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The Town and Country Planning Department unveiled a new system Tuesday that names every street in the Road Town area and assigns a numbered address to each building in the …
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Weeks after Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas, killing at least 50 people and leaving around 1,300 missing, aid efforts continue in the Virgin Islands. Darryl Flanders, a school-teacher and the …
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Cecil “Alex” Jeffries was standing on the tarmac of an airport in the Bahamas on Monday, and over the whir of jet engines and shaky cell reception, it was hard …
Exactly two years after Hurricane Irma gutted the L-shaped building at Elmore Stoutt High School, a team of contractors handed the renovated facility back to the Ministry of Education, Culture, …
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This week and next, students are heading back to public schools across the territory, including some that have been closed since Hurricane Irma. For the first time since the storm, …
When Hurricane Dorian brushed the Virgin Islands last week, it was still a Category 1 storm, and no major damage resulted, said Department of Disaster Management Director Sharleen DaBreo-Lettsome. However, …
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Darryl Flanders’ stomach began to sink as he watched footage of Hurricane Dorian wreaking havoc on the Bahamas earlier this week. He recalled the hopelessness of Hurricane Irma’s aftermath two …
Premier Andrew Fahie launched a new programme last week designed to boost employment in all districts across the territory. The “1,000 Jobs in 1,000 Days” initiative seeks to match employers …
In preparation for the coming school year, students and their family members gathered in the Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park, where they ate snowcones and pizza, played games like …
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When Hurricane Irma hit Jost Van Dyke, Foxy’s Music School was destroyed. Last week, with the help of several donors, the school re-opened with a new building, top-of-the-line gear, and …
Virgin Gorda’s Taddy Bay Airport reopened for business on Friday two days after it was suddenly closed due to a technical issue with its sole fire and emergency vehicle earlier …
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This year, Monica Howson felt that the Carrot Bay Cultural Fiesta had changed. “I sense a difference from the onset: the difference in trying to bring back who we are …
A critical piece of hardware broke on the sole firefighting and emergency vehicle at Virgin Gorda’s Taddy Bay Aiport on Monday, forcing the airport to close, according to a Wednesday …
The colourful feathers Kay Williams was wearing attracted lots of attention during the August Monday Parade, and for good reason. Ms. Williams was the Queen of the Band for the …
