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May 5th, 2021
NAGICO & Rotary Club of Central Tortola donate wheelchairs to BVIPA

WICKHAM'S CAY 1, Tortola, VI – NAGICO Insurances has joined forces with Rotary Club of Central Tortola to donate much-needed wheelchairs to the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA).

May 4th, 2021
Figures being touted for medicinal marijuana industry 'totally off'- Hon Penn

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Opposition Leader Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8), while claiming he is for the assenting of bills once they meet the criteria, has found another bone to pick with the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration, which has been on an active mission to find new revenue streams for the territory rather than continue to depend heavily on its vulnerable tourism and financial services industries.

May 4th, 2021
Bill & Melinda Gates divorce after 27 years of marriage

BBC NEWS

Bill and Melinda Gates have announced their divorce after 27 years of marriage, saying "we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple".

May 3rd, 2021
‘Majority’ of works on ground floor of Fire HQ completed – Hon Rymer

DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) revealed during the Eighth Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands on April 29, 2021, that steady progress is being made to make the officers of the Territory’s Fire and Rescue Services more comfortable.

May 1st, 2021
Farmers & Fishers’ Week 2021 culminates with Exhibition & Market Day

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The curtains came down on the Farmers and Fishers’ Week 2021 with an Exhibition & Market Day at Paraquita Bay, Tortola today, May 1, 2021.

May 1st, 2021
BVITB targeting new European markets with AVIAREPS

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In keeping with the mandate of Premier Honorable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) and Tourism Board of Directors, for a one agency approach to public relations, travel trade connections and expert knowledge of the markets to represent the Territory in multiple European markets, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Tourist Board & Film Commission has contracted the AVIAREPS agency.

May 1st, 2021
USVI given mid-July clearance for cruise travel by CDC

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. John, USVI - Leisure tourism in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which before March 2020 saw thousands of almost daily cruise travel visitors on the streets of Charlotte Amalie supporting a chain of sectors and daily commerce, could roar back to life in mid-July.

April 30th, 2021
Too much misinformation fueling vaccination fears in VI – Hon Malone

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) said misinformation continues to be a hindrance for vaccinations in the Virgins Islands (VI).

April 30th, 2021
‘Elusive scrubber must & will be installed’- Hon Malone

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- The incinerator at Pockwood Pond is back in operation after some six weeks of being non-functional and this is expected to reduce the frequent open fires and heavy air pollution.

April 29th, 2021
Labour Minister calls for fairness as group of locals made redundant

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Noting that it was recently brought to his attention that a company who may be on the verge of merging with another had made redundant a group of VIslander/Belonger employees, Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has urged employers to be transparent, fair and reasonable when initiating any redundancy procedures.

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