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Esther N. Fraser reportedly fired from BVITB
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The sometimes-controversial Ms. Esther N. Fraser, an Administrative Manager for the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB), has reportedly been terminated from the job, according to information reaching our newsroom.
Gov’t hands over another Housing Recovery Assistance Home
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Ministry of Health and Social Development has handed over the keys to another new home, this time to the daughter of housing recipient Miss Casandra Sutton as part of its Housing Recovery Assistance Programme.
VI seeing ‘Robust Recovery’ of Cruise Tourism industry post-pandemic– Hon Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following a downturn in cruise passenger arrivals since the start of the pandemic in 2019, Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) has informed that the industry has made a robust recovery with more passengers arrival in the VI for the upcoming 2023-2024 season.
Portion of Main St from Joe's Hill to Flemming Street to open to 2-way traffic- Hon Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A portion of Main Street, from the foot of Joe’s Hill Road to Flemming Street will soon be converted to accommodate two-way traffic, Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) has informed.
Incomplete renovation works delay re-opening of Joyce Samuel Primary School
BELLE VUE, Tortola, VI - Students and teachers at the Joyce Samuel Primary School in Belle Vue will not be returning to the classroom until September 19, 2023, as a result of delayed work in completing renovations at the school.
Keon K. August & Cedric D. King receive UK Chevening Scholarships!
MCNAMARRA, Tortola, VI- Keon K. August and Cedric D. King of the Virgin Islands have been named among the successful few of the over 60,000 applicants for the United Kingdom (UK) Chevening Scholarship Programme.
VI youths challenged to read as part of International Literacy Day 2023 campaign
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Students in the Virgin Islands (VI) will get an opportunity to engage with local authors and Miss BVI 2023 Anika M. Christopher from September 18-29, 2023, as part of the promotion of Literacy for UNIECO's International Literacy Day 2023.
UK inks £2.7M MoU with C’bean Community Climate Change Centre
LONDON, UK - The United Kingdom Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in the amount of £2.7M with the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC/5Cs) for work to be done under the Small Island Developing States Capacity and Resilience (SIDAR) Programme.
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Bodies still being transported from St. Croix to STT for autopsies in USVI
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Lawmakers in the USV learned during Wednesday’s September 6, 2023, Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance meeting that bodies from St. Croix are still being transported to St. Thomas for autopsies due to inadequate staffing.
NSC drafting plan that includes ‘non-traditional’ crime-fighting tactics – Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Whatley (R7) says in an effort to tackle crime in the VI, non-tradition crime-fighting strategies will be taken on in the VI.
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