News
Bayside Blazers to participate in regional basketball tournament in St Maarten
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Despite the sport of basketball in the Territory of the Virgin Islands (VI) on a go-slow, the Bayside Blazers Basketball Team will be one of two teams to represent the VI in the regional Dreams to Reality Foundation Annual ‘Battle of the Fittest’ (BOTF) Basketball Tournament in Dutch St Maarten from July 14-20, 2024.
Illegal immigrants repatriated last week; mostly Haitians
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was around April 10, 2017 that a number of illegal immigrants were found and detained in the area of Biras Creek on the sister island of Virgin Gorda.
More than a dozen illegal immigrants detained @ Biras Creek
BIRAS CREEK, Virgin Gorda, VI – Police with the assistance of Customs and Immigration Officers yesterday afternoon, April 10, 2017 detained a number of illegal immigrants at Biras Creek in Virgin Gorda.
Gov't pushing for 5 Star Resorts @ Prospect Reef & Beef Island- Hon Christian
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Honourable Archibald C. Christian has his work cut out for him as the new Junior Minister with responsibility for Tourism as he is now on the ground making sure that the sector is transformed into the pillar of the economy that it is.
300 jobless when Little Dix Bay Hotel closes in May 2016
ROAD TOWN, Tortola VI- As if some persons living in the territory from paycheck to paycheck were not enough, some 300 employees of Rosewood Little Dix Bay Hotel and Resort on Virgin Gorda will be out of work from May 1, 2016 when the company closes for 18 months.
Companies should be sued for preventing access to beaches – Sam Henry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentator Julio Sam Henry has encouraged persons who have experienced or are experiencing difficulty in accessing beaches at Biras Creek or Oil Nut Bay to document their encounters with management as supporting evidence to proceed with legal action against the entities if necessary.
Biras Creek records an Award Winning year
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI - Biras Creek Resort, the luxury property located in North Sound, Virgin Gorda, has received a record-setting number of accolades in 2012 in recognition of its excellence in global travel and tourism. The most recent award from the world renowned Condé Nast Johansens brings to eight the number of awards received by the resort this year.

