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The second-floor concession is largely crumbled, and upstairs exposed heating ducts still sag from the open ceiling. On the top floor, the roof is still missing, without even a tarpaulin …
Continue reading “Movies return to the VI with Black Panther”
Amid worldwide feminist movements and disasters close to home, an event held for International Women’s Day last Thursday was a time to reflect on the triumphs and challenges facing female …
There wasn’t much kitesurfing at the second annual Anegada Kite & Paddle Festival, but to attendees it was enough just to appreciate the natural splendour of Anegada, the island in …
Continue reading “Fickle wind, waves don’t stop fun at kite festival”
An appointment system rolled out March 1 has cut down on the the long lines snaking out of the Immigration Department in recent weeks, according Senior Immigration Officer Ian Penn. …
Facing an uncertain present, speakers at the 23rd annual H. Lavity Stoutt Memorial Celebration turned to a leader of the past for guidance, asking, “What would H. Lavity Stoutt do?” …
In the days after Hurricane Irma, psychiatrist Dr. June Samuel started encountering patients at Peebles Hospital who had experienced terrifying situations during the storm. However, they weren’t showing any specific …
The Virgin Gorda school that late legislator Robinson O’Neal died serving will re-open in September, thanks to a donation from the North Sound Foundation, the organisation formed by Oil Nut …
Continue reading “VG getting new schools, but challenges remain”
Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar shook up a can of spray paint and bent over the canvas in a plastic smock, ready to help the students of Eslyn Henry Richiez …
Continue reading “Beauty queens assist special-needs school”
Shortly before Hurricane Irma hit, charter captain Fiona O’Connor had applied for a trade licence and secured the space for her “farm-to-fork” restaurant, Captain’s Kitchen, in the third floor of …
Continue reading “In their Words: Survivor’s Story —Fiona O’Connor”
While backyard burning became widespread immediately after Hurricane Irma because of the excess garbage created by the storm and a limited collection system, the government wants residents to know that …
Continue reading “Stop backyard burning, says health officer”
None of Bertrand “Washasha X” Lettsome’s plants has a label, but it doesn’t matter. He planted them all himself, so he knows that the guava trees are next to the …
At what’s left of the gymnasium next to Joyce Samuel Primary School in Belle Vue, All Hands and Hearts volunteers in purple shirts and hard hats diligently tore up planks …
Despite tests showing improved water quality, the fate of Cane Garden Bay beach remains unclear. During a community meeting last week concerning the new sewerage plant in CGB, Second District …
Residents and visitors at Cane Garden Bay will enjoy cleaner seawater next year, according to officials from the Ministry of Communications and Works, who, alongside Second District Representative Mitch Turnbull, …
Cane Garden Bay beach remained closed for swimming yesterday despite an earlier press release declaring it open, Information Officer Nekita Turnbull confirmed. In December, the beach was temporarily closed due …
These days, when Nicki Pompey calls her toddler daughter in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, it’s not an easy conversation. “She pretty much ignores me, [just saying] hi when she …
