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J.A.W.S to be launched April 11, 2024
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Three local authors will be launching their book titled, “J.A.W.S: The Journey, The Approach, The Work to Success” next month.
All set for 'fun filled' 2024 VG Easter Festival weekend
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The 2024 Easter Weekend in the Virgin Islands will be packed with activities as the Virgin Gorda 57th Easter Festival Events officially gets started on Saturday, March 30, 2024, with the Wet Fete at St Thomas Bay, Virgin Gorda which from 9:00am 'until' according to the official calendar of events.
‘Team BVI’ arrives in Grenada for 51st CARIFTA Games
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada- The [British] Virgin Islands (VI) athletics team has arrived in Grenada for the 51st edition of the CARIFTA Games set to begin on March 30, 2024.
HLSCC's Janae Olive & Kassidy Penn to attend Phi Theta Kappa PTK Catalyst 2024
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) students Janae Olive and Kassidy Penn will travel to Orlando, Florida in April 2024 to represent the [British] Virgin Islands at the Phi Theta Kappa’s premier event, PTK Catalyst 2024 alongside Senior Lecturer and new PTK Advisor, Dr Anita Pinzi.
Record high dengue cases in Puerto Rico
VI CONSORTIUM
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- “This year, cases of dengue have surpassed historical records,” said Puerto Rico’s Health Secretary Carlos Mellado López, as officials announced over 500 cases of the viral disease across the territory. Almost half of these are in the capital of San Juan, with more than 340 people needing to be hospitalised.
UPDATE: Magistrate’s Court to open for criminal matters @ Old CTL Building on April 9
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- From a hardware store to a school, the Old Clarence Thomas Building in Pasea Estate will now become a Magistrate’s Court.
Willock says RVIPF needs auditing & assessment on handling crime
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Former Speaker of the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) Julian Willock says, as it relates to crime in the VI, millions of dollars continues to go into the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and, as such, an assessment of the force needs to be conducted.
BVI Food & Wine Festival postponed to February 2025
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The BVI Food & Wine Festival (BVIFWF) which was slated for April 2024 has been postponed to February 14-21, 2025.
‘Explosive’ Atlantic hurricane season predicted for 2024
FLORIDA, USA - Weather forecasters are predicting a turbulent year for the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season in the tropics, one that could approach a record-setting pace that may exhaust the entire list of names for tropical storms and hurricanes.
Historic win for VI against USVI; Advances for 1st time in World Cup qualifying
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The some 500 persons in attendance at A.O. Shirley Grounds on March 26, 2024, witnessed history created as the [British] Virgin Islands not only defeated the US Virgin Islands (USVI) for the first time in a CONCACAF World Cup qualifying fixture but they also advanced to the second round for the first time.