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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Thursday, October 27 – The National Parks Trust (NPT) of the Virgin Islands will host a week of activities from November 20 to 27, under the theme, “50 Years of ...
Thursday, October 27 – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) will be conducting a completion ceremony ...
From paying utility bills to footing tabs for parties and house rent, the monies rolled out and more requests poured in. Over $5 million of public funds was ...
Tortola, British Virgin Islands; October 27, 2011: LIME joins forces with the BVI Cancer Society at the culmination of Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2011, by ...
(Last updated 12:22 a.m.) National Democratic Party (NDP) leader Dr. D. Orlando Smith said the development of the party’s manifesto came through some 12 years ...
The British Virgin Islands today is a mixed society that has within it more than 100 nationalities living within its 55 square miles, and according to Deputy Premier ...
The Virgin Islands Party (VIP) has a strong strategy in place for social development in the British Virgin Islands and according to territorial at-large ...
A National Democratic Party (NDP) government plans to merge the immigration, customs and civil registry departments into a new ‘Border Control Agency’ in ...
CCT Global Communications, the BVI’s leading local telecommunications provider, is pleased to announce the three year celebration of the launch of its 4G Wimax ...
Ms. Pearl Smith receives this week’s recognition from the East Beautification Committee for having a “Best Kept Yard.” EBC appreciates her contribution to ...
NEW YORK, Oct. 26, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — Over 8 million votes were cast by Conde Nast Traveler readers to determine the world’s best hotels, ...
Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011 – Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen: It’s an honour to present this Manifesto on behalf of the National Democratic Party under the ...
Wednesday, October 26 – The Ministry of Education and Culture along with the Department of Culture will observe Culture Week in the Virgin Islands from November 13 ...
The Rotary Club of Road Town today launches its annual Grand Raffle. The Raffle has become an annual event culminating in a Grand Draw on Christmas Eve. Over time, ...
Wednesday, October 26 – The Government of the Virgin Islands refurbished and reopened the Purcell Estate Basketball Court providing a quality recreational facility ...
The 2011 Buy BVI Trade Expo will be staged this Friday, October 28 through to Saturday, October 29 at the Multi Purpose Sports Complex in Road Town under the theme ...
Omar Hodge, the minister of natural resources and labour and sixth district representative, has labeled the request of the British Government to screen the ...
Long Bay, Tortola, BVI – In June of 2011, the Minister of Education, Andrew Fahie made a statement about the territory’s educational success that quickly came ...
The ruling Virgin Islands Party (VIP) launched its 60-page election manifesto at the Sir Briercliff Hall in Road Town on Tuesday evening. CLICK HERE TO SEE FULL ...
Thanks to those who have stood in support of Articles I wrote and gave no credence to responses that only exhibit the significant folly of some writers… ‘Real ...
Greed, corruption, fraud and deceit are some of the words independent second district candidate, Allewine ‘Barbie’ Smith, recounted that sections of the ...
The Virgin Islands Party (VIP) has outlined a modernization and expansion plan for the territory’s land, see and air transportation system as presented by VIP ...
WASHINGTON – A U.S. Virgin Islands company was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in St. Thomas, U.S.V.I., for knowingly trading in falsely-labeled, protected ...
” Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.” – Ecclesiastes 9:10 Many years ago, I was asked to help on a church project. The foreman ...
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we come to You to decree Your Word in agreement regarding the upcoming elections in the British Virgin Islands. Thank you that ...
Below is an article submitted by a BVIslander, who is of the opinion that the UK demanding the review of the BVI’s budget before it is passed locally is a big ...
The British Minister for the Overseas Territories, Henry Bellingham MP, has written Chief Minister and Minister of Finance, Hubert Hughes, expressing concern over ...
Claude Skelton-Cline, the National Democratic Party’s second district candidate, had initially expressed interest in joining the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) but ...
Last night the Premier stated that the Leader of the Opposition had not convened a meeting of the Public Accounts committee for the last four years. This is ...
The first HLSCC-Highland Spring Race for a Cause is set to take place on Saturday 29 October at the College’s Virgin Gorda Centre. Registration is 6:30 a.m. and ...
Vehicles are apparently no longer safe in the Virgin Islands. Numerous reports of car theft, vehicle stripped of parts, missing tyres and burglarised vehicles are ...
I’ve been married for the past 13 years to the only man I’ve ever been with. We have two wonderful children and he is an amazing father. We share a really nice ...
