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Cabinet decides to convert Old Admin Building into heritage centre & museum
MAIN STREET, Tortola, VI- The Old Administration Building on Main Street, which underwent renovation in September 2024 in phases, will become a dedicated cultural centre and national museum.
Public encouraged to help repaint HM Prison Museum on Sunday
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Local community organisations, schools, clubs, and Virgin Islanders are being encouraged to grab a paintbrush and support the Roots to Resilience project, which aims to give the old prison building, now a museum, a facelift in Road Town.
JvD to get first museum! Roy Caldwood Heritage Museum breaks ground
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- A historic moment unfolded on Saturday, November 15, 2025, as residents and supporters gathered atop Buffalo Hill to break ground on the Roy Caldwood Buffalo Soldier Heritage Museum. It will be the first museum ever constructed on the island of Jost van Dyke. Long envisioned and deeply anticipated, the project will honour the life and legacy of 103-year-old Buffalo Soldier Roy J. Caldwood while preserving and celebrating the rich history, culture, and people of the island.
Rehabilitation of Old RT Admin Building gets Oct 2024 completion date
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Works on the old Government Administration Building on Main Street in Road Town, Tortola, which is now in a dilapidated state is set to commence with a completion date earmarked for October 31, 2024.
Old Admin Building on Main St could be turned into a museum- Hon Hodge-Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Plans are afoot for the establishment of a museum in Road Town, Tortola, according to Junior Minister for Culture and Tourism Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith (AL,) who pointed to the establishment of museums as an important part of tourism in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Budget Address: RDA tasked with designing national library, museum & archive
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- With the aim of further diversifying the local tourism industry, Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced that there will be a focus on culture and the development of new facilities, including a national library and museum.
Old HM Prison museum to be opened this tourist season- Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the expected rise in numbers for the new tourist season, visitors to the territory will have some additional places of interest to tour, including the old Her Majesty’s Prison on Main Street, Road Town.
RT Public Library closure: ‘Where are our priorities?’- John Lewis asks
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Describing it as sad news in the Virgin Islands and one that concerns him most, television talk show host Mr John Lewis lamented the closing of the public library in Road Town while on the Speak Your Mind show on JTV Channel 55 last evening, July 9, 2016.
Hon. Delores Christopher cries out for action on culture!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Fifth District Representative, Honourable Delores Christopher came out swinging on the topic of culture and how it is being administered in the Virgin Islands.
First Phase of converting Old HM Prison to museum begins
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The ground setting stage for the refurbishing of the Old HM Prison on Main Street to that of a museum commenced today, March 6, 2013 with the voluntary service of crew members who came on board the visiting Naval Support, RFA WAVE KNIGHT.
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