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UPDATE: Island-wide clean-up campaign kicks off in Road Town
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Only a matter of hours after it was announced that Government, through the Ministry of Health and Social Development, would be embarking on an island-wide cleanup campaign, work has begun in Road Town.
PWD unfairly criticised at times, says acting director
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Public Works Department’s (PWD) abilities of getting things done and prioritising projects in the past have come under fire by many, and according to the acting director, it’s unfortunate because the department was always working with the Government’s agenda.
Walwyn promises Greenland field will re-open in “short order”
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Speaking at the BVI Football Association’s opening ceremony of the 2011 Terry Evans League on Sunday November 20, 2011, Minister for Education, Culture and Sports, Hon. Myron Walwyn asserted that Government is committed to having the Greenland Field completed and ready for use.
Rymer vows to continue fighting for the 9th district
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Ensuring residents have access to all beaches in Virgin Gorda is one of many concerns Lorie Rymer, a 9th district candidate in the 2011 election, pledges to continue to fight for and will raise with the newly elected Government – the National Democratic Party (NDP).
VI elections are over, two weeks & counting!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Today, Monday November 21, 2011, makes it two weeks since the Monday November 7, 2011Genral Elections in the Virgin Islands (VI) that have left the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) reeling after suffering their worst electoral drubbing in almost 40 years, sustaining heavy losses across the VI.
Chicken processing plant a viable option for Gov’t
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Hosts of the radio show Umoja, Cromwell Smith, Natalio Wheatley and Khoy Smith are of the view that investing in the existing chicken processing plant in the Virgin Islands could be a very feasible one for Government as it would ensure that other businesses are created around it and that less money leaves the country as the importation of chicken would be minimised.
Mighty Scatliffe is 2011 BD Basketball Champions!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With two seconds remaining, a 3-point attempt by Braeden Chalwell was blocked by Dante Vanterpool and as the buzzer sounded, Althea Scatliffe Primary School erupted into celebration taking the 2011 BD Basketball Inter Primary Championship with a 28-25 victory over Cedar International School yesterday Saturday November 19, 2011.
UPDATE: Man injured in Friday night shooting in stable condition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A male is presently in stable condition at Peebles Hospital after receiving a single gunshot wound to the abdomen while in the Crabbe Lot area on Friday, November 18, 2011, according to a police press release.
Hundreds bid farewell to Cecil Dawson
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Hundreds turned out this morning Saturday, November 19, 2011 at the Road Town Methodist Church to bid farewell to former sports enthusiast and Magistrate, Cecil Dawson.
Purcell Ghut design had potential for more flooding – PWD head
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The potential for more flooding would have been the worst case scenario if construction of the Johnson/Purcell Ghut had continued with the current design, revealed Acting Director of Public Works Department (PWD) Dr. Drexel Glasgow.
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