Residents and visitors alike welcomed the New Year last week with fireworks, music, carnival rides and more across the territory. Major celebrations included parties at Foxy’s Tamarind Bar on Jost …
January 10, 2025
October 28, 2024
Study probes cruise sector in region
A preliminary economic study examining the cruise industry’s impacts in the Caribbean will be presented this week at a conference in St. Maarten, according to Communications and Works Minister Kye …
May 24, 2024
Cruise executives promise more calls
Government has continued to embrace record-breaking cruise tourism numbers, giving cruise lines no “indication that they have reached their limit” in the territory, according to Communications and Works Minister Kye …
April 26, 2024
No cap on cruise visitors despite rapid rise
Cruise ship passenger arrivals are expected to hit a new record this year and then continue climbing, but no upper limit has been set, according to Communications and Works Minister …
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January 30, 2024
As expected, cruise arrivals set record
As port officials had previously predicted, 2023 saw the arrival of a record number of cruise ship passengers in the territory, the BVI Ports Authority announced Monday. The number of …
January 25, 2024
Third man charged in pier park robbery, probe continues
A third man has been charged in connection with the July 1 armed robbery of House of Luxury jewellery store at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park, police said …
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January 11, 2024
New events boost first post-pandemic New Year
As residents rang in the New Year across the territory, new celebrations were hosted at the Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour and the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park, joining the …
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July 6, 2023
Shots fired in daylight pier park robbery
Shots were fired but no injuries were reported following an armed robbery at about 2 p.m. July 1 at the House of Luxury at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier …
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June 14, 2021
Pier park kiosk spat leads to lawsuit
Talk show host and former BVI Tourist Board events coordinator Cindy Rosan-Jones is the target of a defamation lawsuit from Vance Lewis, CEO of Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park, …
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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December 17, 2020
Pier Park to get valet parking, for charity
Parking may soon get easier for holiday shoppers at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park after the launch of a valet parking service as part of a partnership with …
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December 3, 2020
‘Glice’ skating comes to pier park
A bit of winter wonder came to the Virgin Islands last week with the official launch of an artificial ice-skating rink at Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park on Saturday. …
November 19, 2020
Budget address pushes airport, pier expansion
The World Bank has forecasted the “deepest global recession in eight decades” because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the Virgin Islands is not exempt. Estimates show a $22 million dip …
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October 16, 2019
Boutique hotel could be coming to Pier Park
An upscale boutique hotel may be coming to the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park, according to a call for expressions of interest released Friday by Tortola Pier Park Limited, …
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