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Of the $100 million loan the government signed Oct. 31, $36 million is earmarked for roadwork. The allocation may fall far short. The cornerstone of leaders’ plan to repair the …
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A partially sunk barge linked to a Virgin Gorda construction company has been in Fat Hogs Bay for more than two months as government officials attempt to work with the …
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After a divisive campaign season tainted by mudslinging and racism allegations, Donald Trump won back the United States presidency at 6:34 a.m. Wednesday, handily defeating Vice President Kamala Harris and …
Nearly two months after a death on Virgin Gorda sparked a public outcry about healthcare shortcomings on the sister islands, Health and Social Development Minister Vincent Wheatley stood in the …
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On Monday, the government unveiled “official portraits” of the 10 national heroes named during last year’s Heroes and Foreparents Day. The portraits of the five who lived most recently are …
H. Lavity Stoutt Community College encouraged residents to interview an elder. The premier unveiled “official portraits” of the territory’s national heroes and a plan to build a new park in …
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Four of the 15 bills the House of Assembly passed recently pursuant to recommendations from the Commission of Inquiry have now received assent from Governor Daniel Pruce, according to Premier …
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A “man of unsound mind” threw rocks at students who provoked him on Friday at St. George’s Primary School, according to a letter the school sent parents the same day. …
Early Tuesday morning, a fire in the lot behind Island Department Store in Duffs Bottom destroyed 22 cars owned by Tortola Auto Group, officials said. Chief Fire Officer Zebalon McLean …
Representatives from Nanny Cay continued making their case to residents last Thursday for a $30-$40 million expansion that they hope to complete within three years after they receive the green …
Renovations are under way at the Old Government House Museum with plans to reopen the upstairs next year for the first time since Hurricane Irma. “I would say that the …
After weeks of voicing their frustrations online, an “ad hoc committee” of Virgin Gorda residents issued a press release last week detailing a litany of concerns about healthcare on the …
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The sun had barely crested the Ridge Road when more than 50 people began to gather at Cane Garden Bay on Saturday for the annual International Coastal Cleanup. From about …
Blue marlin and other gamefish took the bait in a big way over the weekend during the first three-day leg of this year’s Scrub Island Invitational Billfish Tournament. For $5,000 …
Seven years after Hurricane Irma battered the Road Town fire station and left firefighters operating out of a damaged facility, the government has signed a contract for the third and …
Early last year, a scathing report about the sister islands’ emergency medical services urged the government to staff both clinics on Virgin Gorda with a doctor 24 hours a day. …
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Citing a lengthy list of grievances and accusing the premier of “incompetence,” the opposition attempted to topple the government with a vote of no-confidence on Tuesday in the House of …
As workers loaded trash on Monday behind the incinerator building in Pockwood Pond, Waste Management Director Marcus Solomon pointed up to a wooded area on the nearby hillside. The site, …
The day after Tropical Storm Ernesto passed over the territory, BVI Electricity Corporation General Manager Dr. Neil Smith told ZBVI Radio that he expected power to be restored by last …
Sportfishers caught and released three blue marlin and hooked several more last week in the inaugural North Drop 2024 Open tournament. Though as many as 18 boats were initially expected, …
Hop-skipping in single file, a column of matching dancers entered a semi-circle of white tents at Greenland Field in East End and made their way to a maypole. Two by …
Shortly before growing into a Category One hurricane early this afternoon, Tropical Storm Ernesto battered the Virgin Islands with more than 12 hours of high winds and heavy rain as …
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Larina Loretta Jacobs-Lamothe has operated a booth at the August Emancipation Festival nearly every year for more than four decades. Asked this year about her favourite memory from that time, …
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Torch-lit residents clad in white marched through Road Town on Monday evening, ceremoniously commencing the 70th August Emancipation Festival. Under the sweltering nighttime humidity, more than three dozen people sang …
On a rainy night on May 26, 2019, Jamila Stevens was driving home from the Leverick Bay Poker Run when she spotted a woman lying in the road in the …
Continue reading “Rohan Williams found guilty of 2019 rape and murder of Lenia Lettsome-Green”
