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July 20th, 2024
UPDATE: Digicel restores fibre service in Paraquita Bay

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Telecommunications provider Digicel in a statement today, July 20, 2024, has informed its customers in the Paraquita Bay area that a damaged cable has since been repaired and all services have been restored to normal.

July 20th, 2024
Police Constable Tresan Sharpe coronated Miss RVIPF 2024

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Police Constable Tresan Sharpe, a dynamic and dedicated professional has been coronated at the Miss Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Queen of 2024.

July 20th, 2024
Sahara dust to reduce VI air quality over the weekend – DDM

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Department of Disaster Management in its weekend forecast from the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services today Saturday, July 20, 2024, has shared that relatively stable conditions will be maintained as a ridge restricts shower activity, however, air quality is expected to be reduced due to the presence of Saharan dust across the islands.

July 20th, 2024
No Governor @ upcoming Emancipation Festival for 2nd year in row

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - For the second consecutive year, the Virgin Islands (VI) will be without a Governor on home soil, as the territory marks a significant 70th milestone of Emancipation in the Virgin Islands.

July 19th, 2024
Demolition of Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall has started

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall, which was built with money donated by a British philanthropist Sir Rupert Briercliffe in the 1980s but has stood in ruins for about a decade, is being demolished.

July 19th, 2024
'STIs are here, people get infected'- Dr Ronald E. Georges

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Health and Social Development on Thursday, July 18, 2024, launched a campaign dubbed ‘Wrap it Up’, aimed at bringing awareness of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the [British] Virgin Islands.

July 19th, 2024
Well-known Orthopaedic Consultant Dr Klas Buring dies

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Popular Orthopaedic Consultant at Eureka Medical Clinic, Dr Klas Buring has died.

July 19th, 2024
Business Watch: Little Switzerland

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Little Switzerland at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park was the latest business featured on Retail Therapy and In Our Kitchen on Thursday, July 18, 2024.

July 19th, 2024
DMV unveils 70th Festival Commemorative License Plate

POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in the [British] Virgin Islands has unveiled the winning design for the commemorative license plate celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Emancipation Festival.

July 19th, 2024
Hon Skelton wants public debate on Minimum Wage Report now tabled in HoA

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—The Minimum Wage Review Report, which was prepared by the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee in April 2024, was on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, tabled at the 15th Sitting of the First Session of the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA).

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