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It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas on De Castro Street!
DE CASTRO STREET, Tortola, VI - Once night falls on the short strip on De Castro Street adjacent to Bobby’s Supermarket, in Road Town before you reach Republic Bank, it looks a lot like Christmas.
PHOTO of the DAY: Cruise Tourism on the move in the right direction!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Every day in the month of December 2023, there will be a cruise ship in port. Today, Wednesday, December 6, 2023, there are some six ships in the Territorial waters, namely at Virgin Gorda, Beef Island, Jost van Dyke (White Bay) and Road Town, the capital city.
HLSCC launches pilot soil analysis laboratory
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI - Continuing to expand its network of international environmental partners, the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Portsmouth of the United Kingdom.
UPDATE: Tourist pulled from water @ Beef Island dies
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The elderly female tourist who was rushed to Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital after encountering difficulties while in the water at Long Bay, Beef Island this morning, Wednesday, December 6, 2023, has passed.
Chief Immigration Officer Ian B. Penn to retire this month
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After being confirmed as the Chief Immigration Officer on September 3, 2020, and with many years in the Immigration Department, Chief Immigration Officer Mr Ian B. Penn, an indigenous Virgin Islander, is to retire from the public service.
Anegada airport reopened as fire tender returned
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI- The Auguste George Airport on Anegada has been reopened due to the fire tender taken back to that island.
7 schools to compete in chess tournament from Dec 12-13, 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports’ Inter-Secondary School Chess Tournament will see seven schools in the Territory vying for the title of Chess Champion from December 12 to 13, 2023.
Cedar Strikers girls & ESHS Rams boys win Inter-Secondary Schools Volleyball titles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Cedar Strikers girls and ESHS Rams boys are the champions of the 2023 Inter-Secondary Schools Volleyball Tournament organised by the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports (DYAS).
HM Customs makes drug bust @ Purcell facility
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI - Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that the HM Customs Department of the Virgin Islands (VI) has reportedly uncovered a significant amount of cannabis at Port Purcell.
Schoolchild Ethan Mohamed raises $$ for BVI Cancer Society
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- He was just nine years of age when he started taking the path of his older sister, Ariel Mohamed, in organising fundraising activities as a student of Cedar International School.

