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April 10th, 2021
VI mourns Prince Philip’s death with 21-Gun Salute

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In a short ceremony this afternoon Saturday, April 10, 2020, the Virgin Islands (VI) has marked the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh with a 21-Gun salute staged by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).

December 30th, 2020
National Thanksgiving Service set for Fri, Jan 1, 2021

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islanders are being invited to a special Praise and Thanksgiving Service entitled, ‘A Time of Praise & Prayer,’ on January 1, 2021, when the territory breaks the new year.

November 5th, 2018
Hon Maduro-Caines ‘Day of Repentance Gathering’ a success

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI: Despite the poor weather, the young and old of the Virgin Islands (VI) turned out in numbers for an event dubbed 'A Day of Repentance Gathering' on Sunday, November 4, 2018, at the Queen Elizabeth II Park.

June 1st, 2016
‘Mostly complete’ QE II Park opens; Approx. $1.8M spent

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Health conscious persons will now be able to access the Queen Elizabeth II Park without having to sneak in to the facility as Government has decided to open the “mostly complete” park to the public.

March 21st, 2016
Still no completion date known for QEII Park

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith told members of the media today March 21, 2016 that he could not say when the Queen Elizabeth II Park would be completed, a project whose opening date had already been announced and postponed.

February 9th, 2016
$1M spent on QE II Park; $200k for Water Fountain

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The National Democratic Party (NDP) Government of Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith was on a spending spree leading up to the 2015 General Elections.

February 1st, 2016
Motor scooter rider injured in accident near QE II Park

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A helmet-less motor scooter rider was injured in an accident in front of the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Road Town, on the main island of Tortola, moments ago, February 1, 2016.

October 29th, 2015
Plants stolen from QE II Park & Sir Olva Georges Plaza

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “Shame on you,” said First Lady of the Virgin Islands Ms Lorna G. Smith OBE, TEP as she bemoaned the unsavory reports of person stealing plants from the Queen Elizabeth II Park and the Sir Olva Georges Plaza.

December 27th, 2013
QE II Park ballooned to $1.5M ‘tell people the truth’-Hon. Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - It appears that the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government of Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith loves to build parks, now in their second park since taking office in November 2011. The first was completed on Virgin Gorda and opened last week.

June 5th, 2012
Many honoured at Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebration [Slideshow Included]

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Many gathered at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Road Town, Tortola, where the Governor of the Virgins Islands, Government Officials and members of the public gathered to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and her 86th birthday celebration.

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