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JvD in power struggle over high cost to keep the lights on
GREAT HARBOR, Jost van Dyke, VI- It was sometime in September 2023, that the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) discovered that their undersea cable connection that comes from the Pockwood Pond area of Tortola to Jost van Dyke had been damaged.
New JvD Primary School nearing completion- RDA
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke- The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) has said the construction of the Jost van Dyke Primary School is nearing completion.
Parents protest ‘deplorable’ condition of JvD Primary School
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI – Parents of the Jost van Dyke Primary School were this morning, October 31, 2023, forced to protest the “deplorable” condition of the school.
JvD without power as ‘temporary’ generator malfunctions
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Residents of Jost van Dyke (JvD) have been without electricity since yesterday afternoon, October 29, 2023, due to an issue with the temporary generator on that island.
'I feel happier than ever': JvD resident handed key to new social home
LITTLE HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Mr Dalvin Callwood aka 'Din-Din' is the latest home owner under the Ministry of Health and Social Development’s Housing Recovery Assistance Programme.
JvD reportedly facing blackout over issue with undersea power cable
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI – Information coming into our news center is that residents of Jost van Dyke have reportedly been facing power challenges today, September 18, 2023, as a result of issues with an undersea cable supplying the sister island with electricity from the power grid.
Garbage truck knocks out power in section of JvD
EAST END, Jost van Dyke, VI- Residents in East End, Jost van Dyke experienced power interruption today, August 19, 2023, due to an accident in the area.
We must fix the ‘crumbling infrastructure’ on JvD- Hon Lorna G. Smith
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, Honourable Lorna G. Smith (AL), OBE has pointed to several areas in need of addressing on Jost van Dyke, following a meeting with business owners there on Saturday, July 15, 2023.
Paparazzi sighting of American actor Cuba M. Gooding Jr on JvD!
WHITE BAY, Jost van Dyke, VI - While most residents of the Virgin Islands (VI) are not starstruck as the Islands remains the playground for the rich and famous, there was a sighting yesterday July 10, 2023, of American superstar actor Cuba M. Gooding Jr.
GoFundMe for paralysed JvD teen surpasses $50K
WHITE BAY, Jost van Dyke, VI– Donors from the Virgin Islands and around the world have raised over $50,000.00 to cover the medical bills of Jost van Dyke teen Elijah Chinnery, who suffered a broken vertebrate and paralysis as a result of a swimming incident at White Bay, Jost van Dyke on June 30, 2023.