The British Virgin Islands Swimming Federation is pleased to announce the team to the 21st Annual OECS Swimming Championships in St. Lucia from 4th – 6th ...
Under the auspices of President Quinson Thomas, The King’s Music School on Saturday will take a bite out of the election drama by giving away their own ...
While the residents of Windy Hill and Handsome Bay continue to cry and plead for some kind of government intervention into the seaweed invasion on their senses and ...
Omar Hodge, the sitting sixth district representative, has declined to comment on Alvera Maduro-Caine’s refutation of statements allegedly made by him regarding ...
Tortola, British Virgin Islands, October 25, 2011: LIME has once again set the tone for telecommunication innovation and advancement in the British Virgin Islands ...
“O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out!” – Romans ...
Tuesday, 25 October 2011 – Road Town, Tortola: Two of the contestants in the recent Mr. & Ms. Fifth Pageant staged by the Elmore Stoutt High School are now the ...
The Ministry of Education and Culture along with the Department of Culture is inviting the public to participate in Culture Week which will be observed in the ...
The Department of Education is informing the public that the next sitting of the SAT Examination will be administered on Saturday, November 5th from 8 am until 12 ...
Virgin Islands Party candidate and representative for the second district, J. Alvin Christopher, said he is concerned at the level in which the 2011 elections ...
The government of the BVI would have been a “whole lot better” had it been challenged by the opposition NDP in the House of Assembly, said third district ...
Virgin Islands Party second district representative J. Alvin Christopher said he believes in the last four years, like the 12 before it, he has made his contribution ...
Second District representative for the Virgin Islands Party J. Alvin Christopher said he would not sit idly by and allow the BVI or his district to manifest into ...
Supervisor of Elections Juliette Penn has said the BVI is recording a new chapter in its history with a stunning 43 politicians registered to contest the 2011 ...
Georgetown, Guyana – Regional Super50 hosts Guyana will face Trinidad and Tobago in the first semi final in a Diwali battle on Wednesday at the Guyana National ...
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CUOPM) — Police in St Kitts and Nevis have made their first arrests under recent Gang (Prohibition and Prevention) Act 2011. Joel Phillip ...
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, October 24, 2011 – A total of 51 journalists from countries throughout the LIAT network have benefited from training in basic journalism ...
Road Town, Tortola, 24th October, 2011- How you doing? This famous question christened by celebrity talk-show host Wendy Williams will be asked alongside a series of ...
Lionel Penn Jr., a 51-year-old entrepreneur from the 8th district and cousin to its current representative Dancia Penn, has thrown his hat in the race for one of the ...
Road Town, Tortola – Monday, October 24 – Today marked Nomination Day in the Virgin Islands where candidates were officially named to contest this year’s ...
HLSCC will conduct a short course entitled, “Basic Elements of Cake Decorating,” at the Road Town Bakery beginning Saturday 5 November. Classes will be held from ...
Monday, October 24 – The Director and staff of the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) met with representatives from the United Kingdom (UK) Naval Vessel HMS ...
HLSCC will conduct a short course entitled, “Introduction to Baking Bread, Pies and Cookies,” at the Road Town Bakery beginning Saturday 5 November. Classes will ...
In response to a growing need of the BVI community for an enhanced police-community partnership approach to tackling crime throughout the territory, the local branch ...
Synopsis: Instability associated with the northern edge of a tropical wave will move into the BVI early tomorrow and will produce a slight increase in shower ...
Monday, October 24th 2011 – Kingston, Jamaica: The lucky winners of the Digicel online top-up competition and their guests were hosted by Digicel Brand Ambassador, ...
October 19th, 2011 — The British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee have selected a five (5) member delegation to represent the territory in the sports of Athletics ...
Calvin Rabsat, the 66-year-old confessed pedophile, was today sentenced to eight years in prison for molesting and impregnating a 15-year-old girl. The sentence was ...
“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in ...
This is a reminder that tickets are now on sale for our Awards Dinner Ceremony & AGM at Fort Burt this Saturday 29th October from 6pm. Dinner will be followed ...
Churchgoers in the BVI are the ones who always seem to get caught in the middle of the obeah and witchcraft activities that seem to surface every four years in the ...
Chittagong, Bangladesh — West Indies wicket-keeper Carlton Baugh had his best day behind the stumps on Monday and is looking to have his best day in front the ...
Impression of Keith Flax: Self-aggrandizement, self privileges and Hon. free parking. Facts: “Our Views HIS Concerns”; working for himself, traveling the world ...
