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August 14th, 2020
Clive McCoy appointed Director of Tourism

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After some two months without a designated Director of the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB), its Director of Product and Film Commissioner, Mr Clive McCoy, has been appointed to the post, effective August 13, 2020.

July 20th, 2020
Former BVITB Director Sharon P. Flax-Brutus lands Director of Operations job on VG

LEVERICK BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Former Director of Tourism Mrs Sharon P. Flax-Brutus will be taking her years of tourism and management experience to the Virgin Gorda Villa Rentals and Leverick Bay Resort and Marina.

May 26th, 2020
Rhodni A. Skelton appointed Acting Director of Tourism

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following the departure of Sharon P. Flax-Brutus as Director of Tourism on May 20, 2020, Mr Rhodni A. Skelton has been appointed to act in the post.

May 22nd, 2020
Premier requests ‘full report’ into 'departure' of Ex-Tourism Director

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following the controversial early send-off of Mrs Sharon P. Flax-Brutus as the Director of the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB), six months before her intended date of departure, Premier and Minister with the portfolio for Tourism, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said he has requested a ‘full report’ from the Tourist Board on the matter.

May 21st, 2020
Fake News! Ex Tourism Director was NOT escorted by Police

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Our news centre, well established for its accuracy, has investigated reports and headlines circulating in social media and some in the local press fraternity that the former Director of the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB), Mrs Sharon P. Flax-Brutus, was escorted out of the Tourist Board Office by Police. That information has been found to be false and misleading.

May 20th, 2020
Sharon P. Flax-Brutus ‘immediately’ out as Tourism Director

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Mrs Sharon P. Flax-Brutus is no longer the Director of Tourism as the Board of Directors of the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB) has made a decision to make her resignation effective immediately.

May 15th, 2020
BVITB Director Sharon P. Flax-Brutus to call it quits in November

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As tourism continues to take a beat down from the global coronavirus pandemic and faces a rocky road ahead, a leaked email has revealed that the Director of the BVI Tourist Board, Mrs Sharon P. Flax-Brutus, Director of Tourism intends to call it quits at the end of the year.

August 24th, 2018
Chef Ken brings VI flavours to NYC’s annual ‘cuisine extravaganza’

NEW YORK CITY, New York, USA - The British Virgin Islands’ Tourist Board (BVI-TB) in its bid to promote the Territory as a travel destination, on Thursday, August 23, 2018, joined with organisers to sponsor the 19th ‘Annual Citi Taste of Tennis,’ in New York City.

September 27th, 2016
No fast food chains in VI good for culinary tourism- Sharon Flax-Brutus

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Director of Tourism Sharon Flax-Brutus says with the dramatic rise in travelers from the major niche market of the US opting for unique food experiences, she is pleased that the territory is void of food chains and instead provides authentic locally produced foods.

January 7th, 2013
UPDATE: We need to be resilient, innovative & proactive - new Tourism Director

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - "We need to be resilient, innovative and proactive to compete on the global tourism stage." This was an emphatic statement made by the newly appointed Director of Tourism Mrs Sharon Flax-Mars as she made her debut presentation at a press conference earlier today January 7, 2013.

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