"The light that comes from wisdom never goes out"
While government has ordered all of the territory’s schools and daycares to close until at least April 20, students will bring their learning home by using various online instruction platforms, …
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Banco Popular in Virgin Gorda was robbed at gunpoint on last Friday morning in the second of at least four robberies in the Virgin Islands in the last 11 days. …
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Stooping over a small garden bed behind Francis Lettsome Primary School, Nea Talbot, Green VI garden coordinator, showed grade six students how to properly dislodge radishes from the dirt without …
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Carolyn O’Neal Morton, a former teacher and head of the Ministry of Education and Culture, has been appointed the new permanent secretary in the Premier’s Office, as Kedrick Malone’s six-month …
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Jose Silva, a 38-year-old Venezuelan, died Sunday evening after falling off a scaffolding while working on the exterior of the U.P.’s Cineplex, according to Police Information Officer Akia Thomas. Police …
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Employees at Scrub Island Resort hosted a benefit last Thursday to raise money to cover the costs of a bone marrow transplant for one of their coworkers diagnosed with multiple …
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Three days after the cruise ship Costa Favolosa docked in the Virgin Islands last week, two of its passengers tested positive for COVID-19, according to the French Regional Health Agency …
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In January 2019, Dr. Marilyn Brandt, a research associate professor at the University of the Virgin Islands, scuba dived among a patch of coral near the airport in St. Thomas. …
At government’s request, the Recovery and Development Agency has cancelled the tender process for repairing the pavilion of the A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground, the final component of the sports arena’s …
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Krezmore Construction has begun the first phase of repairs to the Old Government House Museum — which was shuttered after the 2017 hurricanes— and expects to finish these renovations in …
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Public officers still working inside the Ralph T. O’Neal Administration Complex will soon move into new office spaces as repairs continue on the building, which sustained serious damage during the …
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Officials from the Deputy Governor’s Office and the High Court began discussions last month about how to best “return” the Jury Bill to the House of Assembly in order to …
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As the new director of the Taxi and Livery Commission, Jevuaghn Parsons will be responsible for conducting administrative hearings as officials continue to tighten regulations for the territory’s transportation-for-hire industry, …
The Ministry of Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration is considering several measures to better manage public bathrooms at four popular beaches as costs rise amid vandalism and misuse by the …
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As government moves to expand the network of protected areas in the Virgin Islands, Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley intends to bring three areas already approved by …
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Following approval from Cabinet, the building that used to house the BVI Fishing Complex at Baughers Bay will be transferred to the BVI Ports Authority, as officials continue their search …
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On Feb. 19, detectives charged 29-year-old Ashan Westcott with the murder of Nickera Smith almost four years after her body was discovered beneath a blue tarpaulin in Hawks Nest, according …
As part of efforts to bolster farming in the territory, the government plans to establish a statutory body to handle the commercial aspects of the industry, leaving regulation in the …
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Virgin Islands leaders are working on a plan to curb marine pollution from boats ahead of a coming audit of the VI Shipping Registry, Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister …
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A video circulating on WhatsApp appears to show two men robbed at gunpoint at 3 a.m. on Feb. 24 outside The Edge Reloaded nightclub in Long Bush, Police Information Officer …
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Anthony McMaster, a Virgin Islander who has been working as director of operations at the Recovery and Development Agency, has been tapped to lead the agency following the resignation of …
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Once a semester, Hamilton Lavity Stoutt — the territory’s first chief minister — would visit BVI High School to speak at the general assembly, said Najan Christopher, a BVI HS …
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Premier Andrew Fahie has signed a contract with a United States-based consultant to help devise a scheme that will insure money deposited into Virgin Island banks, commencing an effort to …
Kehinda Frett, 30, of The Sound, East End, died early Saturday morning after crashing his all-terrain vehicle on the dual carriageway near One Mart, Police Information Officer Akia Thomas said. …
Agnes Cormack, a 62-year-old Canadian vacationing in the Virgin Islands, died after swimming off the coast of Virgin Gorda Friday afternoon, according to Police Information Officer Akia Thomas. After Virgin …
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