More than two years after the Ellis Thomas Downs closed amid a property dispute, no reopening date is in sight. “We have not yet been able to secure the existing …
March 17, 2025
March 14, 2025
Auction raises funds for museum
During an auction on the evening of March 7 at Government House, historian Mitch Kent held up a plastic-sheathed copy of an 1867 London newspaper containing a story about the …
March 13, 2025
Farming, fishing month kicks off
Saturday morning was bright and mostly sunny in Paraquita Bay, but farmer Laura Dore said the weather has not been terribly cooperative for agriculture in recent weeks. “The weather is …
March 7, 2025
Big plans for education
On Tuesday morning at the New Testament Church of God in Baughers Bay, seventh grader De’Nya Winter showed off a mechanical claw she made from a LEGO robotics line called …
March 3, 2025
Rymer defends asphalt plant as costs mount
Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer defended the government asphalt plant this month as opposition member Myron Walwyn raised questions about the mounting cost of operating the facility. The exchange …
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March 3, 2025
Baking cake and eating it too
Arranged in a semi-circle on Friday evening in the Multi-purpose Sports Complex, professional chefs representing 10 countries and territories across the Caribbean prepared cakes large and small for a panel …
February 21, 2025
Still no date set for East End sewer
Government has allocated $2 million in this year’s budget to continue work on the long-delayed sewer system in East End and Long Look, and more funds could be made available …
February 21, 2025
Food Fete 2025 kicks off on Jost Van Dyke
Full hearts and full bellies followed a special Friday evening on Jost Van Dyke as the launch of this year’s Lime & Dine event kicked off a year of culinary …
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February 15, 2025
Road plans scaled back
The government’s plan to reconstruct 38 miles of roads over 14 months appears to have hit a dead-end. In the latest setback, the Ministry of Communications and Works has dramatically …
February 13, 2025
Residents sign up for solar
Residents and representatives from the government and the BVI Electricity Corporation signed multiple solar contracts last Thursday during the official launch of the Solar Technology and Energy Programme. Participants in …
February 13, 2025
Hospital to get $4 million renovation
In front of about a dozen medical staff inside the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital Monday afternoon, the BVI Health Services Authority signed a $4 million deal with the Recovery …
February 6, 2025
Opposition trio launches ‘alliance’
In a cramped room last Thursday morning at Maria’s by the Sea, three opposition members pitched a new solution to the stagnation they said has bogged down both sides of …
February 6, 2025
Crown appeals Walwyn ruling
Nine days after defeating allegations that he breached the public’s trust during the construction of a wall at Elmore Stoutt High School, opposition member Myron Walwyn projected confidence last Thursday …
January 31, 2025
Let there be art
A surrealistic sculpture of a hamburger bun sandwiching a human head. Bright paintings of ships, flowers and spaceships. Intricate ropework. Realistic portraits of historical figures like Mahatma Gandhi. All were …
January 30, 2025
Failed marina resort now a junkyard
More than a decade after it was first proposed by Virgin Islands businessman Robert Wong, the Drake’s Landing resort and marina development in Havers is belly-up, and the seaside land …
January 28, 2025
Gang blamed for crime spike
Hours after the first murder of 2025, acting Police Commissioner Jacqueline Vanterpool called a press conference to reassure the public that police have made substantial progress in addressing a 12 …
January 27, 2025
New company assesses incinerator
Nearly three years after the government contracted the Virginia company Consutech Systems to supply parts to repair the fire-damaged incinerator in Pockwood Pond, many of the parts have not arrived …
January 17, 2025
College celebrating 35 years
Standing before a handful of faculty and staff on Monday at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, Professor Emeritus Arthur Richardson recounted the school’s history. “On Jan. 14, 1990, the British …
January 16, 2025
Police, cybercrime bills rushed through HOA
Over the past 10 days in the House of Assembly, the government fast-tracked two bills designed to boost law enforcers’ authority, drawing criticism from opposition members irked by Premier Natalio …
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January 10, 2025
Surfers clinch spots on national team
With their backs to the shore, four surfers floated, watching wave after wave roll in to Apple Bay on Dec. 21. They didn’t know it yet, but their individual performances …
December 20, 2024
Good vibes only at Josiahs Bay
Hundreds of residents flocked to the Josiahs Bay Surf Classic Saturday, where conditions turned on for the 71 surfers competing across seven divisions from this territory and the United States …
December 19, 2024
RDA takes the reins on roads
Recent developments suggest that government may be rethinking a previous plan to award a controversial contract for 38 miles of roadwork, but the minister in charge says no final decisions …
December 13, 2024
Roadside sewage plagues residents
A putrid odour hung heavy in the air near Fort Burt early this week, but the experience was nothing new for businesspeople working in the area. For more than seven …
December 13, 2024
Welcome centre opens at Trellis Bay
If there was an overarching theme at the ribbon-cutting ceremony last Thursday, it was that the Recovery and Development Agency gets things done. At a podium set up in front …
December 10, 2024
Remembering the manatees through art
The ghostly shapes of two manatees took up the bulk of the metre-square canvas, a lack of hard outlines representing the marine mammals’ fading presence in the Virgin Islands. The …
