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The re-installation of disaster warning systems across the territory is in full swing, according to the Department of Disaster Management. “We have been able to source and purchase a number …
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The Taddy Bay Airport on Virgin Gorda is likely to reopen in mid-September, the BVI Airports Authority announced Monday. The facility closed in April because officials were concerned that its …
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Public schools are closed across the Virgin Islands on Monday, but government offices remain open as the territory feels the remnants of Hurricane Beryl, which dissipated over the weekend into …
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Two people have been arrested in connection with recent robberies, police said. Donald Hanley, of The Valley, Virgin Gorda, was charged with robbery after he allegedly approached a woman on …
Shortly after Premier Dr. Orlando Smith returned from a visit to China this month, government lifted the visa requirement for nationals of that country. Chinese can now enter and remain …
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As the Virgin Islands works to recover from Hurricane Irma, U.S. News & World Report has ranked it the best place to visit in the Caribbean. The publisher on Tuesday …
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When the next flood comes, the Sea Cows Bay community will be better prepared thanks to a project launched there last Thursday, officials said. During a June 7 community meeting …
Nineteen artists from here and abroad donated animal-themed work to help the Humane Society of the BVI raise almost $2,000 in a fundraiser auction on Saturday. The Tails & Tapas …
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Forty coconut palms were planted at Trellis Bay and 30 were planted at Josiahs Bay on Sunday as part of a community project spearheaded by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in …
After previous general elections in the Virgin Islands, votes were counted by hand late into the night — and often well into the following day. That method could be a …
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The Road Town ferry terminal, which had been closed to the public since Hurricane Irma, reopened on Sunday. After divers and contractors helped survey the territory’s port facilities following the …
Some property owners rebuilding from the September hurricanes will be eligible for subsidised loans under an agreement that the government signed Friday with the National Bank of the Virgin Islands. …
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A scaled-down, budget-friendly August Emancipation Festival will be the goal for the new Festivals and Fairs Committee Executive Board, whose appointment was announced April 25. Returning Chairman Trefor Grant will …
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PUERTO RICO CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM — When you approach St. John from the water now, the United States Virgin Island at first appears untouched by hurricanes Irma and Maria. …
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PUERTO RICO CENTER FOR INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM — Dinelle Henley fears for her native Cane Garden Bay, one of the most iconic and pristine beaches of the Caribbean. Like much of the …
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In August, therapist Kelvin Fahie had just opened his addiction-counselling practice, A Place Where Healing Begins, in Road Reef. Thanks to last year’s Kickstart BVI Small Business Loan Programme, he …
During the heaviest part of the swell on Sunday and Monday, the onshore wind kept surfers mostly out of the water. But by Wednesday afternoon, the wind had shifted and …
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As heavy waves battered the beach at Cane Garden Bay on Monday afternoon, Joycelyn Rhymer walked through the village’s sandy graveyard, stood facing the water, and raised a walking stick. …
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In late 2015, lawmakers passed the Legal Profession Act, which revamped the rules governing the territory’s legal practitioners. Section 27 of the legislation requires the establishment of a “disciplinary tribunal” …
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Waterfront Drive aftermath from Hurricane Irma on Sept. 6, 2017. (VIDEO: Christina Kissoon)
Several journalists were summoned to the criminal court on Friday via an order that described them as “defendants.”
