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Monthly Archives: October 2010

LIAT/Hurricane Tomas Advisory ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, October 30, 2010 – LIAT wishes to advise services to/from the following destinations remain suspended for the rest of the day due to the ...

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Deputy Premier to represent th...

Deputy Premier and Minister of Health and Social Development Hon. Dancia Penn will be representing the Territory at the state funeral of Barbados’ late Prime ...

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Launch of BlackBerry Torch �...

LIME, this week and once again has very exciting news to share! Starting with the new BlackBerry Torch that has taken the idea of being socially connected to a whole ...

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LIAT/Tropical Storm Tomas Advi...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, October 30, 2010 – LIAT wishes to advise that it has been forced to suspend services to/from Martinique, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Barbados ...

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Special Olympics BVI board mem...

Special Olympics BVI held their first AGM this week – attended by Athletes, Families, Coaches and Volunteers.  Mr. Ross Munro – Chairman of the Board of ...

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Tropical Storm Tomas over Barb...

30TH October 2010 – Tropical Disturbance 67 which developed a few hundred miles of east of Trinidad has now been upgraded to Tropical Storm Tomas. At 5AM ...

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The Rotary Club of Road Town o...

The 2nd phase of the Step by Step Diabetic Foot Care Programme took place during the period 21st – 24th October at the Peebles Hospital training room.  The ...

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Scotiabank ( British Virgin Is...

Road Town, 29th October 2010 – -Scotiabank (British Virgin Islands (Limited) in partnership with the BVI Cancer Society conducted clinical Breast Examinations for ...

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All fire stations Territory-wi...

Friday, October 29 – The Fire and Rescue Services Department recently purchased additional rescue equipment to aid in life saving rescue operations territory-wide. ...

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Football fever hits Antigua fo...

-       Sunderland AFC coaches to host coaching clinics for aspiring young footballers Friday October 29th 2010 – Kingston, Jamaica: With only two Groups ...

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ALIVE WORD: Warfare prayer –...

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual ...

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BVIFA Men’s National U20’s...

The BVIFA’s national Men’s U20 squad are currently preparing for their forthcoming trip to Bonaire in order to participate in stage I of the Caribbean Football ...

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Remembrance Service to be held...

Friday, October 29-  The Remembrance Day Service, which marks the culmination of Poppy Appeal, will be held on Saturday, November 7 at 8:30 a.m. at the St. ...

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Tropical Disturbance 67 showin...

29th October 2010 – 11AM:  Tropical Disturbance 67 was located about 460 miles east of Trinidad near 9.4N/54.2W. Movement is to the west-northwest at 15 mph. ...

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The Pulse magazine celebrates ...

Friday, October 29 – The British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) releases its seventh issue of its quarterly publication The Pulse, highlighting ...

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Darel Christopher Junior retur...

With an unfortunate mishap, Darel Christopher Jr. was unable to complete the road race at the recently held Caribbean Cycling Championship in Guadeloupe, however, ...

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Lions Club of Tortola makes Go...

In keeping with a long standing tradition, the Lions Club of Tortola on Tuesday 26th October made Governor William Boyd Mc Cleary an honorary Lion. Governor Mc ...

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Multi-Talented Performer Comes...

Raul Midón, a New York-based singer, songwriter and guitarist, will take the stage at the next concert as part of H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s 2010-2011 ...

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Poppy and Remembrance sunday

The 2010 Poppy Appeal began on Saturday, October 23 and will culminate on Sunday, November 7 with the Poppy and Remembrance Day Service. The Remembrance Day Service ...

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Water interruption

The Water and Sewerage Department is advising residents and businesses on Tortola that their water supply has been temporarily interrupted until 6 AM, Saturday, 30th ...

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The Rotary Club of Road Town o...

The 2nd phase of the Step by Step Diabetic Foot Care Programme took place during the period 21st – 24th October at the Peebles Hospital training room.  The ...

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One lucky footballer from LIME...

Tortola, British Virgin Islands: October 29, 2010: One lucky football fan from one of 13 LIME markets will win a trip to England to be in the stands to watch a ...

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Slaying the Sexual Goliath!

A series of articles exhorting greater effectiveness in the modern church begins a running commentary on sexual deviance in the Christian faith. Victory over sexual ...

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“Re-evaluate BiWater contrac...

After many calls from people in the BVI and talk show hosts to terminate the contract signed between government and BiWater to supply water to the territory, ...

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Hugh turnout at Virgin Gorda m...

Thursday, October 28- Close to 200 residents on Virgin Gorda last evening actively participated during the second in a series of Territory-wide public meetings the ...

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195 top primary students to be...

Thursday, October 28- The Ministry of Education and Culture will honour 195 students from the public primary schools for the 2009/2010 school year at the third ...

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“Race for a Cause” Breast ...

Road Town, 28th October 2010 – Dr. Karl Dawson- President of the H.L Stoutt Community College was the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Tortola’s Weekly ...

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Fire and Rescue Services to en...

Thursday, October 28- The Fire and Rescue Services Department will conclude their 2010 Fire Safety Awareness Week activities with a Fire Family Fun Day this Saturday ...

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BVI community encouraged to ...

In recognition of breast cancer month and those in our community affected by breast cancer, the entire BVI community is encouraged to “Paint the Town Pink” on ...

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British Virgin Islands to cele...

Monday, 25 October 2010 – The British Virgin Islands will join its Caribbean constituents in celebrating Caribbean Tourism day on Tuesday, November 2nd under the ...

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Mapp campaign demands apology

ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (October 28, 2010) – An article posted last night at 10:34 p.m. in the St. Thomas Source corroborates that Governor John de ...

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Farmer’s meeting to be h...

