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Kelly & Henry named Sol Athletes of the Year
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA) held its 2016 Athletes Awards Gala on Thursday December 29, 2016, at the Moorings Mariner Inn, with Ashley N. Kelly and Eldred Henry named as Senior Athletes of the Year.
Michael Frater Guest of Honour @ Athletes Awards Gala
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Jamaican Sprinter Michael Frater is to be the Guest of Honour at the BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA) 8th Annual Awards Gala at The Moorings on Thursday December 29, 2016.
BVI Airways got $5M from taxpayers but owes BVIAA $99K
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After already forwarding some $5M to defunct airline BVI Airways, the people of the Virgin Islands are now learning that BVI Airways still owes the government of the Virgin Islands.
Barbados, T&T relay teams eyeing Rio @ 2nd OECS C/ships
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the addition of Trinidad and Tobago’s Women’s 4 x 400m Relay added to the 2nd OECS Championships line up as they seek to qualify for Rio, BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA) officials are now expecting 185 visiting athletes and officials for the 2-day competition on Saturday July 2 and Sunday July 3, 2016.
Records highlight first session of BVIAA National Jr C/ships
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Several Under-18 Girls kicked off Session I of the BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA) National Jr Championships last night, March 4, 2016 with record performances, highlighted by High Jumper Z’Niah Hutchinson and Javelin Thrower Arianna Hayde.
Flip flopping again? Premier Smith admits BVI Airways owes nothing to BVIAA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith has confirmed that nothing else is owed by BVI Airways to the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) following a court case in 2014 which resulted in the outstanding balance being resolved after $70,000 had been paid.
BVIAA contradicts Premier Smith on legal action against BVI Airways
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- So far no legal action has been taken against BVI Airways to recover funds owed to the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) more than two years ago.
BVIAA Founding Member Reynold S. ‘Rey’ O'Neal OBE honoured with IOC Trophy
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Reynold S. ‘Rey’ O'Neal OBE, a 1970 founding member of the British Virgin Islands Athletics Association (BVIAA) and a 1980 founding member of the BVI Olympic Committee, was honored during a tribute evening black tie dinner on Saturday night, January 23, 2016 at Maria's By The Sea, where he received the International Olympic Committee's Pierre de Coubertin trophy.
Warner breaks 22-year old VI 400m Hurdles record
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Lakeisha “Mimi” Warner chopped 1.07 seconds off her personal best en route to taking down Pat Archibald’s 22-year old 400m Hurdles National Record mark of 60.0 seconds handheld time from 1984, when the BVI Athletics Association’s Development Series meet was held on Friday January 22, 2016.
‘Athletics still in 1970 without an office’ - Dean H. Greenaway
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- President of the British Virgin Islands Athletics Association (BVIAA) Dean H. ‘The Sportsman’ Greenaway has lamented the fact that the BVIAA still does not have an office after 45 years in existence.
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