Community
‘30 First District youths register with over 17 entities for jobs’ - Hon Fahie
CAPOONS BAY, Tortola, VI – Some 30 First District youths were registered with the over 17 companies that participated in the First District Job Fair and Career Expo held at the Leonora Delville Primary School in Capoons Bay on Friday October 16, 2015.
1st District Job Expo attracts professionals, corporate VI
CAPOON'S BAY, Tortola, VI - Representative for the First District Honourable Andrew A. Fahie yesterday October 16, 2015 launched his First District Job Fair and Career Expo held in the Leonora Delville Primary School in Capoon’s Bay, bringing together potential employees with employers.
'I was jumping to help people of the 1st District' - Hon Andrew A. Fahie
CAPOON'S BAY, Tortola, VI - Member of the Opposition and First District Representative Honourable Andrew A. Fahie said he has no qualms about acknowledging that an idea for an initiative is a good one regardless of whose idea it was.
Miss World BVI donates books to Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – October 13, 2015 was seen as a significant day in the lives of the differently abled children of the Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre as they became an inspiration to many in the community and had the opportunity to interact with Miss World BVI Sasha O. E. Wintz.
Premier Smith meets NHI petitioners in 'good natured' exchange
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith has kept his word and met with the National Health Insurance (NHI) petitioners in an attempt to iron out perceived kinks in the mandatory health coverage scheme.
3rd District Dominicans host collection drive
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – A group of residents of the Third District from Dominica came together yesterday October 10, 2015 at the Ebenezer Thomas Primary School in Sea Cows Bay for a donation drive to assist persons back in their home country who have been devastated by the recent floods which resulted in the displacement of many.
UPDATE: 'Scheduling conflicts' blamed for snubbing of NHI petitioners
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith has denied snubbing the group of concerned citizens and residents with whom he was to have met today Friday October 9, 2015 to receive a petition with hundreds of signatures seeking to send the National Health Insurance (NHI) back to the drawing board.
BVI Humane Society Animal Shelter in dire straits
PURCELL, Tortola, VI – The BVI Humane Society continues to face a grim future as every day the dedicated staff stretch whatever they have in terms of cash and human resources to carry out their function of caring for unwanted animals and finding a pet a decent home in what is turning out to be a thankless task that is often taken for granted.
Baby turtles rescued from seaweed grasp
SETTING POINT, Tortola, VI – Thirteen little sea turtles must be thankful for their human hero who stepped in at the nick of time to save them from the grasp of sargassum seaweed on the sister island of Anegada a few days ago.
ZONTA welcomes 4 prominent personalities into its membership
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The ZONTA sisterhood of the Virgin Islands, ZONTA Club of Tortola, has gained further strength as it continues to work towards its set goals and objectives of improving the quality of life of each other and the community.

