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Utility company from Antigua wins 2025 CARILEC Lineworkers Rodeo
WICKHAM’S CAY I, Tortola, VI- Antigua Public Utilities Authority (APUA) are the 2025 CARILEC Lineworkers Rodeo champions.
2025 CARILEC Lineworkers Rodeo gets underway on Tortola
WICKHAM'S CAY I, Tortola, VI- The CARILEC Lineworkers Rodeo 2025 is underway behind Ralph T. O'Neal Administration Complex on Tortola in the Virgin Islands.
Lineworkers are ‘unsung heroes’- Hon Kye M. Rymer
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Lineworkers have been called unsung heroes by Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5).
VI bracing for record participation in 2025 CARILEC Lineworkers Rodeo
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- 14 utility companies and 8 regional and international businesses have completed registration to participate in the highly anticipated 2025 CARILEC Lineworkers Rodeo, taking place on Sunday, April 27, 2025, on the grounds behind the Ralph T. O’Neal Administration Complex in Road Town, Tortola.
BVIEC announces 7-man team for 2025 CARILEC Lineworkers Rodeo
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI— The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has announced the official team representing the Virgin Islands at the upcoming 2025 CARILEC Lineworkers Rodeo, Symposium, and Field Safety Training taking place in the Virgin Islands (VI) on April 27, 2025.
Cost of electricity in VI could increase with Trump's tariffs- BVIEC GM
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI— Due to the ongoing global tariff war, the price of electricity could increase for Virgin Islanders.
BVIEC revises customers’ electricity bill format for more transparency
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- When the next electricity bill cycle comes around, customers of BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) will notice more information provided in their bills.
Truck knocks out power in Fat Hogs Bay & Long Swamp
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Residents of Fat Hogs Bay and Long Swamp on the eastern end of Tortola were left without power this morning, April 1, 2025, after a pickup truck struck a utility pole in the Fat Hogs Bay area.
VI to host CARILEC Lineworkers Rodeo, Symposium, & Field Safety Training
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 2025 CARILEC Lineworkers Rodeo, Symposium, and Field Safety Training will be held in the Virgin Islands from April 25 to 27, 2025.
STEP will assist VI meet target of 30% renewable energy by 2030- Premier Wheatley
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has expressed confidence in the Virgin Islands meeting its target of having 30% of its electricity generated by renewable sources by 2030 with the Solar Technology and Energy Programme (STEP).

