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February 25th, 2024
Unstable weather prevented earlier repair of undersea cable to JvD- Hon Rymer

GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Residents of Jost van Dyke (JvD) are now enjoying stable electricity, due to the damaged undersea cable to that island being repaired.

January 22nd, 2024
JvD to get public library

GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Plans are underway to have a library on Jost van Dyke that would be assessable by both students and the community.

September 18th, 2023
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.

April 5th, 2021
'Urgent' need for more Gov’t visits to Sister Islands - Hon Vincent O. Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Sister Islands of Anegada and Jost van Dyke can expect more visits from the Department of Labour and Workforce Development’s Labour Protection and Labour Relations units.

February 13th, 2021
Anyone who says VG gets nothing ‘carry them to the eye specialist’- Premier

NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI – More developments were promised to the people of Virgin Gorda and other sister islands, following the handover and rededication ceremony for the newly refurbished North Sound Administration Building on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, in honour of Mr John E. George Sr MBE.

December 22nd, 2020
New NBVI ATM announced for Jost van Dyke

GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has broken news that bids are already flowing in from contractors, for the construction of a facility to house a new ATM for the National Bank of the Virgin Islands on Jost van Dyke.

February 5th, 2020
Contracts inked for road works on JvD

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two contracts have been awarded for road works to begin on the eastern end and at Little Harbour on Jost Van Dyke.

December 20th, 2019
‘Godfather of tourism on JvD’ Albert H. Chinnery honoured

GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- The Jost van Dyke administration building has now been officially reopened and it honours a late Customs Officer who had given more than 30 years of his life in service to the Virgin Islands.

October 16th, 2019
American expat accused of trying to scam ‘Foxy’

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- An American expatriate, David Dietrich, has been accused by the Callwood family on Jost van Dyke of trying to con Virgin Islands cultural icon Mr Philiciano O. Callwood MBE aka ‘Foxy’.

August 3rd, 2019
'State of emergency on JvD' - resident Gregory A. Callwood

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Calling it a ‘state of emergency’, Jost van Dyke resident Gregory A. Callwood is urging authorities to seriously look into the potable water situation on the island, which he says has been neglected since under the National Democratic Party (NDP) administration.

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