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Nia Douglas

January 21, 2020

Art auctioned by the beach

On Saturday evening, Paradise Club in Cane Garden Bay was lit with a display of art and photography that was up for auction. The five-person show, themed “Wave of Art,” …

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by Nia Douglas
January 8, 2020

Two babies born on New Year’s Day

Johnaye Munro was supposed to be born on Dec. 27, but she surprised her family by waiting a few more days and becoming the Virgin Islands’ first baby of 2020. …

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by Nia Douglas
January 23, 2019

In their Words: Colin O’Neal

Colin O’Neal is the CEO of JOMA Properties Ltd, a property development and management company based on Tortola. The company, he says, has completed about 95 percent of the work …

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by Nia Douglas
January 18, 2019

Walwyn takes aim at rivals during NDP rally

The National Democratic Party rally on Saturday was a night full of music, dancing, cheering and political promises. The roughly three-hour event was held in the Road Town Market Square …

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by Nia Douglas
January 14, 2019

Bird numbers still down after Irma, Christmas count suggests

When the 2017 Christmas Bird Count showed that bird populations in the Virgin Islands had been decimated by the previous September’s hurricanes, Clive Petrovic was not surprised.  A year later, …

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by Nia Douglas
January 14, 2019

SOL unseats Delta to win BVIEC fuel contract worth some $35-40m

After about 14 years of using Delta Petroleum as its primary fuel provider, the BVI Electricity Corporation has awarded SOL St. Lucia Limited a contract to provide fuel for Tortola’s …

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by Nia Douglas
BVIEC contract signing
January 10, 2019

NDP launches 11 candidates

National Democratic Party Chairman Myron Walwyn stood before a lively crowd on Saturday night at Maria’s by the Sea and posed a series of questions. “Who was it that provided …

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by Nia Douglas
January 7, 2019

Government hands over first home for Irma relief

As 84-year-old Decima Smith received her keys from Health and Social Development Minister Marlon Penn, she wanted everyone to know how thankful she was for her new home. The pink …

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by Nia Douglas
New home
December 22, 2018

RDA head earning $350,000 per year

Recovery and Development Agency CEO Paul Bayly is earning $350,000 per year in compensation, Premier Dr. Orlando Smith revealed during a House of Assembly sitting on Thursday in response to …

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by Nia Douglas

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