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January 31st, 2013
Football sets it stall on becoming Territory’s no. 1 team sport

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - To the sound of beating drums, school chants and honking horns, a phalanx of footballers marched from the ferry dock, down Waterfront Drive and on to the A.O. Shirley grounds on Wednesday January 30, 2013 to celebrate the opening of the BDO and LIME 2013 School Leagues.

December 25th, 2012
4 years later Patrick Harrigan is still Acting!-SFC report

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- He has outlasted many politicians who have only spent four years in office but after over 4 years plus Patrick Harrigan, the Youth Affairs and Sports Department top man, is still acting in his post with no date for confirmation.

November 15th, 2012
Sports Seminar to finalise National Policy!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Representatives from the Territory’s sports organisations and federations, in addition to physical education teachers and coaches, will come together from today Thursday November 15, 2012 to attend the two-day Sports Policy Workshop aimed at finalising the Virgin Islands Sports Policy.

May 6th, 2012
First Pitch thrown; Let the games begin!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - All the speeches made, all the trophies handed out and with a twirl of a once deadly arm on Saturday May 5, 2012, on the Old Recreation Ground, and Ms. Eva Simmonds tossed a ceremonial ball to officially declare the 2012 Fast Pitch Softball League open.

March 5th, 2012
30 year-old poles force closure of Old Recreational Ground!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Rotted electricity poles have forced the Education Ministry to close the Old Recreational Ground over the weekend citing safety measures for players and spectators.

December 16th, 2011
260 registered in unemployment drive so far – Harrigan

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – At least 260 young men and women turned up at the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports (DYAS) to register on the Youth Unemployment Register (YER) – an initiative undertaken by Government to assist young people in finding jobs.

December 13th, 2011
Athletes represent in style! [Photoslide Included]

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – At a brief unveiling event yesterday Monday December 12, 2011, the BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA) presented their brand new “National Uniforms”, which were elegantly modeled by several of the athletes in front of the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, Hon. Myron Walwyn.

October 19th, 2011
Stage set for naming of Roger Allen Hodge Park

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – With only two weeks to go, preparations are well underway for the naming of the softball field in Nibbs Estate to the Roger Allen Hodge Park and the erecting of a statue at a ceremony set for Monday, October 31, 2011.

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