At a time when too many young people in the Virgin Islands are being left behind, the Youth Empowerment Project’s new centre in Virgin Gorda will mark a major accomplishment …
Branson’s cruise line makes first visit
Boarding Richard Branson’s new cruise liner, Valiant Lady, leaders and other guests from around the territory mingled and laughed on Sunday, eager to sample the experience of an adults-only cruise. …
As ten-year deadline approaches, Virgin Islands lags on renewable energy goals
Ever since the Virgin Islands government began supplying public electricity in the 1950s, the territory has been powered almost exclusively by diesel fuel even as other countries around the globe …
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The long journey to a new Bregado Flax Educational Centre on Virgin Gorda
One rainy day last month, Anisha Butler, a student at Bregado Flax Educational Centre’s Secondary Division on Virgin Gorda, explored the crumbling remains of her school, taking photos of the …
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At Saira Hospitality School, learning the meaning of service
If students arrive even a minute past the start of class at Saira Hospitality pop-up school, they’re late. If they arrive ten minutes late, they’ve officially missed the class. If …
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Five entrepreneurs get Kickstart microloans from Unite BVI
Nea Talbot, owner of Full Belly Farm, which focuses on organic produce and traditional Virgin Islands agricultural techniques, said her journey to receiving a Kickstart BVI small business microloan was …
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