The Department of Agriculture would like to inform all farmers on Virgin Gorda of an important meeting to be held on Wednesday, November 3, 2010. The meeting will ...

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Jost Van Dyke Methodist Church...

The Methodist Church on Jost Van Dyke invites the public to their Harvest Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, Sunday, October 31st ,  2010 at 9:00 am during the regular ...

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OECS has problems paying staff

The Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is having issues paying its staff as some member states find it more and more difficult to make their payments to ...

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LIME “Krazy Skool Dayz” Tw...

Tortola, British Virgin Islands: Putting a new twist to LIME’s Twisted Tuesday activities, LIME colleagues turned the LIME Road Town retail store into a classroom ...

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Personal statement by UWI Chan...

ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad And Tobago – The news of Prime Minister Thompson’s death cast somewhat of a pall on our graduation ceremonies for the Cave Hill Campus of ...

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Fire and Rescue Services Dept....

The Fire and Rescue Services Department is hoping that there will be petroleum legislation in place soon to ensure good safety practices. This is one of the major ...

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Official UWI statement on the ...

ST AUGUSTINE, Trinidad And Tobago – The University of the West Indies (UWI) mourns along with the people of Barbados and the Caribbean the loss of Prime Minister, ...

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BVI delegation attends Florida...

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 – A BVI delegation consisting of members of the BVI Tourist Board and Ports Authority are currently attending the annual Florida ...

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New National Democratic Party ...

Road Town, Tortola, October 28, 2010 – The new National Democratic Party (NDP) presented 10 candidates that will contest the 2011 General Election to its ...

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Amsterdam wins on VG again

Emrol Amsterdam will soon be crowned the overall champion in the Virgin Gorda leg of the 2010 H. Lavity Stoutt Community College/Highland Spring Race Series. He won ...

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Crew presents festival sloop t...

Wednesday, October 27- The crew of the locally made sloop Moonbeam has presented the August Tuesday Great Festival Sloop Shoot-Out trophy to His Excellency the ...

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The Premier to hold office hou...

Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal, OBE is informing residents on Anegada that he will hold office hours this Friday, October 29 at the ...

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de Jongh Resorts to desperate ...

ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (October 27, 2010) – U.S. Virgin Islands Gubernatorial candidate Ken Mapp wholly rejects Governor John de Jongh’s accusations ...

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Acquiring a territory song sti...

Government’s drive to ensure that the territory has a song continues and His Excellency Governor Boyd McCleary announced during the presentation of the Speech from ...

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Installation of works at the n...

Wednesday, October, 27- Work on the new incinerator project continues as government recently contracted the services of Skelton Electrics Limited and ADC ...

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MNR&L hosts public meetin...

Wednesday, October 27- The Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour hosted a public meeting to educate the community on the new Labour Code 2010. The public ...

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Governor pays courtesy call to...

His Excellency the Governor Mr. Boyd McCleary, CMG, CVO is pictured here admiring the quilt work of Ms. Norma Dawson during his visit to the Adina Donovan Home for ...

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CFD Vertical Long-Line Fishing...

The Conservation and Fisheries Department will be hosting a Vertical Long-Line Fishing and Capturing of Flying Fish course on November 4 – 5 with local fisher ...

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Water supply restoration

The Water and Sewerage Department is advising residents and businesses on Tortola, that the water supply has been restored to the following areas: Palestina to ...

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BVITB completes first module o...

Wednesday, October 26th, 2010 – The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board in conjunction with the Department of Traffic and the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force ...

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Interact Club of Road Town car...

On Saturday, 15 members of the Interact Club of Road Town, carried out two environmentally related projects at the Road Reef mangrove plantation. Originally it was ...

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HLSCC Weekly Alumni Profile: J...

During this year, H. Lavity Stoutt Community College is featuring profiles of past students as part of its 20th anniversary celebrations. Jeremy Wallace Hodge, Human ...

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Arrest Blotter

ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM On 18-10-2010 at 2300hrs, Police arrested and charged Marvin Lettsome on Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm. His arrest ...

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A great opportunity for the BV...

“As the BVI economy and economies of the Caribbean as a whole continue to suffer setbacks due to the global economic downturn, it presents a great window of ...

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Rotary Sunrise Club of Road To...

Yesterday marked the start of a new beginning as Rotary Club Sunrise of Road Town held elections for officers and directors for the next Rotary year.  The presiding ...

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Gov’t to amend some educatio...

Government has commenced work on various pieces of legislation including a review of the Education Act 2004 and the Student Code of Conduct. Governor Boyd McCleary ...

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Culinary Staff at HLSCC to tea...

The Culinary Arts Department at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College will conduct a cake decorating class beginning in November, as part of a course designed for home ...

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HLSCC Presents Seminar on BVI ...

The Office of Centres and Institutes at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College will present a one-day seminar on Friday 12 November aimed at giving an overview of ...

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Community devises options for ...

Tuesday, October 26- Options for future development and road networking possibilities were outlined for Carrot Bay when Town and Country Planning officials met with ...

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Premier O’Neal sends con...

Tuesday, October 26- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Ralph T. O’Neal, OBE has extended condolences to the Government and people of Barbados following ...

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Traffic Warden Act in the pipe...

A Traffic Warden Act is in the pipeline for later in the fourth session of the House of Assembly, His Excellency Governor Boyd McCleary made this announcement during ...

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VG residents invited to Labour...

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour and the Labour Department are inviting the residents of Virgin Gorda to a public meeting to discuss the newly enforced ...

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New Labour Code 2010 Part II o...

The Department of Information and Public Relations and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour are inviting the public to tune in to ZBVI 780AM and CBN Channel ...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Mr. Frog

Mr. Frog from Cane Garden Bay, another day. Photo by Denise Carson Photographers – novice, amateur or professional – in the British Virgin Islands are asked to ...

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