"The light that comes from wisdom never goes out"
From the Amerindians to rum distillers to smugglers, the territory has a rich history full of fascinating people, speakers said at a panel discussion during the final stop in a …
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“Hey, good looking, what’ve you got cooking?” DJCandyman sang as Charles Lloyd and another senior danced in front of the Brewers Bay Community Centreon Friday.
Plans to upgrade the decrepit sewer pipe network in Road Town and replace storm-damaged roads and infrastructure in East End took a step forward Tuesday when officials inked more than …
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For the Virgin Islands financial services sector, the negative headlines just keep coming. For those charged with defending the sector’s reputation, the latest hit came Saturday from a familiar antagonist: …
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There was music for everyone during the Elmore Stoutt High School Spring Concert at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall on Sunday.
Fires on opposite sides of Tortola made for a busy Saturday night for Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Services.
Deputy Premier Dr. Kedrick Pickering has a habit of peppering his speeches with one of his favourite aphorisms: There is no tourism without the environment.
Not all fires should be dowsed with water, BVI Fire and Rescue Services Sub-officer Samuel Lettsome told a group of 10 Girl Guides Monday afternoon. The girls raised their eyebrows …
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Husky Salvage and Towing crew were patching up the hull of a yacht yesterday morning in preparation to move the vessel, which ran aground on rocks near the Queen Elizabeth …
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Visitors on Jost Van Dyke will have an easier time getting around the island thanks to a new welcome centre, officials said Tuesday during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Workshops, community service and exercise were among the activities carried out by the Second BVI Sea Scouts troop during a recent retreat.
Officials called it a red-letter day for the territory as they broke ground Thursday afternoon on the territory’s cruise ship pier expansion, but the “Mount Everest climb” is only half …
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Trained members of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force were armed with stun guns and pepper spray yesterday, according to Police Information Officer Diane Drayton.
“I’m walking in power,” sang nearly 40 H. Lavity Stoutt Community College students. “I’m walking in miracle; I live a life of favour; I know who I am.”
Peter McGrath took his first trip to the Virgin Islands as a honeymooner in 2001.
Banning motorbikes and scooters would mean fewer accidents in the Virgin Islands, Jian Jeffers told residents at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall on Wednesday.
The brand-new catamaran hanging in midair on Sunday morning weighed several tons. No one was on board as one of the cranes on the 630-foot cargo ship Amber Lagoon lowered …
An American government agency has applauded the Virgin Islands for its preparedness in the event of a tsunami, officials said.
Work on the Pleasant Valley Bridge should include better signage, said Third District Representative Julian Fraser at a meeting to discuss road improvements there Monday evening.
There was wind, fire and rain at the Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall when nearly 30 musicians and dancers performed in the CADA Players’ African Dream.
The Virgin Gorda Car Show was held on Saturday at the Little Dix field in Spanish Town.
Living the Dream Captain Austin Schneider and his crew dominated ten other vessels in the 2014 Wahoo Madness fishing tournament, hauling nearly twice the weight in wahoo as the runner-up …
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Dozens of kites dotted the sky above Wickhams Cay Monday afternoon as residents young and old gathered to carry on an Easter tradition.
The sun was very hot on Monday afternoon during the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival Grande Parade, but that didn’t stop Grace Vanterpool from swaying from side to side and waving …
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