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UPDATE: HoA Budget Debate abruptly rescheduled to December 18, 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Late last night, December 11, 2023, around 10:30 PM, members of the media were informed that the Budget Debate scheduled for this morning December 12, 2023, has been postponed.
BVIPA undertakes board membership training series
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – On December 6, 2023, the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) actively engaged in a collaborative and knowledge-sharing initiative as part of the Board Membership Training Series focused on corporate governance.
Venezuelan & Guyanese Presidents set for historic face-to-face meeting
VI CONSORTIUM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - The leaders of Venezuela and Guyana have agreed to meet on neutral ground this week, in an attempt to de-escalate an escalating border dispute between the two countries.
Magnitude 5.7 earthquake felt in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - This morning at around 10:30 am, persons in the Virgin Islands have reported experiencing tremors from an earthquake on the main island of Tortola and on the sister islands.
RT Letterbox holders can resume use of service from Dec 11, 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Letter box holders in the Road Town, Tortola, area of the Virgin Islands (VI) can now resume collection of their mail from their assigned BVI Post letter boxes at the location across from the Ralph T. O’Neal Administration Complex.
Fire engulfs Pockwood Pond dumpsite this morning Dec 9, 2023
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI - Waste Management Director Mr. Marcus E. Solomon has told our newsroom that at around 4:00 am, this morning Saturday, December 9, 2023, the Pockwood Pond dumpsite garbage tipping area located on the main island of Tortola, caught on fire.
Land is capital
Dickson C. Igwe
Land is part of the capital mix. Land as capital is the mold for shaping and situating human society, productivity, and activity.
'Safe Haven' legislation for unwanted babies passes committee stage
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- USVI Legislation to provide a “safe haven” for newborns who are unwanted by their parents is making its way through the legislative process, having passed through the Committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
38-year-old Manchester woman arrested & charged with theft
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A 38-year-old woman identified as Melissa Logan of the Machester area on Tortola was on November 17, 2023, arrested and charged with theft. She was granted bail in the sum of $5,000 to appear at the Magistrate’s Court on January 15, 2024.
It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas on De Castro Street!
DE CASTRO STREET, Tortola, VI - Once night falls on the short strip on De Castro Street adjacent to Bobby’s Supermarket, in Road Town before you reach Republic Bank, it looks a lot like Christmas.