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Early morning fire destroys 2 buildings in Purcell Estate
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- An early morning fire on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, razed two small buildings in Port Purcell, leaving one person homeless.
BVIPA: Temporary vehicle route change @ Port Purcell facility due to repairs
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) would like to advise all port users that essential repair works will commence on Friday, May 23, 2025, at the Port Purcell Facility on a section of the port infrastructure adjacent to Container Tracking Station II.
Suspected cannabis worth over $700K found by Customs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has reported the interception of a large quantity of suspected cannabis.
BVI Tourist Board relocates to Cocoplum Building in Port Purcell
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- The BVI Tourist Board and Film Commission (BVITBFC) has announced it is now headquartered at a new location- Port Purcell- effective today, July 8, 2024.
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.
Car runs off road in Port Purcell
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- Luckily no one was seriously injured when a car ran off the road and into a sign pole at Port Purcell this evening, September 2, 2023.
Motorist urged to exercise caution in Free Bottom & Port Purcell area
FREE BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Motorists in the Virgin Islands (VI) are being urged to exercise caution in a number of areas in the coming days, as a number of works will commence in those areas.
RVIPF takes up post @ BVIPA in Port Purcell
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- In keeping with recommendations made by the Commissioner of the Inquiry on governance in the Virgin Islands for the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) to take up the responsibility of security at the ports of entry, the RVIPF has since assigned police officers to Port Purcell.
Passenger bus bursts into flames @ Port Purcell
PORT Purcell, Tortola, VI - Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that a passenger bus moments ago this morning, November 24, 2021, burst into flames at Port Purcell, Tortola.
Fallen tree blocks roadway @ Port Purcell
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI - Sometime overnight, a large tree located in Port Porcell close to the roundabout, fell and has now blocked half the roadway in the area.
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