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BVITB help desk @ CGB to be closed
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- Just weeks after the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB) decided to close the welcome desk at the Cyril E. King International Airport on St Thomas, USVI and the service desk at the Wilmoth Blyden Ferry Terminal also on St. Thomas (both will be closed by December 1, 2023), word comes of another outpost closure.
Legendary Stone Haven Restaurant ‘permanently’ closes
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- In a sudden announcement that has shocked customers, the legendary local restaurant Stone Haven located in Purcell Estate announced today, September 25, 2023, that it has closed for good.
BVITB ‘Welcome Desks’ in St Thomas to be closed Dec 1, 2023!
CYRIL E. KING AIRPORT, St Thomas, USVI- Word reaching our newsroom is that the BVI Welcome Desk at Cyril E. King Airport on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) is expected to close effective December 1, 2023.
Runway maintenance forces 10-day closure of VG airport
TADDY BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The Taddy Bay Airport on Virgin Gorda will be closed for 10 days from Tuesday, August 29, 2023, to facilitate maintenance to the runway, the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) has informed.
UPDATE: Airport re-opens following strike action by fire officers
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI – Sources within the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) have confirmed that following some internal industrial action today, July 17, 2023, by firefighters attached to the airport, the T.B. Lettsome International Airport has been reopened.
UPDATE: Control tower strike ends, VI airports resume full operation
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- The BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) has announced that airports in the territory have resumed normal operations effective today, Saturday, May 27, 2023, at 7:00 a.m, following a brief closure yesterday at the T.B. Lettsome International Airport.
Final phase of Fish Bay road works begin; Road closed
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- The final phase of works on the Fish Bay Road Rehabilitation Project is underway as the Government of Virgin Islands (VI) moves to mitigate flooding in the area.
Banco Popular on Tortola closes after staff tests positive for COVID-19
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Information reaching Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that Banco Popular on Tortola is closed today, December 30, 2021, due to some members of staff allegedly testing positive for COVID-19.
800 jobless, $1.8B economic decline due to USVI refinery closure
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The closure of the Limetree Bay Refinery on St Croix's south shore is projected to result in steep annual economic declines for the US Virgin Islands (USVI), with everything from deep losses in economic activity, nearly 1,000 jobs lost, and a drop of over half a billion dollars in gross domestic product, according to a USVI Bureau of Economic Research report.
Restrictions to The Baths lifted!
THE BATHS, Virgin Gorda, VI- Director of the National Parks Trust of the Virgin Islands (NPTVI) Dr Cassander P. Titley– O’Neal has disclosed that the restrictions to The Baths to accommodate cruise ship guests have been lifted on the request of the Ministry of Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration.
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