In an effort to boost revenue in the Virgin Islands, the government is pursuing plans to grow medicinal marijuana in the territory, Premier Andrew Fahie said during the recent deliberations …
Shots fired at Paraquita Bay bar
Gunshots were fired and a person was injured Friday night at Bouncer’s Bar in Paraquita Bay, according to a police press release. By the time police responded to the scene …
Unite BVI donates $190k to RDA
Unite BVI recently donated $190,000 to the Recovery and Development Agency for the renovation of three community areas. According to a Dec. 19 Facebook post announcing the donation, $60,000 will …
NRLI Ministry clears Trellis Bay of derelict boats
With the apparently underfunded Recovery and Development Agency sidelining its plan to clear the territory’s waters and shorelines of derelict boats, government has stepped in to begin the process. A …
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Animal shelter asked to vacate by January
While adults sipped mulled wine and snacked on minced pies, children lined up to meet Santa Claus on Friday night at Nanny Cay, where members of the Humane Society of …
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RDA drops derelict boat removal plan
In May, salvagers, marine surveyors and other contractors attended a workshop where they learned about a project that was slated to be the Recovery and Development Agency’s biggest yet: removing …
Four men plead not guilty to coke charges
In October, four men were apprehended and arrested for allegedly trying to sneak cocaine into the territory and later charged with importation of a controlled drug. Two of those men, …
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Man goes free after two-dollar theft case
While walking down Main Street last week, Matthew Hart needed two dollars, he said. So, he walked to Bamboushay and asked the assistant manager, who was working behind the bar, …
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Government yet to hire new DPP
More than two months after government announced that Director of Public Prosecutions Kim Hollis would leave the public service in December, a replacement still has not been chosen, and officials …
Territory remembers first premier
On a sunny morning yesterday, hundreds of Virgin Islands residents trekked from the newly renamed Ralph T. O’Neal Administration Complex to the Multi-purpose Sports Complex to mourn the death of …
Senior cops trained in leadership skills, interviewing
Two dozen officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force recently completed an “Interview Skills and Management and Leadership for Supervisory Officers” training course, according to the Police Information Office. …
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Arbour Day events teach resilience, culture
Before Hurricane Irma, a row of coco plum trees lined the entrance to Pelican Gate Primary School. Lois Freeman Augustine, the principal of the West End school, found it odd …
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Anegada Lobster Festival delivers
Cledius Sam, the head chef at Potter’s by the Sea, woke up early Saturday morning to trap lobsters off the shore of Anegada. By 9 a.m. Mr. Sam began cooking …
Wreck Week promotes diving industry
A team of divers floated in the water off The Dogs near Virgin Gorda, looking up at the crane lowering a “Sharkplaneo” into the sea. Tugging on a rope attached …
Did Tortola get a newspaper in 1789?
While gathering information about post-emancipation land sales in the Caribbean, Virgin Islands historian Dr. Mitch Kent was looking through centuries-old newspaper clippings when he came across something unexpected: two advertisements …
Trellis Bay boating lane sparks concern
In July, the Recovery and Development Agency awarded a contract worth more than $300,000 to Sand Dollar Marine Consultants to install sea markers that would help boats safely navigate the …
Programme seeking to boost ‘blue economy’
The ocean has long been an essential part of the Virgin Islands’ culture and economy. Yachters and beachgoers compose a large percentage of the territory’s visitors, fishers regularly ply VI …
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First Wreck Week since Irma set for December
After Hurricane Irma, the Virgin Islands’ scuba diving industry was in shambles. In the following years, stakeholders regrouped and thought about how they could operate better than they had before …
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Three new RDA contracts signed
A Virgin Islands company signed a contract Friday to dismantle the old Pockwood Pond incinerator. C.W. General Maintenance, an East End company, inked the $92,000 deal with the Recovery and …
Culture Week marks 25 years
It takes Arona Forbes roughly three months to grow the plants and herbs that bring flavour to her hot pepper sauce. It takes only ten minutes for her to blend …
Food Fete continues with rum and pork
At the Cruzan stand, rum was cut with a splash of passionfruit nectar and a spritz of mango bitters, the end product a drink inspired by the Sunshine Killer Bee, …
Toad Hall on Virgin Gorda to be new national park
A 5.5-acre property with three personal living pavilions, ample outdoor space, and private access to The Baths National Park in Virgin Gorda, Toad Hall Estate was one of the Virgin …
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Man accused of sex with underage relative
In 2012, a girl moved to the Virgin Islands. Her mother had recently fallen ill, so she was sent to live with her aunt and her aunt’s son, according to …
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Meyers bar catches fire Monday morning
About five firefighters responded to a blaze that burned a portion of the Curve Bar and Grill on Meyers Hill early Monday morning, according to Deputy Chief Fire Officer William …
In East End, non-profit and government combat mosquitos
Since late August, officials in the Environmental Health Division have been working with Green VI staff to identify major mosquito breeding grounds in East End. The partnership is the first …
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