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Gov’t receives 50 generators for local businesses

Gov’t receives 50 generators for local businesses

The Government of the Virgin Islands received 50 generators to help facilitate the resumption of business operations. The generators were donated to Department of Trade, Investment Promotion and Consumer Affairs by the Bank of Asia (BVI) Limited to aid businesses […]

by / on November 17, 2017 at 6:54 AM /
More debris removal vehicles received

More debris removal vehicles received

A fleet of vehicles that will aid in the cleaning up of debris caused by Hurricane Irma was donated to the territory by an overseas entity recently. The three pickup trucks, two wreckers, flat-bed truck, two bucket trucks, and one […]

by / on November 17, 2017 at 6:45 AM /
BVIPA opens temporary container lot today

BVIPA opens temporary container lot today

Citing overcrowding at the cargo dock at Port Purcell and the need to improve services to the general public, the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) said as of today a new temporary container lot will open at Free Bottom. It will […]

by / on November 17, 2017 at 5:30 AM /
Vanterpool promises better roads; no quick fix

Vanterpool promises better roads; no quick fix

Repair work is now being carried out on several roads damaged during the hurricanes with a promise by the Government that they will be better fortified to withstand future floods. Works Minister Mark Vanterpool said this will be done by lifting […]

by / on November 16, 2017 at 7:08 AM /
More success in finding stolen items – CoP

More success in finding stolen items – CoP

Commissioner of Police, Michael Matthews has said that with help from external security personnel his team has successfully retrieved thousands of dollars worth of items that were looted following Hurricane Irma. “We have been, again, using the advantage of having […]

by / on November 16, 2017 at 6:26 AM /
Shop owner wants boats off his property; seeks compensation

Shop owner wants boats off his property; seeks compensation

Businessman Ecedro Thomas who has been operating a small beverage business in the Paraquita Bay area for over 32 years is planning to file a lawsuit against the owner of two catamaran vessels that have been sitting on his property […]

by / on November 15, 2017 at 1:26 PM /
Walwyn rolls out digital textbooks for grades 7 and 8

Walwyn rolls out digital textbooks for grades 7 and 8

It’s official. Chalkboards and textbooks which have long been used as instruments of pedagogy inside the territory’s classrooms have been replaced with digital textbooks. Well, at least in grades 7 and 8. The eTextooks which form part of the Virgin […]

by / on November 15, 2017 at 8:40 AM /
Diabetes data troubling; warning issued for the BVI

Diabetes data troubling; warning issued for the BVI

President of the BVI Diabetes Association, Jean Vanterpool has called for the adoption of healthier lifestyle practices in the territory, amid troubling global statistics on diabetes. Diabetes is the condition in which the body does not properly process food for […]

by / on November 14, 2017 at 5:25 PM /
Phone number portability one step closer – Vanterpool

Phone number portability one step closer – Vanterpool

Minister with responsibility for telecommunications, Mark Vanterpool has informed that the Government is now in the process of engaging professionals who are capable of making phone number portability a reality for the territory. Number portability allows a cellphone customer to […]

by / on November 14, 2017 at 6:46 AM /
Let it go! Social worker warns against post-hurricane stress

Let it go! Social worker warns against post-hurricane stress

Claiming that a number of persons are severely stressed because of properties lost during Hurricane Irma, social worker Dr Sylvia is urging them to not only seek professional help to let go of the pain but to remember material possessions […]

by / on November 13, 2017 at 1:30 PM /