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ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED

March 5, 2021

Contract signed for repairs to fire station

Renovations to the ground floor of the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters in Road Town are finally commencing after more than three years of delays. During a ceremony …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
March 5, 2021

Ports opening pushed with four days’ notice

The government isn’t equipped to monitor both the Covid-19 vaccination rollout and a long-promised sea border reopening, which therefore has been pushed back another 45 days to April 15, the …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
March 5, 2021

49th Spring Regatta postponed until 2022

The annual BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival has been pushed back for a second year due to complications arising from the Covid-19 pandemic, organisers announced Friday. “As much as …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
February 25, 2021

Black History Month events continue

The Virgin Gorda Afrikan Studies Club hosted its second annual wreath-laying ceremony on Saturday, and members are planning a hike this weekend in observance of Black History Month. Paul Fenty, …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
February 25, 2021

Exclusion zone dubbed ‘outdated’

Since government set up a marine “exclusion zone” in June to protect the borders during the pandemic, boaters have been prohibited from travelling directly to Jost Van Dyke from Road …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
February 24, 2021

Four contracts signed for three islands

The Recovery and Development Agency was bustling last week as officials signed contracts to install a solar facility at Ivan Dawson Primary School in Cane Garden Bay, to repair the …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
February 24, 2021

Ground broken for new National Emergency Operations Centre

Officials didn’t just break ground on the new National Emergency Operations Centre site in McNamara on last week. They also broke the building that it will replace. Premier Andrew Fahie …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
February 13, 2021

Special education centre gets new bus

The students and faculty of the Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre are one step closer to returning to pre-Hurricane Irma conditions after several groups came together to donate a van …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
February 13, 2021

Ancestors honoured at annual ceremony

Dozens of people tossed flowers, wreaths and palm leaves into the ocean near the Crafts Alive Village on Sunday in solemn remembrance and hopeful celebration during the 13th annual African …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
February 8, 2021

$9.8 million contract to bring new NEOC

Having laid in ruin since Hurricane Irma passed in 2017, the National Emergency Operations Centre will soon be demolished, and a state-of-the-art centre will be built in its place, officials …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
February 5, 2021

Dr. Richard Georges sworn in at HLSCC

Last Thursday, for the first time in Virgin Islands history, an alumnus of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College was sworn in as the college’s president. “Today it is a …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
January 30, 2021

Jaspert says farewell in small ceremony

In a small, private ceremony with the premier, staff and police officers, Governor Gus Jaspert said his farewell to the Virgin Islands and boarded a plane on last Saturday. Deputy …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
January 30, 2021

Virgin Islands dancers stage original show

Aniyah Wilkinson stomped her feet and let out a cry of victory over Khiry Creque on Sunday afternoon, finishing a section of a dance performed with no music. “We wanted …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
January 21, 2021

Captain faces court over Virgin Gorda swimmer’s death

In the space of two weeks at the end of 2019 and beginning of 2020, two tourists were killed by boats in unrelated incidents while swimming in the waters of …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
January 21, 2021

13 Virgin Islands students graduate from UWI Open Campus

Thirteen students from the Virgin Islands graduated from the University of the West Indies last week through its Open Campus programme in the territory. Eight received a bachelor’s degree, one …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
January 19, 2021

Bird watch well attended

During the annual Christmas Bird Count in Anegada on Jan. 6, Nancy Woodfield Pascoe noticed something new. “We saw nesting mounds [for flamingos], and you can see them from the …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
January 19, 2021

Reporter recounts family’s arrival

I first began to feel the blues of lockdown last summer. Unable to visit my family in the United States or even leave the territory, I kept my relatives informed …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
January 14, 2021

Cruise ships arrive for 30-day ‘warm layups’

For the first time since last March, two cruise ships docked Monday at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park. But they are carrying only crewmembers, and no one will …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
January 8, 2021

Holidays reformed to stress Virgin Islands history

Last month, the government quietly reformed the territory’s public holidays to better reflect Virgin Islands culture and history. In addition to rebranding Territory Day as Virgin Islands Day and St. …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
January 8, 2021

Tourism plan among premier’s promises

The territory will have a new tourism plan by the end of 2021, Premier Andrew Fahie promised in a New Year’s Day message that also included several other updates about …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
January 8, 2021

New rules take effect as Covid cases climb

With growing concerns of a second wave of faster-spreading Covid-19 in the United Kingdom, the Unites States and other countries, the Virgin Islands has pushed its projected reopening date for …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
January 8, 2021

After a tough year, Virgin Islands greets 2021

On New Year’s Eve, some worked, some prayed, some partied, and some simply enjoyed the comfort of their own homes. The Virgin Islands rang in the New Year in many …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
January 3, 2021

Eleven active cases in the VI as year begins

In an update circulated through WhatsApp yesterday, Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone announced that there are 11 active cases of Covid-19 in the territory, bringing the total number …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
December 25, 2020

Design contract signed for Jost Van Dyke primary school

There will be a new primary school in Jost Van Dyke following a contract signing ceremony for the design of the school on Monday. The amount of the contract was …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
December 22, 2020

Human Rights Day observed

A Human Rights Day ceremony was held last Thursday at the Government House under the theme “Recover Better; Stand Up for Human Rights” to celebrate the global observance. “We’re all …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED

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