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UPDATE: Digicel restores fibre service in Paraquita Bay
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Telecommunications provider Digicel in a statement today, July 20, 2024, has informed its customers in the Paraquita Bay area that a damaged cable has since been repaired and all services have been restored to normal.
Police Constable Tresan Sharpe coronated Miss RVIPF 2024
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Police Constable Tresan Sharpe, a dynamic and dedicated professional has been coronated at the Miss Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Queen of 2024.
Sahara dust to reduce VI air quality over the weekend – DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Department of Disaster Management in its weekend forecast from the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services today Saturday, July 20, 2024, has shared that relatively stable conditions will be maintained as a ridge restricts shower activity, however, air quality is expected to be reduced due to the presence of Saharan dust across the islands.
No Governor @ upcoming Emancipation Festival for 2nd year in row
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - For the second consecutive year, the Virgin Islands (VI) will be without a Governor on home soil, as the territory marks a significant 70th milestone of Emancipation in the Virgin Islands.
Demolition of Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall has started
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall, which was built with money donated by a British philanthropist Sir Rupert Briercliffe in the 1980s but has stood in ruins for about a decade, is being demolished.
'STIs are here, people get infected'- Dr Ronald E. Georges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Health and Social Development on Thursday, July 18, 2024, launched a campaign dubbed ‘Wrap it Up’, aimed at bringing awareness of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the [British] Virgin Islands.
Well-known Orthopaedic Consultant Dr Klas Buring dies
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Popular Orthopaedic Consultant at Eureka Medical Clinic, Dr Klas Buring has died.
Business Watch: Little Switzerland
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Little Switzerland at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park was the latest business featured on Retail Therapy and In Our Kitchen on Thursday, July 18, 2024.
DMV unveils 70th Festival Commemorative License Plate
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in the [British] Virgin Islands has unveiled the winning design for the commemorative license plate celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Emancipation Festival.
Hon Skelton wants public debate on Minimum Wage Report now tabled in HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—The Minimum Wage Review Report, which was prepared by the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee in April 2024, was on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, tabled at the 15th Sitting of the First Session of the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA).