News
Health clinic in East End closes temporarily
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The Iris Penn Smith Clinic in East End has been closed temporarily, the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) announced.
Customer Service Care Centre relocates to Burhym Building
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Customer Service Care Centre has fully relocated to the first floor of the Burhym Building on De Castro Street in Road Town.
Long Swamp Library moving to Major Bay in East End
MAJOR BAY, Tortola, VI- Librarian Ms Suzanne Greenaway has said the new location of the public library at Major Bay in East End will allow for improved space and an expansion of the services offered to the public.
ASPS students to be housed @ Enis Adams & Francis Lettsome schools- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Students of the Althea Scatliffe Primary School will mainly be temporarily housed at Enis Adams Primary School in Meyers Estate and Francis Lettsome Primary School in Greenland, while the school building remains shut due to safety concerns.
Domestic ferry operations return to RT Jetty on Sunday, June 13, 2021- BVIPA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Domestic passenger ferry operations, currently relocated to the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park, will return to the Road Town Jetty this weekend, the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has said.
Change of plans: New JvD Primary to be located on the ‘hillside’– Dr the Hon Wheatley
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Minister for Education Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries, and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (D7) has announced that there has been a change of plans which will see the new Jost van Dyke Primary school constructed on the hillside.
Eslyn Henley Richez Learning Centre to swap land with Magistrate’s Court
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has revealed that the Eslyn Henley Richez Learning Centre, which was destroyed by the hurricanes of 2017, will be rebuilt on land occupied by the Magistrate’s Court.
Where are the walk-in freezers for Fishing Complex?- Opposition wants to know
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With allegations being peddled by the Opposition that the freezers for the BVI Fishing Complex have been given away, the whereabouts of the equipment will be asked at the Fifth Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands today, February 20, 2020.
This year may have been the last Christmas on De Castro Street!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After a few years on DeCastro Street in Road Town, Tortola, the annual cultural showcase currently known as ‘Christmas on DeCastro Street’ is facing a venue shift. The event was formally known as Christmas on Main Street, until it was relocated to DeCastro Street some three years ago.
Josiah’s Bay resident: ‘I don’t want any animal shelter next to me’
JOSIAH'S BAY, Tortola, VI- A Josiah’s Bay resident is mulling initiating a petition to prevent the Humane Society of the BVI from moving next door.

