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Walwyn wants quick access to $13M loan

Walwyn wants quick access to $13M loan

While promising that new classrooms will finally be ready for Grade 12 students to be accommodated at Elmore Stoutt High School in September, Minister of Education Myron Walwyn this week begged on national radio for borrowed funds to be made […]

by / on April 6, 2017 at 1:32 PM /
Man charged after alleged theft at Bobby’s

Man charged after alleged theft at Bobby’s

The motorist who police allegedly caught stealing groceries from Bobby’s supermarket in Road Town has been charged with theft. He is Myron Rubaine, who is said to be a Horsepath resident. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) listed the […]

by / on April 6, 2017 at 9:52 AM /
Beach project to be completed later than expected

Beach project to be completed later than expected

Minister of Natural Resources and Labour Dr Kedrick Pickering said the Brandywine Bay Beach project on Tortola has suffered setbacks, resulting in the completion date for the project being pushed back to the start of the next tourism season. He […]

by / on April 6, 2017 at 9:08 AM /
Penn laments: People dump stoves, fridge in ghuts

Penn laments: People dump stoves, fridge in ghuts

Members of the National Democratic Party government were this week at the receiving end of numerous complaints about the long-standing issue of improper garbage disposal across the territory. The complaints, which also touched on the untimely collection of garbage by […]

by / on April 6, 2017 at 8:42 AM /
Land but no access – Gov’t urged to provide road

Land but no access – Gov’t urged to provide road

Representative of the Third Electoral District Julian Fraser is not pleased that Government has not yet provided roads in the Nibbs Estate area of his constituency. “People have lots and there are no roads to get to the lots. They […]

by / on April 6, 2017 at 7:29 AM /
Vincy secures win over Grenada in 2020 Tournament

Vincy secures win over Grenada in 2020 Tournament

PRESS RELEASE – As the FLOW SUPERFAST LTE 2020 Tournament concluded the regular season games on Sunday, April 2, 2017 the Vincy, yet again, ensured an 11th hour reprieve to their Premier League status with an 8 run victory over […]

by / on April 6, 2017 at 7:05 AM /
CCT unveils mural

CCT unveils mural

PRESS RELEASE – Drivers and pedestrians journeying along the Sir Walter Francis Drive Highway got a welcoming treat yesterday afternoon passing by CCT. The telecoms provider revealed its new exhibition style window murals that place spotlight on Virgin Islanders who […]

by / on April 6, 2017 at 7:00 AM /
Hundreds told: Transparency increased in BVI financial services

Hundreds told: Transparency increased in BVI financial services

Government Information Service (press release) – “The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has continued to take steps towards increasing the level of its transparency as well as enhance international cooperation capabilities and efficiency,” Leon Wheatley, Asia Representative of the BVI’s Financial […]

by / on April 6, 2017 at 5:41 AM /
Woman charged for death of Julian Turnbull

Woman charged for death of Julian Turnbull

A woman from Meyers Estate on Tortola has been charged in relation to the death of Julian Turnbull. Lorraine Ryder-Wollner is to answer to a charge of causing death by reckless driving. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said […]

by / on April 5, 2017 at 5:02 PM /
BVI Airways brags about support from tourism interests

BVI Airways brags about support from tourism interests

BVI Airways has issued a statement claiming that it is getting support from some of the largest stakeholders in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) hotel and charter yacht industries – The BVI Tourist Board, The Moorings and Sunsail, as well […]

by / on April 5, 2017 at 3:54 PM /