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January 8, 2021

Jost Van Dyke gets new welcome centre

More than three years after Hurricane Irma destroyed the wooden welcome centre at the Dog Hole Jetty on Jost Van Dyke, a new structure has been built in its place. …

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by Joey Waldinger
November 6, 2020

Opposition blasts government’s reopening plans

Opposition members used their monthly press conference last week to blast the government’s recently announced tourism re-opening protocols, which they said are overly restrictive. Melvin “Mitch” Turnbull (R-D2) said the …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
October 8, 2020

Opposition pushes government for tourism plan

In keeping with their promise to host monthly discussions with the media and the public, opposition members hosted a press conference on Sept. 30 where they distanced themselves from Premier …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
September 4, 2020

Opposition takes aim at Covid response

The day after the government hosted a more-than-three-hour-long Covid-19 press conference last week, opposition members voiced their concerns about leaders’ recent decisions, calling on them to present a detailed plan …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
July 1, 2020

JVD ferry terminal nears completion

Visitors to and from Jost Van Dyke should soon be able to travel in greater comfort with the anticipated opening of the Dog Hole ferry terminal by July 31. “The …

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by Dana Kampa
June 26, 2020

Repairs to Jost Van Dyke buildings hit delays

Preliminary efforts to repair the hurricane-damaged Public Works Department building and Water and Sewerage Department building on Jost Van Dyke are making progress, but the process is taking longer than …

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by Dana Kampa
April 24, 2020

HOA votes to levy 7% tax on sending money via money services

The Financing and Money Services Act 2020, which passed unanimously Friday in the House of Assembly, imposes a seven percent tax on funds sent outside the territory via money services …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
December 2, 2019

Turnbull calls for stop to dumping in D-2 ponds

Residents should stop illegally dumping waste in the ponds in the Second District, opposition member Mitch Turnbull (R-D2) said on Nov. 14 in the House of Assembly. Mr. Turnbull criticised …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
February 8, 2019

Ivan Dawson reopens for students

Almost a year and a half after Hurricane Irma, students and teachers at Ivan Dawson Primary School can now return to a new-and-improved school building in Cane Garden Bay. To …

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by Amanda Ulrich
November 15, 2018

Skelton splitting from NDP; guv moves election deadline up to April

Health and Social Development Minister Ronnie Skelton plans to lead a new political party into the upcoming general elections, which are now due by April 16 after a surprise announcement …

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by Conor King Devitt
October 18, 2018

Lawmakers punt on human rights law

The establishment of the long-delayed Human Rights Commission has been postponed once again. Last week, after debating a bill designed to bring forward the commission, House of Assembly lawmakers broke …

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by Conor King Devitt
June 25, 2018

Walwyn takes the reins of the National Democratic Party

On Saturday night, National Democratic Party delegates voted for Education and Culture Minister Myron Walwyn to become the political organisation’s new president. Mr. Walwyn (R-at large) is the party’s first …

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by Conor King Devitt
June 22, 2018

Premier unclear about general election plans

On Monday evening, Premier Dr. Orlando Smith announced that he would not run for reelection as president of the National Democratic Party — signaling the end of an era for …

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by Conor King Devitt
June 14, 2018

National Democratic Party may face leadership shakeup

By the end of next week, the National Democratic Party could have a new leader for the first time since its inception in 1999. Both Ronnie Skelton, the minister for …

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by Conor King Devitt

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