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July 27th, 2018
VI Treasury without money to repair key Community Centres—Hon Skelton

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - There isn’t any money in the Virgin Islands (VI) Treasury currently available to repair the Abraham Leonard Community Centre and as such, only a structural assessment will be carried out at this time to evaluate the structural integrity and soundness of the building.

July 19th, 2018
Big comeback! BVI Basketball Team demolished French St. Martin 109-70

PHILIPSBURG, St Maarten, WI - Coming off their first loss on Tuesday, 17, 2018, against Dutch St. Maarten, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Bayside Blazers, redeemed themselves in their game last evening Wednesday July 18, 2018, against French St. Martin.

July 19th, 2018
Hon Fahie fires back in stinging rebuke of NDP Chairman

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition Leader and Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP), Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1), has fired back at his political nemesis—recently elected Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (AL)—saying the VIP “will not be pulled into his tactics of using weapons of mass distraction.”

July 18th, 2018
InterCaribbean opens up flight options for the Caribbean

PROVIDENCIALES, TCI, - InterCaribbean Airways is introducing new routes from Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) to Aruba, Curacao, and Kingston (Jamaica).

July 17th, 2018
Immigration in need of $4 Million Border Management System

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands’ (VI) Immigration Department is in critical need of a Border Management System, which costs in excess of $4 million.

July 14th, 2018
West End Port Plans To Be Discussed With Residents

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Communications and Works, Mr Anthony S. McMaster, has said that designs for the West End Facility are in the final stages and plans will be brought to the community for input.

July 13th, 2018
VI ‘Education System’ in shambles

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Jacob E. Edwards, sat with his millennial colleagues, Sonniel O. Pickering and Kevon S. Lettsome, on Tuesday July 10, 2018, with Claude O. Skelton Cline, on his radio program Honestly Speaking.

July 12th, 2018
Police reports 8% reduction in crime

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In 2017, the Virgin Islands (VI) saw an eight per cent reduction in crime. This is according to information from Commissioner of Police (CoP), Mr Michael B. Matthews, when he appeared before the House of Assembly’s (HoA) Standing Finance Committee, earlier this year.

July 12th, 2018
VI To Implement Information Systems For Health Policy

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, - Stakeholders from the private and public sectors have completed a three day workshop to support the implementation of the National Information Systems for Health (IS4H) Policy.

July 10th, 2018
BVI to be represented in competitive St. Maarten Basketball League

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - After failing to field either a male or female team in the senior Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) 2018 Tournament in Suriname, the Territory will be represented at the ‘Dreams to Reality Foundation 2018 Battle of the Fittest 5 on 5 Basketball Tournament’ from July 15 to July 21, 2018, at LB Scott Sports Auditorium in St. Maarten (Dutch side).

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