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February 12th, 2021
VI reps 14 Associate Members of ECLAC @ meeting on Sustainable Development

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The [British] Virgin Islands (VI) has represented the 14 Associate Member Countries (AMCs) of ECLAC during a virtual dialogue with the Chair of the UN regional body Costa Rica, facilitated by ECLAC’s Office of the Secretary as a part of preparations for the IV Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development that will take place from March 15-18, 2021.

February 12th, 2021
COVID-19 has made it ‘financially impossible’ to be open – Top of The Baths

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the bottom line of many restaurants in the Virgin Islands, including the well-known Top of the Baths Restaurant and Bar on Virgin Gorda.

February 9th, 2021
Lions Club hands over bus to Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Lions Club of Tortola, in partnership with the West Indian Association of Bermuda, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture (MECYFA) and the Ministry of Health and Social Development (MHSD) has donated a brand new 13 seater 2020 Toyota Hiace School Bus to the Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre (EHRLC), the local institution catering to children with special needs.

February 9th, 2021
Gov't to review public officers salaries with aim to pay 'what they are worth'

NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI- “We have ordered a revision of the salary of every public officer. People have to start to be paid what they are worth,” said Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) today, February 9, 2021.

February 7th, 2021
‘World’s coolest supermarket’ Harbour Market @ Soper's Hole reopens

FRENCHMAN’S CAY, VI- Just over three years since the Roadtown Wholesale Trading Limited supermarket in Soper's Hole in Frenchman’s Cay was devastated by Hurricane Irma, a fully stocked and refurbished Harbour Market was reopened on Friday, February 5, 2021.

February 7th, 2021
Royal Caribbean’s cruise ships to return Feb 11, 2021 for warm lay-ups

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Royal Caribbean International’s Grandeur of the Seas departed the Virgin Islands on February 6, 2021, and Rhapsody of the Seas will leave today, February 7, 2021, after a month of warm lay-ups at Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park.

February 5th, 2021
Rosewood Little Dix Bay named #1 hotel in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As tourism slowly revives globally, including in the Virgin Islands (VI), tourists have the option of staying at the number one hotel in the Virgin Islands and one of the top-ranked resorts in the Caribbean- Rosewood Little Dix Bay on Virgin Gorda.

February 4th, 2021
Mrs Rosalie Adams OBE to lead Police Service Commission

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Veteran public officer and retired Deputy Governor Mrs Rosalie Adams, OBE has been appointed to lead the Police Service Commission.

February 3rd, 2021
Aircraft from Anguilla now operating in VI through local airline

TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- Now that air travel restrictions are being lifted throughout the Caribbean and persons have been looking to travel more frequently, new air travel options are also being presented here in the Virgin Islands.

February 3rd, 2021
35 on Anegada attend entrepreneurs workshop sponsored by 9th District Rep

SETTING POINT, Anegada, VI- "More excited and more ready" is how one entrepreneur described herself after participating in a three-day workshop that ended on Anegada on Saturday, January 30, 2021.

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