess how much of the Capital Mix – wealth-generating assets in the Virgin Islands- with its associated supply and value chains, is in public hands or government, and how much is in the private sector, including non-profit organizations.
Joint VI Law Enforcement Marine Base officially rebuilt
ROAD REEF, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) has announced the successful completion of the Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Marine Base, a project that was jointly funded by the Government of the Virgin Islands and the UK Government through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO).
‘Everybody is all hands on deck’ to sell VI @ Seatrade 2024- Clive L. McCoy
MIAMI, Florida, USA – Virgin Islands Director of Tourism Mr Clive L. McCoy said the Virgin Islands is taking an all-hands-on-deck approach for the 2024 Seatrade Cruise Global event ongoing in Miami, Florida.
VI engages Disney, Carnival cruise lines on Day 1 of Seatrade Cruise Global
MIAMI, Florida, USA– Minister for Communications and Works, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) is currently leading a delegation at the 2024 Seatrade Cruise Global event, a premier event in the global cruise tourism industry.
Solution for violence in VI is ‘more sports’– Premier Wheatley
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI– Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has posited that more organised sports and events targeting youths will work towards reducing crime in the territory.
13 teams to slug it out in 2024 National Fast Pitch League
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI– Baseball fans in the Virgin Islands can look forward to another season of softball in the territory, as the Virgin Islands Softball Baseball Association (VISBA) launched its 2024 Fast Pitch League on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at the E. Walwyn Brewley Ballpark in Long Bush, Tortola.